How to refill a marker? This question is asked by every person whose drawing is interrupted by the rough grinding of a dried felt-tip pen. It’s not necessary to go to the store for a new packaging of markers, because there are many ways to bring old painting accessories back to life. Thanks to them, you can restore permanent markers, as well as those that are made on a water basis.
We restore water-based felt-tip pens
How to refill water-based markers? To restore them, you must perform the following steps:
- Pour 250 ml of warm or hot water into a bowl. Cold water is also suitable, but the recovery process will not be so fast.
- Next, the markers are placed in the water with the tips down. First you need to remove the caps. The tips should be completely immersed in water and stay there for 5 minutes.
- After that, accessories are laid out on a piece of cloth for 24 hours to dry. In this case, the tips must be wiped to remove excess water. Do not overdry, otherwise the marker will stop writing.
- At the end of the process, the caps are put back on.
Also, the writing part of the marker can be moistened with a few drops of transparent white vinegar. Follow all the steps described above and apply a couple of drops of the substance to the tip.
Also, a syringe can be injected into the core of the writing instrument. In this case, the needle is inserted through the tip and enters the body. It will take a small amount of water (1 ml), it must be entered slowly. Then the felt-tip pen is dried on a piece of cloth.
Now you know how to refill a marker at home, if it is made on a water basis. As you can see, no special substances are needed.
We are preparing a special dressing of simple ingredients
There are two ways to make special dressing. So, what to fill the marker with?
For the first version of the process, you will need: water, gouache, mascara, powder, PVA glue, two tablespoons of sugar and a half-liter capacity.
First you need to fill the vessel with one-third of the water. Next, gouache and powder are added to the water. Beat thoroughly and slowly add mascara. To ensure that the dressing does not turn out too black, it is important not to overdo it. After this, add 20 drops of glue to the mixture and mix the mass thoroughly again. To achieve uniformity, sugar is added. The mixture is whipped again - the filling is ready!
For the second method, you will need: two containers, a ballpoint pen and a gel pen, a bar-corrector , nail polish, acetone, hair spray, green.
First you need to pour the bar-corrector into one container and then let it dry. Grind the dried mass into powder and pour into another container. Ink is also added from a ballpoint pen and ink of the desired color from a gel pen.
In the resulting mass add brilliant green and nail polish of a suitable color. All this is fixed with hairspray, thoroughly mixed. Next, add nail polish remover or acetone. That's all. Refueling is ready!
The important thing is that these refills are moisture resistant.
We restore permanent markers
How to refill a permanent marker? It all depends on which solvent was used in its manufacture. Modern manufacturers add isopropyl alcohol or acetone to the core. Therefore, alcohol or liquid polish remover can be used as a dressing. Water for the restoration of permanent markers is not suitable. You will need only 1 ml of the substance, which is injected into the marker using a syringe through the tip.
To find out exactly which liquid solvent is used for the ink of your art accessories, you need to study the information on the package.
How to refill a white marker?
Many people ask themselves such a question. So how to refill a white marker? Here it is necessary to decide on what basis it was made. If this is a permanent accessory, it must also be filled with alcohol or acetone. If it was made on a water basis, then as a solvent, you can use water or dressings made at home, which were described above.
Turnkey solution
If you do not dare to experiment, but do not want to buy new art supplies and still think about how to refill the marker, we suggest you use a ready-made solution. The fact is that many manufacturers sell ready-made gas stations for markers. They are special inks of various shades and are supplied in convenient jars with a spout, and are additionally equipped with a dispenser for more accurate measurement of the substance. This is a great solution for refillable markers.