How to Save a Dry Highlighter Lifehack

by MakinThings

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Intro: How to Save a Dry Highlighter Lifehack

Highlighters, whether new or old, sometimes become dry. You know them, screeching on the paper, barely doing anything. Today I will show you a very simple way to save your highlighter!

STEP 1: Step 1 - Notice Your Highlighter Is on the Fritz

Easy enough, you get annoying results like these:

STEP 2: Setp 2- Save It!

Simply dip the tip of your highlighter in a bit of water for a few seconds (2-3 should be enough). I used my water-cooler`s drip pan for this because I was at work and did not want to colour my tea .

STEP 3: Step3- Wait 10 Seconds

Wait a few more seconds (5-10) for the water to run up into the highlighter and for the tip to dry a bit (as it is now dripping).

STEP 4: Step 4: Test and Enjoy!

Test it! it should now work. It should now work perfectly!

If not, I recommend the Uni Promark View highlighters (USA / Canada)

24 Comments

AronL 8 years ago

Didn't work for me on any of my highlighters :(

bluebellrose 1 year ago

I think in your case your pen ran out of ink. Not to worry! Just dip it into some fountain pen ink and it should be good to go. I recommend noodler's highlighter inks or pick up a bottle of suitable bright diamine ink. Mine is literally so dead it used like maybe 10 ml if not more of Ink

MakinThings 8 years ago

They must have been very dry then!

Could it be that they are the ones filled with liquid (no sponge), and have a 1 way ball valve (kind of like a pen)? If not, and they are felt-tips, you could try setting 5ml of water in a small cup and let it sit until it soaks up, and then let it sit for a while so it spreads. If that does work though, keep in mind this will not work for ever, eventually you will run out of pigment. Let me know how it works!

AronL 8 years ago

It didn't work :(

AronL 8 years ago

Gonna give it a try overnight. They're all felt-tip, so hopefully this will work. Thanks for getting back to me!

TrishC16 8 years ago

didn't work for me. Actually made it worse. It was worth a shot though.

bluebellrose 1 year ago

I think in your case your pen ran out of ink. Not to worry! Just dip it into some fountain pen ink and it should be good to go. I recommend noodler's highlighter inks or pick up a bottle of suitable bright diamine ink. Mine is literally so dead it used like maybe 10 ml if not more of Ink

FatimaZahra 1 year ago

Do u mean hot or cold water or warm? Pls give quick ans

IsabellaK __ 3 years ago

I tried it with a erasible highlighter, and it completely drained the color out of it. Before the color was weak, but now it’s gone. I’ll check back in 24 hours to see if anything changed tho :(

ArshS6 5 years ago

Actually I read to put it in some acetone or nail polish remover ..I did it but it didn't work..but this water method work..and it gives dark color than before .

Shruti13 8 years ago

Worked perfectly for me !

MakinThings 6 years ago

Nice, thanks for the picture :)

EdmundN3 6 years ago

It worked perfectly! Thanks!

N'TeashaB 7 years ago

Worked perfectly, thanks so much!

JuliefeC 7 years ago

It immediately worked! Hope i had read this post sooner. I could have saved a lot of my highlighters. I just forget to put their caps back on especially when i unintentionally fell asleep while studying ??

HanhB1 8 years ago

Thank you. This helped me out a lot

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