I think one of the few things that almost all graffiti artists and writers within the
graffiti community can agree on is that we're all super lucky that nowadays there's such a
developed graffiti product market. Like some graffiti artists really ruin the vibe when they
get all angry about store-bought mops existing and stuff like that. You'll hear them be like,
"back in my day we had to whittle out a branch and and find some jungle leaves to use as a nib!"
And it just gets really old so fast having to listen to them. But my attitude is more like, yes,
obviously the diy portion of making mops and making your own formula is super fun,
and i think it's one of the best things about graffiti, but it's also super fun to have access
to professionally made and engineered graffiti mops. They're both pluses! So, with that being
said, today i would like to bring you my list of my personal top 5 graffiti mops specifically,
that i have used and use on a regular basis. So, what i'm going to do is i'm going to tell you
each of the mops that i have personally found to be the best to use and i'll tell you some of the
best things about each of those mops specifically, whether that be a feature of the mop or how it's
priced, if it's a specific brand of mop, and all that good stuff. So, coming in at number five is
actually one that i haven't used in a little while too regularly, but it is the hard body
10mm standard mop. I guess i should have told you before, some of these mops are going to be
brand specific and others won't. But this style of mop itself is just a beauty. What i personally
love about the sort of hard body mop like this is it gives you a very nice consistent flow,
especially if you fill it with any kind of ink. If you're like me and you absolutely love the
sort of two-toned look that you get with writing with inks but you're not necessarily a fan of the
really runny drips that a lot of the ink formulae give you, more so than the paints at least,
(i really like like the 3d look of drips you can get with a lot of paint formulas not so much for
the ink ones) But anyway, this style of mop just allows you to do nice consistent clean lines,
specifically if you're gonna fill it with ink and you can get a hell of a lot of tags out of them
too because of that consistency. But anyway, when i featured this mop in a Top Five Best Graffiti
Supplies No Longer Sold video, although i believe it still is true that Block by Block does not sell
this type of mop anymore, a few of the subscribers in our community here on the channel were able to
let me know, and let everyone else know, that Artprimo actually makes a very similar marker.
They call it the toxic shocker; pretty awesome name. So, you know, it might be worth picking one
up, checking it out, trying it out for yourself. I'll put a link in the description to where you
can buy this style mop, probably the Artprimo one. And, of course, i'll link all the other mops that
i'm mentioning in this video as well. And as far as this one goes, it's not too expensive either,
so definitely one to keep in mind. Number four on this list is what i consider to be the epitome of
classic mops and it is what i call at least a New York style mop. I think that's the common
name for it? To me this kind of mop is hands down the funnest kind of mop if you're looking
to make a diy style mop yourself. I actually have a very old, like it's like a five-year-old video,
where i show you how to make a very tiny diy style New York mop for yourself. You can check that out
in the cards in the corner if you want. This kind of mop, although it can be sort of messy because
of the lack of flow regulation, it definitely is the best for giving you sort of like custom shaped
nibs. Anything with like a custom nib of any kind opens up a whole world of calligraphic
possibilities that are super fun, and of course i would say super important to learn about as
a graffiti artist! Also sort of the diy nature of these mops will usually save you some cash.
That's always a big bonus. Moving to number three on this list though, it is another
classic the bingo dabber style mop! This one is actually sort of a style that not too many brands
make nowadays either. I think nowadays a lot of the sort of bigger graffiti brands want to look
innovative and probably don't consider that this bingo dabber old school style as very conducive to
that. But Junobo in particular did a really great job with this mop design. I don't know where they
got it manufactured or anything but i found that specifically the Junobo mops in this style were
just the perfect squeezability; you had great great control when you're writing with this. It
was - it's it's like that's why i still use this one specifically. I haven't replaced in years
as you guys can probably tell. It's a go-to mop, it really is for me. One of the only other brands
again that i know still makes a mop in this particular shape and style is again actually
Artprimo! They have some standard mops in the shape and i believe once again the Junobo mops are
no longer being sold. You could possibly find some old stock in a local shop, probably not
in any of the online stores though. And, if you haven't noticed by now, a lot of the mops that i'm
mentioning on this list are very nice and slender, easy for carrying. That's always a big plus for me
personally. To me there's a lot of added value in a mop that you can carry with you in your pocket
comfortably. That makes all the difference in the world. And speaking of comfortably carrying it in
your pocket, this next one is as good as it gets! It is - let me try not screw up this name - The
OTR Soultip 007 Mini uh 10ml. That's the part I'm forgetting. Yeah, so the actual mop body,
you can look at that, it's just a tiny little sucker, literally 10ml of paint in there,
with a mixing ball. I'm showing you a new one rather than the one that i use on the regular
just so you can actually see what it looks like when it's new. I don't want to be showing you
too many of these old gross products. But yeah, you can literally bring this with you anywhere.
If you needed to you could actually just shove it in your sock or something and carry it that way.
It's just so portable. It's what i like to refer to as a beautiful casual carry type thing. And as
i mentioned with the Junobo, the squeezability, this is legitimately the single most squeezable
mop i have ever seen! Part of that's probably just because it's small, very thin, but of course the
more squeezable it is the more controllability you have with this mop. And the squeezability of it is
something i don't think i quite put enough emphasis on in the full review that i did of
these little guys. Again you can check that out if you want more info on it. Now, this is obviously
a mop made by a specific brand that i'm bringing up. On The Run makes fairly good mops in general,
and they're comparatively reasonably priced compared to a lot of the other big brand
mop makers. One of the pluses of the OTR brand in particular with these mops is that they come with
a great selection of colours that you can choose from, if you do want to buy some of the refills
or pre-fill them up if you really want, but that's not usually the best way to go. That being said,
i don't necessarily think their paint formula itself is anything particularly special. But, they
do have a good line of colours. So, if you are looking for something cheap that's a nice casual,
comfortable carry, i cannot recommend this little guy highly enough for you! And something else i
can't recommend highly enough is the number one mop on this list! For those of you who have been
on this channel for any length of time, this won't be a surprise to you at all. And that is because
it's really any size of the Grog Mini Squeezers here. These three are the ones that i currently
use. These two are new ones. So of course the new ones look all nice. These mops have always been my
number one go-to's for three reasons: number one, the mini ones come in i think three nib sizes,
possibly four. There's the five, there's the ten, there's the twenty, i know there's a 25mm. I just
don't think it comes in a mini version at all; number two, they're very comfortable to carry
around. You know, they're not quite as small as this little guy here but that also fits in my
hand, you know, it's fine; and number three, they are super controllable and their nibs are fairly
sturdy I find. As an added bonus, i personally love the consistency, the thickness, the juiciness
of their Grog Full Metal Paint formula. It's just my kind of paint. I've found that it stands up
really well in the sun to bleaching. It's fairly permanent and an all around great paint. Some
others might disagree. I don't care. Not to talk up the paint formula too much either in these,
because that's not the main point but i do find, upon drying, it is one of the single most glossy,
shiny paint formulae that i have actually seen. And, much like the OTR mops, these guys have
tons of colours available as well. As you can see here, the ones that i have filled, i've mixed them
with some - this one even has a gold mixed with a green, which you're really not supposed to do, but
ask me if i care what my mops are filled with colour-wise. I probably should emphasize that
the mini versions of these Grog mops aren't quite as good a deal as the full versions naturally,
because with the mini versions you're sort of paying for the fact they are small. But, for me,
the carry-ability of these is a big bonus. And i do realize i'm presenting these Grog mops with a
heavy bias, but again, they have legitimately been my go-to carrying mops as well as the Junobo and
this sort of solid body mop, occasionally the OTR as well. So what do you expect me to do right? But
i would absolutely love to hear what your go-to mops are that you carry regularly. If you would
like to share, leave it in the comments and i'll definitely read it, give it a thumbs up, show some
love. If you found this top five helpful and or interesting, maybe consider subscribing to join
our little graffiti community here on the channel! And hey, check out one of the other top five
graffiti videos that we have, or one of the 55 plus reviews of graffiti-related products that we
have done on the channel. I hope i'll see you in one of those videos in a bit. Until then, peace!