The Pica Dry 8080 Pica Gel Signalmarker White is a highly permanent solid paint marker built for tradespeople who need a visible mark on surfaces that are usually a problem for ordinary pencils and markers. This is a paint crayon marker designed for industrial marking and layout on metal, stone, concrete, wood, glass, tile, rubber, cardboard, and plastic surfaces such as PVC pipe. Model Number: 8080.

What makes this marker matter is simple: it writes on most surfaces, including dry, wet, glossy, rough, oily, cold, and rusty materials. If you are doing fabrication, installation, or jobsite layout, that means less time fighting with a marker that wipes off or will not transfer color in the first place. The white marking material is bold and opaque, which helps it stand out on darker workpieces.

The 2 to 8 millimeter tip size gives this industrial marker some range. You can use it for bold reference marks that are easy to see from a distance, then sharpen it when you need a cleaner, tighter line. That makes it more useful than a one-size-only marker when you move between rough layout work and more controlled marking on finished parts or cut lines.

Pica built practical jobsite details into this model. It has a quiver cap for carrying and access, plus a built-in sharpener so you are not hunting for another tool when the mark gets too wide. Those two details sound small, but they are exactly the kind of thing that keeps a marker usable through a full day instead of ending up lost in a pouch or too blunt to be precise.

This marker is also made for demanding environments. The low chloride formula matters for users working around sensitive metal surfaces, and the mark can withstand temperatures up to 1832 degrees Fahrenheit. For shop work, welding prep, metal fabrication, and industrial maintenance, that kind of heat resistance is a real advantage when the line needs to stay visible after the part moves into a hotter process.

The Pica Dry 8080 Pica Gel Signalmarker White is a strong fit for metalworking, construction, concrete work, mechanical trades, and general jobsite marking. If you need a permanent white marker for dark materials, wet lumber, steel, tile, or oily stock, this is the kind of specialty marker worth keeping in your pocket because it solves a real problem standard ink markers do not handle well.

Pica Dry 8080 Pica Gel Signalmarker White is the marker you buy when regular markers stop being useful

If you work on steel, concrete, wet lumber, tile, or oily stock, this is the kind of specialty marker that earns its spot fast.

• Who it's for: Fabricators, installers, maintenance techs, and contractors who need a permanent white layout marker for rough real-world surfaces.
• Why it stands out: It marks on wet, rough, glossy, oily, and rusty materials, resists heat up to 1832 degrees Fahrenheit, and includes a built-in sharpener instead of leaving you stuck with one line width.
• Worth knowing: This is a single white marker, not a multi-pack, and it is built for visible permanent marking rather than fine pen-style writing.

• What type of marker is this? It is a paint crayon style industrial marker.
• What surfaces can it mark on? It is intended for most surfaces, including stone, concrete, metal, wood, wet and dry lumber, PVC pipe, glass, wet and dry tile, wet and dry rubber, and cardboard.
• Does it have a built-in sharpener? Yes. The marker includes a built-in sharpener.
• How heat resistant is the mark? The product data lists temperature resistance up to 1832 degrees Fahrenheit.