Holmes Stamp & Sign Secure Marker Redacting Pen | Blackout Marker | Blacks Out Private Information (5 Markers)

Here’s a few clues to get the most out of these great redaction markers: 1) Read the directions on the pen! Be sure the ink is well shaken and the tip is well saturated before beginning use. 2) Do NOT press down hard when trying to redact!!! 3) Give the pen a little shake and press down on the tip for just a second between uses to insure fresh ink flow. 4) Let the ink do the work. A very light touch will provide sufficient ink to cover MOST writing. 5) Let the ink dry - gently blowing on the paper will hasten the process. 6) For the 3-5% of the time one coat doesn’t sufficiently cover, lightly redcoat and blow dry. I have redacted HUNDREDS of credit card numbers, CCV codes, and expiration dates in our ticket office with a single marker which has not yet run dry! The pens have far exceeded my expectations. I suspect people having problems have not followed the above tips. I learned through experience - you don’t have to learn the hard way!!! Do not let the tip run dry - you will destroy the felt tip! Just press down on the tip to get the ink flowing.

Terrific product. Works incredibly well. Only "issue" I have had is that after awhile the pen did not dispense enough ink to sufficiently redact the text. I think this was the result of the tip being clogged by the dust from the paper because once I scraped the tip with the blade from my scissors, it again worked as advertised. Also, I want to mention that they have great customer service. One of the five pens I ordered did not work properly. I contacted them and they immediately replaced it - no questions asked and did not ask me to return the defective pen. When these pens finally do wear out, I will definitely be ordering more.

They do a great job but, they dry up to quick!

These are terrific pens for marking out all the information on my paperwork that I want to throw out. They work so well that I went back for more to get rid of some paper work that had Bern piling up, so quick and easy to use.

Used for medicine bottles, they covered best usinf vertical lines and were very dark. Let dry for a few minutes .

If I could rate this product with ZERO stars, I would do so!!! I opened two of the markers, shook them well as instructed, and still NEITHER OF THEM WORKED! THERE WAS NO INK!!! DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY AS I DID!!!!!!

First, these are incredibly expensive for what they do. Second, I use a regular laser printer and the coverage is still not sufficient. I had to use the marker and then cover the marker with white correction tape and then make copies of the redacted document before I was comfortable sending it out. Third, they simply do not last as long as you would expect. While pushing down on the tip helps, I was surprised at how quickly these ran out of ink. Despite all of my negatives above, these are still better than any marker I've found for this purpose.

Easy to use to blot out prescription info on labels that don't remove. We used to try to scrape off the label, but it was very time consuming. Now one quick swipe and it's taken care of! Just be sure to put the cap on tightly or it will dry out.

everything as expected

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These work well at hiding any private and personal information. I use them on address labels on packages before putting the packaging in recycling.

Don't use it to blackout private information. It is just not good enough for that. No matter how hard I tried I could still see through (with effort though). However, that is not what I bought them for. They are great if you want to cross something out from a list with a thick black marker. Permanent markers are not good as they soak through the paper and you can see them on the other side. This one does not penetrate so you can cross items on each side of a page without disturbing the other side.

It's not just a black marker. I had my doubts about its ability to redact biro but it seems to have done an exceptional job. Would recommend.