if you love graffiti then this is going to be the most valuable graffiti video you see
this week because today I'm going to tell you about all of these graffiti markers the mops,
the paint sticks, everything that I have in my studio here with me today to give you guys
a complete overview of what I've learned on the best and the worst graffiti markers and tagging
tools from my time using all of these tagging implements over the last 14 years. and because
there are so many graffiti markers here today I'm going to keep it to like one or two main points
that summarize the main thing about each of these tagging tools. and if you're interested in full
graffiti tagging tests for any of these you're in luck because over on our channel here we have all
of that we even have comparisons between graffiti markers we have comparisons between entire classes
of graffiti tagging tools so you can check any of those out on the channel and for those of you
interested at the end I'll be showing you out of all of these graffiti markers which ones I prefer
using regularly at least as of late so that might be helpful as a guide to look into specific ones
you're not sure about so if you're interested stick around for that [Music] so what better
place to start them with the classic graffiti mop there's obviously hundreds of them out there but
these are the ones that I've used here's a good one the OTR soultip 004 it's a super squeezable
mop very mid-sized nymph for an everyday tag next the dang Flex 15 graffiti mop bombing science sent
these over to us to test out a couple of years ago before they were even released and this is indeed
a dope standard graffiti mop with a 10 mm nib the price comes in a bit cheaper than most other
graffiti mops which is nice and I was actually super impressed with the band paint formula that
it comes stocked with next we've got the molotow dripstick 860ds the highlight of these markers
well they're a little bit pricey but also they have that hit it from the back refill system that
can save you a lot of mess and time next we've got the OTR superflow mops that's the 008 and the
009 markers here the bodies of these markers actually super tough not very squeezable not
nice to write with the highlight of them though is that they've got those strange little nylon
nibs that you can see on screen there that are supposed to be a lot tougher than normal mohair
nibs they write a little differently but they're an interesting one to check out next we've got
the king of the squeeze the OTR sole tip 003 this thing is so squeezable and comfy in your fingers
you'll never want to let it go and the krink k60 these things are massively more expensive than
any other graffiti mop you will find out there but you're really paying for the brand name here to be
fair I have found that their nibs hold up a little bit better than a lot of other nibs do. and the
next one here is the Big Boy The Grog squeezer 25 mm nib. now this thing's big enough it's
actually sort of hard to find surfaces right on with it sometimes if you're wild if you want to
see exactly how big it is we actually tested out every size nib that the Grog squeezers have to
offer there all four of them you can check that video in the corner corner but that leads nicely
into the mini mops the idea with mini mops is that they're nice and easy to carry in a pocket without
feeling bulky and they're a little more stealthy the first three we have here today are the 5 10
and 20 mm nibs of the Grog squeezers they're all pretty standard and I've had a lot of fun writing
with them over the years to be honest though the nibs aren't super great especially on the
five mm but you can always replace them with any brand nib that you want fun fact the Grog 20 mm
squeezer here can only be bought in the mini size did you know that maybe leave a comment if you did
or didn't we'll see how many people actually knew that but those lead us nicely into the next to the
otr006 there's the mini mop edition as well as the rollerball Edition there too they're nice and slim
easy to write with they're cheap and pocket size but they pale in comparison to the real winner
here of stealth the 007 10 mm squeeze marker here the body is more squeezable it's more pocket size
more comfortable to write with just all around edges out this one a little bit better and you
know molotow has to throw their hat in the ring when it comes to the mini mops as well so we've
got the mini molotow dripstick here as well as the mini Molotow dripstick rollerball again these
are very well put together mops as is usually the case with Molotow and they do feature that refill
from the back system perfect there are a few mops that I want to mention that are super hard to find
nowadays for various reasons the first of those the ironlak oozie sadly these are discontinued
and you know what the nibs that came on these were really nice quality I found the colours were very
vibrant very good colour selection when they were around just the thing was the paint itself was
not even close to permanent and of course they can delete a lot I found sadly also discontinued
the junobo Bingo Dabber mop here this is a very standard Bingo Dabber mop a nice squeezeable body
though this is a great mop design to own and I I still can't believe that junobo is no more.
and the next two actually have a bit of a story to go with them they are of course the block by
block two ounce mop and the block by block half ounce mop this guy's a solid body mop I had said
in a previous video that block by block actually wasn't around anymore and when I put that video
out guess what the guy who runs block by block messaged me on Instagram and said hey we're still
around here if you want to order you just have to DM us on Instagram so I don't have his info but
if you guys do follow block by block still you can still get their stuff that's great [Music]
there are a lot of chisel tip markers out there and frankly I don't see much point in having too
too many of them that being said here's the ones we're dealing with first off we've got the molotow
440pp marker this is the burner copper it's got this massive t-shaped nib a very good pocket-sized
chiseled marker that can generate some very big rights while we're on the mini ones we've
got the OTR .160 marker here it's got that nice standard one centimeter (15 mm actually) chisel
tip there and it's a nice good pocket size marker slightly smaller than the copper burner here there
are obviously quite a few standard one centimeter chisel tip markers out there here's a few that I
actually would not recommend firstly the liquitex paint markers the marker itself is actually okay
it's just they're super expensive not made for graffiti and not very permanent speaking
of not permanent these markwell markers just ain't the vibe that's all I gotta say and that
especially goes for the t-shape native ones here as well if you have to have a t-shaped
chisel there that's like the massive 30 mm ones or whatever they are I'd recommend one of them
they're generally quite good quality if not a little pricey Sharpie also makes these here as
well there's nothing inherently wrong with them there's just some better options out there that
rival the price the Grog Cutters are pretty well known one here they do have the standard
one centimeter size ones actually though it's the eight millimeter size that I love using the size
is actually a little bit harder to find in almost any brand and I love how it writes the only thing
is these Grog nibs wear out super super fast speaking of chisel tip markers though we cannot
forget about the angled chisel tip markers here you've got the Krink k71 it's got a very high
quality metal body the marker quality is actually very high not as high as the price though and the
ink that it comes in them is not UV resistant in the slightest at least in the colours that
I've used speaking of some other angled chisel tips that are very similar metal bodies as well
I found the mighty Markers to be very high quality you've got the pm-23 here this has permanent paint
in it I founded the flow to be very good in these just you'd have to shake it a lot for
it to be mix well enough to flow properly the im14 bleed through on the other hand top-notch
marker very easy to use and maintain love this thing but the cream of the crop and one of the
very best probably has to go to the uni px30s here especially in the silver it's one of the
few markers that every graffiti writer and artist seems to just agree is awesome but don't discount
the other chisel tip markers I've got here for you as well for example the pilot Super Color markers
they come in this mini size as well as a bigger size with the same nib they're very fun to write
with they flow super well they're an all-around fun right this little guy here is the Mighty
Marker pm19 it actually comes with a flat chisel tip marker four mm and guys this whole marker is
quality I swear and because it's from a lesser known brand they actually sell for pretty cheap
as well so if you haven't tried these out yet it might not be the worst idea and here is
one of those massive chisel tip markers by Molotov this one is the molotow 612EM tank
marker. the tank markers by Molotov seem to run like a tap and use ink at Peak efficiency
now a lot of the Chisel tip markers are pump action which means you have to compress the
nib for the paint or ink to flow through it and that activates the valve system the bullet tip
marker is exact same principle for the most part here the first one we've got here is the
OTR bullet the 4001 it's got a very broad comfy eight millimeter nib right with just everything
about this marker in general is not comfy the shape of it's really weird to write with it's
just not conducive to comfortable writing in the slightest possibly a better option than the
OTR bullet is the Pentel shorty white here this is one of those markers that's seemingly loved
by all Graffiti Writers it's one of the few no one seems to argue about it and it's one
of those top Top Notch Japanese makes speaking of top notch we've got a 227 HS Molotow marker here
in the liquid chrome liquid chrome is the most mirror-like Chrome you'll find on the graffiti
Market specifically I would say but these one for all markers come in several different sizes
here you've got the 127 HS ones as well and they come in a whole plethora of colours of
course along with the other molotow markers ones you want to know are the uni posca paint markers
there another Japanese make very high quality markers I've actually enjoyed using them more
than the molotow one for all so I found that they last longer I should also point out that
you know Sharky makes nice bulletin paint markers they're just not as good as the other ones that
have been adapted specifically for our graffiti and canvas painting uses here's a cool thing
about shoe polish graffiti mops that not everyone knows I don't think especially because I barely
see anyone using these nowadays which is sad as they're super fun but these shoe polish
mops actually work the exact same way as valve actuated bullet tips do you have to compress a
little bit in the Middle with the help of gravity that allows the Anchor Paint to flow through and
saturate the sponge that you're writing with so you do have to compress it to write with it
now to some that might sound very basic but with these shoe polish mops being seemingly
all but extinct that might be sort of a novel antidote for some of the newer writers out there
they're actually quite a range of solid paint sticks on the graffiti Market I have
to shamelessly start off with my personal favorite though the Markal B paint stick
now the Markal paint sticks are pretty much the cheapest paint sticks you can get on the market
and they're even cheaper when you buy them in bulk from the link that I have first link in
the description that's the best deal on Markals I can find I try and always include it for you guys
the Markal Bs do come in a Slimmer size than that and a fatter size which I have here but
in a more limited colour selection personally I prefer the white and black ones anyway those are
all you really need maybe the yellows as well and we've gotta show some love to the Sakura
solid streakers here as well I have the ones for our hotter temperatures and colder temperatures
specifically here in the slim sizes they do come in the bigger size as well personally though I
found that the cold temperatures occurs tend to write more nicely in my opinion
in pretty much all weather that could just be because I like a harder paint stick tonight
in jail and since we mentioned sakuras and Mark calls I should mention and mix now hand mix makes
solid split streakers from the Sakura markers as well as split paint sticks from The Markal Bs.
now this is a whole sort of New Wave split streaky thing that's a thing I guess but the prices that
hand mix charges makes krink look cheap and that just is not a good look for something that writers
can legitimately make themselves DIY style so honestly just do a bit of work yourself or or
write with one colour like a normal person those are your options if there's one paint stick that
I'd urge everyone to avoid it is the Krink k-80 it's just rock hard and they charge too damn much
for it it's the truth on the other end of the spectrum than the Krink k80s here in terms of
hardness specifically our solid wax marker now solid wax markers are wax infused with inks that
take advantage of the staining capabilities of those inks right here I've got the volatile scroll
stick here it's one of those wax solid sticks here and it writes massively it's got a 25 mm line that
it creates is great for large surfaces and even trains very similar is the flame solid wax marker
except it's very slim of course pocket size the downside is these come with barely anything in
them and I think they're still a little bit pricey for what you get out of it [Music]
and there's one class of graffiti marker we have not touched on yet that is of course Metal Head
Metal tip graffiti markers and there's actually more types of metal head markers than I think
you can think of off the top of your head there's an endless number of shapes and sizes of graffiti
correction pens specifically these are the ones we're dealing with today you've got the On The
Run 8190 here it's got that nice slim short body believe it or not this on the Run correction pen
doesn't have a rollerball on the tip it just has a compressible steel bit it works great
on those smooth surfaces and it won't get completely ruined if you chip it like you
would with a rollerball getting chipped and next I wanted to give a big shout out to the good old
Bic correction pen this one's a favourite of mine they're just super squeezable you can refill these
actually if you don't know how I did a video a long time ago on that and next I've got the
OTR 8001 this thing has a super hard body not very squeezable it is a nice shape to write
with and it's got a great colour selection and this next one introduces the pressurized
Metal Head this is the Dykem Dalo marker one of the kings of the pressurized metal heads
in my opinion and metal heads in general it's got the pump on the one end the pressurized
metal body and a rollerball on the other end the Dykem Dalos are solid all around great choice in
my opinion a much less solid option in terms of the pressurized ones is the Krink k90 the
metal feels cheaper it's not refillable the pump system just doesn't work as well
get rid of it getting into the real metal heads here we've got the Krink k66 this
thing's definitely overpriced in my book but it is very fun it's a good doorway killer although
I have broken three of these trying to write on concrete with them so don't think they hold up
too well with that similarly though we've got the Grog metal heads here they're great for writing
on smooth surfaces they're almost too squeezable though because after you use them for a while the
neck of the marker starts to buckle when you're writing with it that's a big problem and it makes
it really annoying The Grog Ruff Stuff paint that it comes with though is a very thick paint really
nice three-dimensional paint to write with and this last one here is another endangered species
in my opinion it's not really a metal head but it is the OTR slimers they don't make them anymore
now this thing would just write anywhere because there's no metal ball bearing to be broken it's
basically just an opening there and it would just write like a dream anywhere and that there is 55
graffiti markers mops paint Etc that I have with me today in the studio here I've enjoyed using
almost all of them but it is time for me to reveal to everyone my personal favourites or ones that
I'm just enjoying using lately out of all of these so in no particular order here number one I've got
the Grog cutter mini here the 08 I just find that a beautiful size to write with the marker
thickness the marker length it's very comfortable to write with and I love that chisel tip size
again you'll have to replace the nibs fairly often with these they just frame too much to
even be workable but yet I still love it. number two the king of squeeze like I said the soultip
003 here is just the most comfy marker to write with just a word of warning it only takes about a
month for the nib to dry out I found that the hard way if you haven't used it for a little bit so I'd
recommend adding a little bit of ink in with your paint formula that you're using just to prolong
the time it takes for those nibs to dry out number three you can't forget about the stealth
007 Soultip here it's the 10 ml size it's so small in your pocket you won't even remember it's there
very fun to write with number four It's gotta go to the Junobo Bingo Dapper mod and of course
you can't get these from Junobo anymore but it's very standard mop the body squeezeability is quite
nice mine's probably loosened up for years of use with ink specifically that tends to loosen these
bodies off but it's a beautiful marker to have and number five you all know the Markal B paint
stick is going to be in there I've talked enough about it so I won't waste your guys's time and
last but not least the Pentel shorty white here I've been loving since I modded it we did a crazy
nib mod that really Buffs this whole marker in our Pentel video over there if you haven't seen that
and you want to learn how to make this marker even more useful with a tagging test of course you're
going to want to check that video out right now I hope to see you over there soon till then peace!