VersaChalk Chalkboard Chalk Markers Blackboard Reviews Summary

Initial Use and Ink Flow

Pros:

• "Work great, have to shake and pump A LOT for the first use but after that they work like a charm!"
• "Once primed the ink flows smoothly, but still controlled and colors are vibrant."
• "These work perfectly. Very easy to write with and easy to erase."
• "They clean up easily and remain vibrant while up."
• "It was easy getting the colors to begin flowing."
• "Once the markers are 'primed' they wrote smoothly and exactly as expected."
• "They don't take long to prime for writing."

Cons:

• "Upon first use the tips are dry and hard, until pen is shaken and pushed down."
• "You have to keep pushing down on the tips to get a good amount of paint to come out."
• "The only 'iffy' thing is that it takes a bit of work to get the colors to flow through the marker tip at first."
• "It takes a very long time to get the ink to come out in the first place though."
• "The purple requires me to have to depress the tip with almost every word- and it’s not even nice and bold writing."
• "The chisel tip is difficult to use, and doesn’t provide a clean line- there are tiny fuzzies on it."
• "Takes a long time to get the chalk out to write with."

Color Quality and Visibility

Pros:

• "So much brighter and vivid than chalk and last a lot longer!"
• "The colors are bright and bold (except for red)."
• "The colors are bright and beautiful too."
• "These are truly vibrant colors - wonderful for all types of projects."
• "The colors are varied and brilliant."
• "The colors are bright and it is easy to use."
• "The colors are more vibrant in person; bolder than the caps show."

Cons:

• "The color is a bit duller on my chalkboard than I originally thought."
• "If using for a dark board, the darker colors don't show up at all."
• "The neon pink, red, orange, and yellow are terrible! They don't write smoothly, they actually don't write at all."
• "The darker colors are not as easy to see on a black chalkboard."
• "For neon colors they were kind of flat and hard to see on a black wipe board."
• "Some of the colors don't show up well."
• "These, unfortunately, do not work well. You can barely see them when they write."

Durability and Longevity

Pros:

• "I have had them for months and have not noticed and problems like drying out, etc."
• "I bought these three years ago and they were awesome! I use them several times a week for a hours at our business."
• "Markers don’t leak or dry out for the few months I’ve had them and been using them."
• "I even still have some of them that have ink in them from 3 years ago!"
• "We purchased them 11 months ago, use them almost daily and they are still going."
• "Absolutely love these Chalk markers. I have had the same ones for 3 years and as you can tell from my picture the quality is still impeccable."
• "Colors are nice, they don't get clogged or dry out quickly."

Cons:

• "After just one day of use, five of the markers have become dull and unusable."
• "After 4 months of light- moderate use all of the markers are drying out and don't show up anymore."
• "It drys out quick. Can’t finish a sentence without it drying out."
• "These write well for about a couple of weeks. After that the tips get all scrunched up and useless, like writing with smushed up straw."
• "After only a few uses a couple of the colors have dulled extremely and dried out."
• "Certain colors started to fade and not write as well after 2 uses."
• "Very disappointed all of these dried out in just over a month after only using once and storing away properly."

Ease of Cleaning and Erasability

Pros:

• "They're bright and easy to remove to the magic eraser."
• "They wash off easily while wet, as well as after they've dried."
• "It cleans up very nicely with no left over residue!"
• "They were easy to clean just with a damp paper towel and so easy to write with."
• "Erasing with a lysol wipe once the signage is to be changed is super easy, and doesn't leave any marker residue behind."
• "The colors are bright but clean off easily with no ghosting or residue."
• "Comes off easily with a damp washcloth even after being on for weeks."

Cons:

• "Our experience was severe ghosting of the writing after attempting to clean the board."
• "It’s not the easiest to erase but it’s ok."
• "Soo the colors are great but they stained my wall after leaving it on for a while."
• "Depending on the surface I suppose it sometimes does not come off all the way."
• "They write nice but DO NOT erase properly!"
• "They do not fully erase, even after scrubbing with a magic eraser."
• "These absolutely DO NOT wipe away cleanly as the description indicates."