Today i am going to share with you my top 5 graffiti markers for freight
graffiti specifically. these markers or classes of markers have formulae that are resilient enough to
withstand the heavy outdoor travel of the freights and their marker bodies or tips are strong enough
to withstand that sort of freight metal the sort of rusty, sometimes older, metal that
you commonly see on all types of freight trains, tankers, you name it. so let's get right into it.
and although the freight train graffiti scene is obviously dominated by the most
versatile of all graffiti supplies, say it with me guys: spray paint, yes good job,
there is a very developed freight tagging scene that everyone has to understand is important to
graffiti as well. although the big pieces and whole cars are always going to dominate the main
picture those tags and monikers done by graffiti writers and graffiti artists are important because
they let other graffiti writers and artists know who is there getting up. number one: okay so
i am going to tell you because it's i know it's obvious to all of you what the best graffiti
marker is for freight graffiti specifically, and then after that we'll look at some of the other
lesser-known ones. but the best tool for graffiti freights by virtue of its versatility and its long
life in the freight tagging environment is solid paint sticks. now i don't want to get into which
particular paint stick is best for the job. if you are interested in seeing a video where i rank
every single solid paint stick i have ever used, which is almost all the ones on the market, you
can check that video in the cards in the corner or it'll be linked in the pinned comments in first
comment in the comment section. the only thing i will say about these solid paint sticks is a
lot of people really like the fancier sakura solid markers, the hand mixed solid sticks, those kind
of things. those are very good solid sticks in terms of their performance of course but you will
not see any moniker artist specifically, which is someone who paints those little characters or
object-based tags on freight aka monikers, using anything besides a black markal b or a white
markal b paint stick. you guys have heard me talk more than enough on the channel about the markal b
paint stick so i won't do any more of that. i even have a bulk pack linked in the description if you
did want to pick some up for yourself though, for the best deal i could find. but i do want
to say just for the sake of disagreement here whenever i hear people disagreeing that markal
b paint stick is a good paint stick it's usually because it seems like they're looking at it from
the perspective of its street utility. and to be perfectly honest a lot of those street oriented
graffiti artists have probably never seeked out a train spot at all in their lives. you
have to remember we are talking about that semi smooth to very rough freight metal in all weather
environments. and although the markal b paint stick or any of the other paint sticks i mentioned
in that video ranking all the solid paint sticks are great for writing on many different surfaces
of course i think in a street tagging environment specifically a lot of graffiti artists are looking
more for a nice nibbed marker that they can write on those nice smooth metal surfaces, glass,
plexi or say a white out pen for those railings. just other surfaces that the solid paint sticks
generally come second best in. but with that out of the way, and all of these solid paint
sticks out of the way as well, let's get into the lesser talked about markers that are also
great for the freight tagging environment. number two: this is a marker class that i
really think is quite underrated in terms of the freight environment and that is simply
graffiti mops with nibs. normal mops. you have to be willing to rough the nib up a little bit.
after a little while you're gonna get your nibs starting to look a little bit like this where
all the mohair or the cotton hair whatever kind of nib it is is just gone. but i picture these
mops being used on the spaces between the ladder rungs on freight cars, or the ends of tanker cars,
or the little canisters on the side of tanker cars, all those little places
like that. and the freight environment makes it much more practical to be carrying around those
massive reservoir size graffiti mops like this 90 ml otr003 or 75 ml 004 which are just generally a
pain to carry in a pocket or something like that. it's hopefully a quiet spot and there's hopefully
lots of train cars all in the same place and these bigger graffiti mops offer the mileage to move
through an entire line if desired. just to mention a few mops that are personal favourites of mine,
i've always really liked the old junobo mop i have here. it's a standard 10 mm one. there's nothing
special about it whatsoever. i've always really liked the old block by block solid mop; just a
very nice clean right. the grog squeezer minis out there those are very nice as well. i haven't
used them too much recently but if you do still want something compact check those out for sure.
there are a plethora of graffiti mops out there of course, but if you did want to explore quite a
few of them we have a playlist on the channel here that is specifically all the graffiti mop reviews
that we have done in the past, over the channels almost 10 years in existence now. so you can check
that out in the cards in the corner or it'll be in the description for you as well. number three:
chisel tips and bullet tips! now these are not big ones that i use or have used a ton but you can
definitely do worse than developing a good hand style with a chisel tip marker. they do wonders
for your understanding of letter structure. that's not just my opinion; tons of graffiti
artists will tell you that. these angled chisel tips are very nice although it's obviously a lot
more common to have them filled with inks which don't do so well when they're exposed to their
kryptonite which happens to be uv rays. and there are a lot of uv rays that hit those freight trains
if you can believe it. but if you're looking for a high quality chisel tip to check out, these mighty
marker ones are actually really really nice. i do have a video on them. it's an interesting one to
check out. a personal favourite of mine though is the grog cutter mini although you should know that
their tiny little nibs wear out super fast and once they get to this point where they're just
too soft they just don't even compress properly, so you will have to get some backup nibs for them
if you're gonna use it fairly regularly like this one. as for bullet tips, and again you're finding
these used in those spaces between ladder rungs and other smaller places on freights, anything
like the four to eight mm size bullet tips like the otr 4001 bullet is quite nice. okay even
if you want to splurge and get yourself something like a molotow four mm bullet tip, those are quite
nice as well. number four: whiteout pens! now this one might be more of a personal preference
so i don't want to talk about it too much. but i find that these are very nice for those graffiti
artists who really want to get into those smaller unique spots that benefit from having those metal
tip style lines. this one might be a surprise to most people just because these metal tips
aren't the strongest and they seem to break at just the most random times. but that being said,
that they are a fun one to use. you can tell how much use i've already gotten out of the otr 8001
which we checked out very recently on the channel. but like I said, this one's probably more of a
personal preference so i don't want to talk about it too much. moving on. but the number one marker
here on this list of great markers for freight graffiti is one that gets a bad rap for no reason!
and that is the Dykem Dalo marker, or the nissen version which is i think like the markal version
of this pressurized pump marker. and i get it. a lot of people hate this marker. it's probably
more suited towards graffiti writers rather than graffiti artists, if you're aware of the
distinction, but this has everything a graffiti artist actually needs for the freight scene. the
pressurization allows you to write on surfaces from below them. the sticky formula allows you to
write on wet metal. remember we're outdoors here with the freights. and the ballpoint is sturdy
enough that it's going to hold up just fine. as a bonus these things just hold up really well
against weathering which is really one of the main concerns here when we're talking about freight
graffiti of course. i think the main reason they are just so hated among so many graffiti artists
writers is simply just because you can't move very fast with them at all. and these are pretty big if
you're going to try and carry them around with you of course. like I said, much better for the
freight scene, not so much for the street scene. but if you want to look into these, i will link
you to a pack in the description for you to check out. but like I said, these are just my personal
top favourites for the freight graffiti scene specifically. if you want to share a list of your
top favourites, spread the knowledge around with everyone in the comments. i'm sure lots of other
writers would appreciate hearing your favourites as well, including me. but i have yet to see
a good argument as to why these solid paint sticks are not the best freight killers on the market! if
you want to see every single solid paint stick that i have used ranked from worst to best. you
can check that video on screen now. i'll see you guys over there. and i want to give a big
thank you and shout out to the real kings over there supporting me on my Patreon and helping to
make these videos possible for myself and everyone else. you guys know who you are. Thank you. Peace!