bring a dried out marker back to life!

have you ever left a marker out and realized it, when it was already too late? heres a simple quick fix on how to bring it back to life!

Step 1 Get your materials.

all you need is

1. dried out marker
2. wooden stick (optional)
3. mini baster thing... (optional)
4. white vinegar

the stick or the baster are to get a specific drop of white vinegar you don't want too much because that could delude the ink...

Comments

[cupkakes97]

didnt work at all,,it just made my marker worse :/

[Guitarcat999]

Does this work for sharpies and other permanent markers?

[DELETED_lsloan]

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[e-gr2learn]

Since Isloan mentions that Sharpies are alcohol-based, I used that. (My alcohol is oil-of-wintergreen scented, worked just fine.) I could not have sniffed the Sharpie, however, since it was a mini-sized whose cap had worked loose at some unknown time, in my bag. No smell left. Could've been dried out for weeks, as I rarely use it. Thanks to the "alcohol-rub" I gave it, it's found new life! Thank you.

[Derin]

i found another way of removing alcohol based marker on whiteboards go over it using a dry erase pen and erase wallah

[williamkidd]

Voila!*
^_

[williamkidd]

certainly! it should work with all markers and marker types.. i appreciate the feedback!

[punkrules]

i tried this with a few dead markers i had but they never came back to life. am i doing something wrong?

[williamkidd]

well if theres no ink then your S.O.L buddy..
this is for dried out markers.. =]

[punkrules]

ok maybe that's why it didn't work. thanks for clearing that up for me.

[benthekahn]

i'll have to try this sometime. Good idea!

[GorillazMiko]

Awesome job! Smart, I will do this next time probably. (added to favorites)