Sharpie for writing specs on bow?

[Reaper TN]

I've got an older Bear Montana that I got in a trade this spring.  I decided to wipe it down the other day with some orange furniture polish in a spray can.  I've used this stuff on my other bows and ILF limbs no problems. After the wipedown I find that all the specs on the lower limb are gone!  Thankfully, I have a habit of writing down serial numbers on bows, guns, cameras, in case of theft, fire, etc. Can I clean this lower limb with a little acetone and use a fine point Sharpie to put the specs back on the limb?  Do they even make a gold colored fine point Sharpie?  Anything else I can use?  Thanks.

[wood carver 2]

I've tried sharpie pens and paint markers and I found that they can be wiped out if you use anything with thinner in it on the writing.
If there is a pen or fine point marker out there I haven't found it yet. I'd love to know what the pros use.
Dave.

[4est trekker]

India ink with a metal nibbed pen.  Be sure to mix the ink well before use to saturate the pigments in the solution.  

[Don Armstrong]

What 4est trekker said. Don

[Reaper TN]

Where can I buy India ink and the pen?  Craft store, Wal-Mart, Office Max?

[jess stuart]

The acrylic ink works really well, it seems to be distinct with only one coat.  It seemed that the india ink always became less distinct after it dried.  I picked up the acrylic ink at Michael's

[Sixby]

What Jess said. I got it at Michaels to and it works great. You need a Speedball fine point art pen too.
God bless and good luck, Steve

[mwirwicki]

If you can find the Sharpies that DON'T say, "Non-Toxic" they work fine for me.

[Wingless Arrow]

you can buy India ink from any tattoo website. or maybe even some tattoo parlors. but not sure bout that. possibly from some crafts stores.

[SportHunter]

Try a Pentel Slicci gel pen from Hobby Lobby. They come in silver or gold. I used it on a restoration bow after buying several types of pens these worked the best. Better than paint pens as they wipe off easy if you make a mistake with just a wet paper towel. the paint pens can be a chore to remove cleanly or write well with. Also tried the small india ink route but found the small tip cutting into the finish and jumping around a bit after trying to write well with it. Here is a link, cheap too.
http://www.amazon.com/Pentel-Slicci-Metallic-Needle-BG208BPX/dp/B003XQFWBA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1314820196&sr=8-1

[Reaper TN]

Thanks fellas, lots of good info.