Home Security Marking.

First if a thief is aware that your property is marked he may think twice before stealing it. Usually a burglar steals to sell on, if your valuables are prominently and permanently marked with your code it makes it difficult for him to interest anyone in buying them.

Another advantage of having your property code marked is that it makes returning recovered items a lot easier for the police.

Security coded items are easily identifiable and can quickly be reunited with their owners. Also, in some cases, security marking may help to secure a conviction of the thieves.

Perhaps the most common method of home security coding is the use of marker pens to inscribe your valuable items with your unique identification.

It is usual to use your postal code as an identifier but first check with your insurance company and your local police as to the exact format they recommend.

Using a security pen that marks visibly and permanently is your best option because it tells the thief that he would have a hard time disposing of your property. However, if you feel that visibly marking your items would spoil them, or reduce their value, use an invisible security marker. The ink from these pens is (virtually) invisible unless viewed under ultra violet light.

Remember that ultra violet marking will fade and needs to be renewed about every 12 months.

Security marker pens, along with advice about their use, are often obtainable free from your local police.

Many metal items, such as silverware, can be marked with the use of an electric engraver to etch in your identification code. Engraving cannot be considered absolutely permanent because it can be ground away, and doing so may disfigure the item.

Electrolytic etching is another method of security protecting metal items that is very suitable for things such as golf clubs, tools and the metal housing of entertainment centers.

Chemical etching systems are ideal for code identifying the plastic surfaces of your personal computer and accessories, television, DVD player etc.

Wooden antique furniture can be security tagged with a hot branding iron. However marking in this way, even in a place not normally seen, can devalue the item.

Home Security Marking Security coded items are easily identifiable and can quickly be reunited with their owners.

Using chemical compounds, uniquely formulated for and registered to each customer, is gaining in popularity for marking. Known as Chemical Trace or Elemental Tagging, the manner of applying the chemical trace can vary depending on the type of item to be security coded, painting on the chemical is one method.

The chemical can be colorless, and therefore invisible, or can contain a fluorescent particle so it can be seen under ultra violet light.

Microdot technology can be employed to protect your valuables from theft. Thousands of microdots each one marked with your unique identification code are suspended within an extremely strong adhesive. This clear adhesive is painted on your antiques, laptop, DVD player, ceramics, paintings, stereo system etc.

If a burglar steals any of your valuables security marked with this technology he would need an ultra violet light to locate the dots and would be extremely unlikely to find them all. And he would have the devil’s own job to remove them because of the tough adhesive.

The police only need to find one single microdot to identify the property and reunite it with its owner.

Microdot home security coding is used in conjunction with warning stickers to let the thief know that your items are branded with a unique code and stealing them would be folly.

Once you have completed home security marking your valuables take good clear photographs of them and compile a home inventory list. Keep this list in a safe place, not at the same address, so in the unfortunate event of your security coded items being stolen you have all the information you need to give the police and your insurance company.

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