How To Restore A Dried Marking Pen Repair Guide

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How to Restore a Dried Marking Pen
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Note: You may have to repeat the procedure a few times depending on how dry your Marking Pen is.

Step 1

              Soak the tip in isopropyl alcohol

Fill a cup with enough isopropyl alcohol for the marking pen’s tip to be fully submerged.
Place the pen into the cup with the tip side down.
Keep the pen as upright as possible to prevent the alcohol from going around the side of the pen nib.
Wait 15 minutes for the alcohol to soak into the pen tip.

Fill a cup with enough isopropyl alcohol for the marking pen’s tip to be fully submerged.

Place the pen into the cup with the tip side down.

Keep the pen as upright as possible to prevent the alcohol from going around the side of the pen nib.

Wait 15 minutes for the alcohol to soak into the pen tip.

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Step 2

              Remove the alcohol

Remove the pen from the cup and wipe off any remaining alcohol from the pen tip.
On your FixMat, or another dry-erasable surface, draw the pen back and forth until you see alcohol leaving the pen nib.
Rotate the pen while drawing to ensure all sides of the pen nib are exercised.
If no alcohol is coming out of the pen nib, repeat the previous step.

Remove the pen from the cup and wipe off any remaining alcohol from the pen tip.

On your FixMat, or another dry-erasable surface, draw the pen back and forth until you see alcohol leaving the pen nib.

Rotate the pen while drawing to ensure all sides of the pen nib are exercised.

If no alcohol is coming out of the pen nib, repeat the previous step.

Step 3

              Soak the tip in water

Fill a cup with enough water for the marking pen’s tip to be fully submerged.
Place the pen into the cup with the tip side down.
Keep the pen as upright as possible to prevent the water from going around the side of the pen nib.
Wait 30 minutes for the water to soak into the pen tip.

Fill a cup with enough water for the marking pen’s tip to be fully submerged.

Keep the pen as upright as possible to prevent the water from going around the side of the pen nib.

Wait 30 minutes for the water to soak into the pen tip.

Step 4

              Remove the water

Remove the pen from the cup and wipe off any remaining water from the pen tip.
On your FixMat, or another dry-erasable surface, draw the pen back and forth until you see ink forming in solid lines.
Rotate the pen while drawing to ensure all sides of the pen tip are releasing ink.
If no ink is coming out of the pen nib, repeat the previous step.

Remove the pen from the cup and wipe off any remaining water from the pen tip.

On your FixMat, or another dry-erasable surface, draw the pen back and forth until you see ink forming in solid lines.

Rotate the pen while drawing to ensure all sides of the pen tip are releasing ink.

If no ink is coming out of the pen nib, repeat the previous step.

Step 5

Congratulations! Your pen has been revived.

Congratulations! Your pen has been revived.

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