When disaster strikes, and by disaster, we mean when your pen runs out of ink, you need to think fast. So, first thing is first, it’s important to stay calm. Panicking will only make the situation worse.
Of course, we’re being slightly sarcastic but on a serious note, it’s still incredibly annoying when every single one of your pens run out, despite always keeping the lids on them and you’re getting sick of just throwing your pens away that clearly have ink in them, so, you need a solution, and we have one. Next time your pen runs out before throwing it away, why not try these 5 steps.
1. Soak the pen
If your pen has dried out, one of the first steps you should take is soaking the pens in hot water. This will help to dissolve any dried ink that might be causing your pen to stop working.
2. Forced air
Simply blowing a little air down the pen could then perhaps force ink to the end of the pen and perhaps get it to work.
3. Scraping method
If that doesn’t work, you should then remove the dried ink that is clogging up the nib by rubbing your pen on the bottom of your shoe, a damp cloth or an emery board.
4. Pen to a flame
You need to be care when doing this step as you could melt the pen and ruin it. Therefore, when doing this, gently hold your pen tip to a lighter flame for just a few seconds to try melt the dried ink in the ballpoint pen.
5. Rod it out
Use a straightened out paper clip and a drop of nail varnish remover to clear out the dried ink clogging up the ink cartridge.
If you’ve tried all those steps and your pen still won’t it might then be time to invest in a new pen, but at least you know, you’ve tried everything.
