Comments on: How to Save a Dried Out Marker https://preschoolinspirations.com/how-to-save-a-dried-out-marker/ Preschool Activities and Learning Sun, 14 Feb 2021 15:20:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.5 By: Saki https://preschoolinspirations.com/how-to-save-a-dried-out-marker/#comment-263848 Sun, 14 Feb 2021 15:20:59 +0000 http://preschoolinspirations.com/?p=4346#comment-263848 Actually you don’t have to do it for hours. I did it only 10 minuets and I got it working!

]]> By: Tanya Willbanks https://preschoolinspirations.com/how-to-save-a-dried-out-marker/#comment-220401 Mon, 18 Sep 2017 17:53:33 +0000 http://preschoolinspirations.com/?p=4346#comment-220401 Thank Goodness! I knew there had to be a solution. One thing i have done with success, on certain “brands / types”, is to get tweezers or needle nose plyers and swap ends of the marker or with another. Many markers are identical on both ends. At times, You may need to melt a piece of the exterior of an empty shell to fill the inside bottom of one. Just drip straight down into the casing a few drops holding the donor plastic with plyers and using a small torchy type of lighter. It does not absorb ypur marker and is the space the tip was lacking… Due to no fault of the aspiring artist. Wink Wink. Hope I helped you a little, Thanks to You My faith in markers has been “restored”!

]]> By: Judy https://preschoolinspirations.com/how-to-save-a-dried-out-marker/#comment-203839 Wed, 25 Nov 2015 14:13:02 +0000 http://preschoolinspirations.com/?p=4346#comment-203839 Permanent markers are alcohol based. Use denatured alcohol instead of water to revive permanent markers. Just a few drops will usually do it if you can get to the inside of the marker. If not I’m not sure of how long you would need to have it absorb into the tip. Wrapping the tip to keep the moisture in is a good idea. I would let them sit for a couple hours to let the moisture expand.

]]> By: yin kwok https://preschoolinspirations.com/how-to-save-a-dried-out-marker/#comment-148731 Sun, 15 Feb 2015 23:36:07 +0000 http://preschoolinspirations.com/?p=4346#comment-148731 How many dozens of markers have I thrown away over the years. I am on to this right away!
Starting with the whiteboard markers already in the dustbin.

]]> By: Katie https://preschoolinspirations.com/how-to-save-a-dried-out-marker/#comment-131293 Sun, 04 Jan 2015 20:29:57 +0000 http://preschoolinspirations.com/?p=4346#comment-131293 In reply to Paula.

That’s brilliant, Paula! Thank you so much for sharing such a great tip!

]]> By: Paula https://preschoolinspirations.com/how-to-save-a-dried-out-marker/#comment-131286 Sun, 04 Jan 2015 20:14:24 +0000 http://preschoolinspirations.com/?p=4346#comment-131286 When I can’t revive a marker, I take it apart and insert the inner ink-filled tube in a glue bottle. Let it sit over a weekend and come back to find colored glue. My kids love colored glue.

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