Today while repotting we ran into the same dilemma of trying to read a label that has faded in sunlight. We generally use venetian blind sections and a soft lead pencil, which tends to last a very long time but the sun and weathering can still make it difficult to read over time. We generally take it out to full sun and by looking at different angles you may see a possible letter or two. This label was almost impossible to make out anything. I have tried taking images and working with photoshop and various filter effects to bring out the lettering, but that generally fails as well. Today I tried a different approach. I had obtained a tube of powdered graphite used to free up a sticking key lock. It acts as a Puffer dispenser to puff graphite into the lock. I puffed a very small amount of the graphite on the label and gently wiped my thumb over the label surface. The graphite stuck to the old lettering so that in full sun I was able to make out the original writing on the label. It was not crystal clear but was readable. Hope this may help others in a similar situation. Not sure on how it would work with faded markers and on other surfaces but may be worth a try.. All the best, Michael & Paul _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>