writing on portabrace (cordura) bags?

Hey there,

I wonder if anyone else has this problem. I work at a university where
students check out video equipment all the time. We use a lot of Porta
Brace cases, and I need to mark them really clearly with certain
information. But I've yet to find a paint pen I really like and that
won't fade on me.

Any tips about a specific make/model of writing instrument that you
use for this would be really helpful. I actually wrote in to
PortaBRace and asked this same question - never heard back from the
bastards. Doesn't have to be portabrace, of course, anything that's
good for writing on cordura...

Thanks,
Mike

 

IMO, the only practical solution is to sew on one of those clear plastic
card holders (luggage tags) allowing you to insert and remove notes as
needed.
Anything else is gonna be pretty amateurish and temporary.

 

Stencil and spray paint.

 

An addendum to this is to use a paint called "gesso" which is used to
undercoat a canvas before oil painting. Any art store will sell it.
I've used it on everything from camera bags to sand bags. One
application with last for 2 to 3 years at least.

Greg

 

You might ring Portabrace. I have found them very pleasant to work
with.