Here's a few tips others around the web have tried:
When your gel pens have "dried out" or won't write well, you can try heating the tips or using (soaking?) vinegar...
.....or use Perfect Ink refresher marketed by Ranger products.. put a few drops in the barrel of your marker and they will work like new. sandie
...I have dipped them in some water and put the cover on again. After a few minutes, they will work again but it is a termporary fix. intgrtyhon
...somewhere I read that if you put the gel pens in the freezer for a few minutes, they work better
....Pens do get old quickly!.... I am especially leary of pens on sale because they are often old stock that the stores are trying to get rid of.
...I find most of those kinds of pens have to be kept really airtight to work for very long.... think they recommend storing them on their sides too
I heard on Carol's show the other day to store pens in a plastic bag and laying down so they don't dry out. I'm glad you brought this up as I need to do mine.
I am not sure about the gel ones but I have heard that you can put a flame to the tip of a ink pen and it will make it flow again. I would try this over a newspaper or something the first time with the gel pens just incase it makes a mess. I think the ink on the tip sometimes gets dry and hard so the flame takes care of it.
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