We've all had the experience as Graffiti Writers of seeing a nice juicy spot that we just know
would look so much better with our tag on it but we just don't have the right tool for the
job. and I don't know about you guys but for me it's because for some reason I brought five mops
and not a single solid stick! or whatever the situation may be; that's just how it is. the
point is for those graffiti artists campusing an area that they're particularly unfamiliar with,
you don't necessarily know what surfaces you're going to come across and what markers you're going
to need for them until you see the spot itself. so to solve that problem today we are going to
be talking about a combination of five essential graffiti markers and mops that you need for street
tagging. now this isn't going to be a list of five super versatile markers or anything like that.
we've already done a video like that. this is more going to be a group of five markers so that at any
even time in any situation you should have the perfect marker or mop for the job. and one of my
main motivations to make this video was actually just because I want to know what you guys use as
your essentials. what are your carries for everyday use? would love to see your little
list in the comments. would love to read that and gain a bit more knowledge myself from you
guys. so let's get into it. number five: now I'm going to start off with a very situational mop
right away and that is the shoe polish mop! and for the life of me I cannot figure out why more
people don't carry one of these around! these are a great tool. they do all the same things that a
normal drip mop does just with fewer drips and a better ability to see the motion in the lines of
a tag. and I think that is a very underrated part of how tagging works. these are the perfect tool
for any bigger metal or glass surface and that's really why you want to have one with you in my
opinion. I'm ashamed to admit it I only have the one shoe polish mop. what it is is it's actually
an On The Run product which got pretty promptly discontinued after they started making it; it's the
On The Run Street polisher mop. this one's a mini version and they really did us wrong by uh making
it a hard body marker rather than a squeezable one which might have been its downfall really.
nowadays since I don't get enough opportunity to talk about a lot of the great stuff happening over
at Art Primo I'd really recommend maybe the big squeeze over at AP. they have an Art Primo branded
one there. it's a bigger one, squeezable body. you can write with the drips or you can do like I
like to do and just not squeeze so much. the sponge will make the lines without the drips and you can
serve a bit more paint that way. alternatively, if you don't want to bring around a shoe polish
mop with you because they are very niche, the nibs are particularly susceptible to tearing
and catching on things, alternatively you could use like a 20 millimeter drip mop. this is my go-
to in the past. obviously haven't used it too recently but it's the 20 millimeter Grog squeezer
mini here. number four: so with a nice 20 millimeter drip mop or a shoe polish mop covering your bigger
metal and glass surfaces we can start thinking about the more normal common size metal surfaces
such as the doorways, even bus stop type stuff that you see. all the common areas where you see
graffiti tags out in your normal city world. and because those surfaces are so common it's nice
to have a bit of variety. and because of that the number four carry for this five essentials list
here is a chisel tip graffiti marker. now there's plenty of chisel tips out there there's some as
wide as you know the Molotow Masterpiece, which I find totally useless. and then there's some as
small as your nice Grog cutter minis here. now this one has an eight millimeter nib. I'd say anything
between about a five millimeter chisel tape and a 12 millimeter chisel tip is going to be the best
for a variety of different size surfaces. the Grog cutter personally has always been my go-to out of
the chisel tips. the nibs that you get on them aren't the best. you have to replace them fairly often.
other than that I really enjoy them. number three: now I know a lot of graffiti artists won't leave
the house without one of these ever! hands down! if it's not in their pockets because they've got one
spare in the glove compartment of their car and that is of course a good white out pen. now there's
plenty of options out there for different White Oat pens. there's a bunch of different shapes and
sizes of them you can get, but I actually opt for a bigger tool. as a big fan of ground tags the number
three one that I'd like to put on this list is something like a Grog Metal Head. alternatively
or in addition you could also bring with you something like Krink k66. there's plenty of
cheaper ones out there than the k66 that do the exact same thing. you've got to be careful with
these metal heads. the ball points actually aren't that that strong but they're just the best things I've
found for ground tags in particular. the k66 as well. it's very situational but that's sort of
why it's on this list. every now and then you'll just see a surface and you know that it needs one
of those very thin lined, juicy drippy tags on it. number two: this one is something that I am a big
big fan of and I think that every graffiti artist should start to use one of these. and
although every single person on this channel has had more than enough of me talking about how much
I love these Markal B paint sticks... I'm actually not recommending those for today. instead what
I am recommending is almost any other solid paint stick. what I'm getting at here is you want a good
Sakura Streaker with you even a more expensive one like a hand mixed, something like that. something soft.
soft is the key here so that you can write on a bunch of different surfaces out and about. when you
come across a surface like a cement, a cinder block, even some kind of wood, you'll pull out your five
essential graffiti markers that you never leave the house without, and you'll realize oh the only
thing I have for this is a solid stick. and that's usually why you have one of these; they work really
well on just about everything, but there are some surfaces that these are essential for and nothing
else will do the job quite like it. number one: this final one to bring the whole package together at
the end of the day is really what I'm going to call the glue of this sort of five marker combo.
and it is of course just a gorgeous 10mm meter drip mop. I don't know if it's just because the
10 millimeter size in particular for me is the most comfortable for me to write with but I
just find there's always a surface that's the right size and smoothness for a 10 millimeter
drip mop. I enjoy the ones with the fatter body. personally I actually do really like the flex 15
dang mops that bombing science came out with about a year and a bit ago now. I'm personally
a big fan of the OTR 004 Soultip markers; very squeezable fat body, you can carry lots of paint
around in these. even the Krink k60 itself is admittedly really nice to write with although it
is still on our list the top five worst graffiti supplies mostly because of its exorbitant prices.
speaking of which if you did want to check out the top 5 worst graffiti supplies on the market
so that you don't end up with any of those in your five essential graffiti marker combo kit,
you can check that video on screen right now. I hope to see you over there soon. until then, peace.