How can I reuse dry ink pens?
Soak: dissolve dried ink on the nib by soaking your pens in a cup of hot water or rubbing alcohol. Forced air: remove the ink cartridge and blow on on the clean end to force ink to the nib.
How do you make an erasable pen work again?
If your pen doesn’t seem to be writing, try to remember whether or not the pen may have been over-exposed to heat. If so, try putting your pen in the freezer until it sufficiently cools. After taking your pen out of the freezer and letting it readjust to room temperature, it should write again like new.
How do you refill a ballpoint pen?
CROSS BALLPOINT PENS
- Be sure the pen tip is retracted by twisting the cap.
- Unscrew or pull the cap to remove it from the pen’s barrel.
- Remove the existing refill by unscrewing the piece at the top.
- Insert a new refill (remove the tip cover first if there is one) and screw it in place.
- Replace the cap with a push or twist.
How do you get an ink pen to work?
Sometimes though the friction of pen on paper just isn’t great enough. Try scribbling on the sole of a shoe or something made of rubber. A combination of the increased friction and the pen’s tip gripping more firmly to the rubber will quickly heat up the dried ink, ensuring your pen is ready to be used again.
How do you reset a FriXion pen?
All you have to do to restore your pen (if the ink isn’t depleted) is put your FriXion pen on ice for 2-5 minutes. Why it works: The secret is in FriXion’s ink formula. The ink reacts to strong temperature changes. If the ink is hot, it disappears.
How do you restore a FriXion pen?
Write a secret message on a piece of paper. FriXion it! with the «eraser» on the end of the pen. Send it to your friend and ask him to put in the freezer for a few minutes. The ink will reappear at temperatures under -10°C and your friend will be able to read your secret message!