Many buy the Pounce and don't know how to use it. You don't pounce the chalk when using the Pounce tool. Your gently rub it over the stencil. The only pounce you do is when you first fill it. Take it outside and hit it very hard against something hard for about 50 hits. I use my picnic table. No more pouncing after that. The chalk does not rub off and stays on until it is touched with an iron.