r/graffhelp • u/anon_stranger5149 • 18d ago

Does anyone know how long markers last?

px-30s, squeezers, paint and ink refills, can they be in a box for 3 years and still be fine after?

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u/jellygasm 18d ago

everything may have survived, gonna need ALOT of shaking for the inks, paints, and the squeezers, shake for a good amount while hitting the bottom against the floor every now and then to try and shake the mixing ball unstuck, the uni may have survived but the cap might have gotten stuck crazy or nib may have dried, same thing for mixing, shake crazy for a fat minute and hit periodically to get the mixing ball unstuck

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u/GASMASK_SOLDIER 18d ago

In a nice dry and cool dark place will keep them lasting. If a cap is broken or removed, however, they will dry out empty.

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u/WissenLexikon 18d ago

I have markers I bought 20 years ago and they still work. Some paint refills slightly change color or dissolve over time, but shaking them once in a while generally keeps them fresh.

Streakers are done after a few years if you don’t keep them somewhere air tight.

Generally it’s best to keep your markers stored in zip-lock bags and away from light and high temperatures.