Dried Micron Pigma pen

[TKD]

I seem to have improperly capped my black Micron Pigma pen. It's so dry it will not write.

 

Any suggestions on how I can resurrect it? If I need to replace it, I will, but I'd rather just fix it.

[Enchantra]

There is no real good fix for it. Sorry but you will need to buy a new one.

[Zordana]

I remember when my textas used to dry up back in the old days...

Depending on whether or not it was just the nib that was dry, i would blow really hard in the top end of the pen to push the ink down. That would usually work and make a nice mess while I was at it.

 

If the actual pad thingy inside the pen is dry, though, it would need liquid to ressurrect it. Are micron pens waterbased? I havent actually read the side of mine...

You could dry dropping a drop or two of water or thinner or some such in the top end of the pen.

That said, I dont even know if micron pens have the absorbant pad thing inside the tube, or if its a metal ink holder thingamajig. Ive never opened one to check.

 

Either way, its dead, so you may as well fiddle around :D

[claymoore]

Chances are that if it was uncapped for a relatively short period (not weeks/months) the ink has dried in the tip only. In that case I have just applied alcohol to the tip and worked it a little to get the dried ink off. Once the dried up ink was removed my pen worked fine.

[TKD]

I'll try alcohol, and if that fails, my brush cleaning solution.

 

Thanks for the suggestions.

 

Peter