Contact info on R-Pro plastic?

[LegoRules]

Hey I was wondering if anyone has come up with a good method of putting contact info on R-Pro plastic. Seems like I have to re-write my info after every use of my R-Pro plastic. The sharpie ink just rubs right off. :pullhair:

Cindy :)

[Ol' Bob]

Hot branding irons. Anyone tried that?

[Scott]

Try the inside of the rim. I've had no problem writing there, but did notice that stuff written on the flight plate rubbed right off.

[Ol' Bob]

I will try that first (before melting it). Nothing I've tried has worked yet.

[LegoRules]

Try the inside of the rim. I've had no problem writing there, but did notice that stuff written on the flight plate rubbed right off.

Thanks Scott. I did try that it is better, but it still rubs off. I think one reason is my pre-drive ritual is to grip the rim, and rotate it a few times while gripping it.

Cindy :)

[Parks]

This is a feature of R-Pro plastic.

If you've lost it, then chances are that you've thrown it at least once and its broken in so flippy that you'll no longer want it back.

[Ol' Bob]

...its broken in so flippy that you'll no longer want it back.

Sez the big-arms. It might be a 142 that I'm still waitin' for to get right.

[Ol' Bob]

I just tried something that looks like it's working. I well scuffed the underside of the flight plate with fine sandpaper before marking it with a Sharpie. It's initially not rubbing off. I think it's actually going to stay there.

[Uhlman]

I use an industrial sharpie (you can get them at alot of hardware and office supply stores), and I have used bob's trick of roughing up the surface... It is what I do before I paint model rockets. Use fine grit sandpaper, 300 or higher though.

[ChUcK]

I think it is further proof that R-pro plastic wasn't meant to exist.

edit: except for soft putters, I suppose.

[sillybizz]

I think it is further proof that R-pro plastic wasn't meant to exist.

I couldn't agree with you more.

[LegoRules]

I think it is further proof that R-pro plastic wasn't meant to exist.


Why all the haters against R-Pro plastic. I throw 160 weight, and R-pro plastic being lighter allows me to throw a Boss & Katana. I have tried to throw the heavier 168 range, and I am just not as successful with those molds in that heavier weight. I would say there is difinatly a nich for the R-Pro plastic. Al least in my bag there is. :rockon:


Cindy :)

[ChUcK]

I don't like the concept of high speed drivers made out of delicate plastic. It smacks of wastefulness. On the grand spectrum of disc-life, R-pro drivers reside closest to the "one-time use only" side.

[Adam Schneider]

Why all the haters against R-Pro plastic. I throw 160 weight, and R-pro plastic being lighter allows me to throw a Boss & Katana.
I throw low/mid-160s too, but I don't want disposable discs. If you like those warp-speed molds, check out an Opto Line Halo; they go as low as 163g and are very durable.

[erp]

I think I agree with absolutely everyone on R-Pro. I tag the bottom of the flight plate and it rubs off, I'm going to see if a little solvent applied first doesn't help adherence

Hate the durability but they're the longest discs in my bag by 20 or more feet, I can throw them wet with very little towel time compared to anything else, and they totally break your heart every time...

So I won't buy the drivers, I will, however trade for them.

Now my R-Wood Rancho and R-Pro Ontario Rocs on the other hand, are blessed gifts from somewhere sublime...

[GettinBetter]

do they take dye at all?

if they do you could dye your info on them

[Chad_from_BC]

Technically using sandpaper on the rim is altering the flight characteristics of the disc. Ever so slightly, and I'm saying it's a big deal personally, but it means you can get in trouble using them a a PDGA event if someone in your group notices and feels like being a prick about it. I was about to suggest what the last person did, maybe see if you can dye your name on. On all the discs I dye these days I dye my name and number on. Not that seems to matter at our courses though, as the rec players never call us when they find them. Out of all the plastic I've lost with my info on it I've gotten one back. The other 5-6 are being thrown by rec players with no intention of them calling us. It's pretty frustrating.

[Uhlman]

Technically using sandpaper on the rim is altering the flight characteristics of the disc. Ever so slightly, and I'm saying it's a big deal personally, but it means you can get in trouble using them a a PDGA event if someone in your group notices and feels like being a prick about it.

Not to be a rule monger but
C. Players may not make post-production modification of discs which alter their original flight characteristics. This rule does not forbid inevitable wear and tear from usage during play or the moderate sanding of discs to smooth molding imperfections or scrape marks. Discs excessively sanded or painted with a material of detectable thickness are illegal. See sections 802.01 D, E and F.
D. Discs must be specifically approved by the director if questioned by another player or an official, but in no case shall the disc be approved if it violates any of the above specifications. Any specifically non-approved disc (per the director) shall be considered illegal, and the player shall be penalized in accordance with 802.01 E.
Sanding it with a fine grain sandpaper would alter its flight characteristics less then say hitting a tree with full force right out of the box. If you are in doubt ask the TD before you play with it.

[Chad_from_BC]

oops, i meant to say 'and I'm NOT saying it's a big deal personally'

[aaron]

I use the big metal container sharpie with the fat tip and put my name on the wing and it stays on just fine. I would like to know what kind of pen the factory uses to put the weight and mold type on the bottom that does not rub off.

[Chad_from_BC]

Lol good point. The weight seems to stay on there forever !

[Ol' Bob]

I'm starting to think that R-Pro sloughs off some kind of oil and that's what allows the markings to rub off. That oily surface changed when I scuffed it with the fine sandpaper. Maybe the factory weight and type mark goes on before the oily slime appears.

[erp]

I'm starting to think R-Pro is cheese.

I'm starting to think that R-Pro sloughs off some kind of oil and that's what allows the markings to rub off. That oily surface changed when I scuffed it with the fine sandpaper. Maybe the factory weight and type mark goes on before the oily slime appears.

[ChUcK]

oops, i meant to say 'and I'm NOT saying it's a big deal personally'

It doesn't matter how you personally interpret the rules. It's still legal to lightly sand your discs.

[Ol' Bob]

I'm starting to think R-Pro is cheese.

I do believe you might be onto something there. I am dairy intolerant, so I'm not going to taste it to find out.