The Markal Paintstiks are unique as they have a number of diverse uses. These oil and wax crayons in stick form are used extensively for arts and crafts, hobby and decorative use, as well as heavy duty industrial use

Example materials:

• Fabrics
• Paper
• Wood
• Ceramics

Markal Paintstiks offer the artist the combination of the richness of oil colour with the freedom and directness of pastels. They are made from highly refined drying oils blended with the finest pigments and moulded into sticks.

The Paintstiks perform beautifully with all conventional oil paints. All of the same techniques that you are accustomed to using in oil painting and more can be successfully performed using these Paintstiks.

Examples

Colouring and decorating fabrics is one of the most common uses of the Markal Paintstiks. These are some examples of what can be achieved:

Example materials:

• Metal - Oil Covered, Rough Surface
• Wood - Logs, Lumber, Boxes, Crates, Surveyor's Stakes
• Plastic - Piping, Tubing, Bins, Containers, Film, Laminate
• Glass and Ceramics
• Concrete and Stone
• Cardboard - Signs, Cartons (Dry, Frozen, Ice Covered)
• Rubber

Combining the long lasting durability of paint with the ease of application of a crayon, the Markal Paintstiks are suitable for industrial use for marking any material, surface or texture - whether it be rough, smooth, wet, dry, icy, rusty or even oily.

All marks are weather and fade resistant.

Applications

To provide you with an idea of the wide variety of uses for the Markal Paintstiks, below are some examples of industrial applications for which they are extensively used:

• In log yards and mills where fade resistant marking is important
• For coding, identification, layout and fabricating structural steel
• Used cars and scrap yards for marking windscreens and parts

• Protective film - Prevents body from drying
• Protective sleeve - The cardboard sleeve surrounding the Paintstik protects the stick from breaking while also acting as a holder for the stick
• Clean-up procedure - Hands can be cleaned with soap and water or if preferred with solvent and then followed by washing with soap and water
• Safe to use - The Paintstiks are non-toxic and safe to use