Wie du einen ausgetrockneten Filzstift wieder fit machst

Geschrieben von: Alex Diaz-Kokaisl

Kommentare: 14

Wie du einen ausgetrockneten Filzstift wieder fit machst

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Einleitung

Nutze diese Anleitung, um deinen ausgetrockneten Filzstift wieder fit zu machen.

Achtung: Je nachdem, wie trocken dein Stift ist, musst du diese Prozedur ein paar Mal wiederholen.

Schritt 1

Träufle so viel Isopropylalkohol in eine Tasse, dass du die Spitze deines Stiftes komplett eintauchen kannst.
Setze den Stift mit der Spitze nach unten in die Tasse.
Halte den Stift aufrecht, damit nur die Spitze benetzt wird.
Warte 15 Minuten, damit der Alkohol in die Spitze einziehen kann.

Schritt 2

Nimm den Stift aus der Tasse und wische überschüssigen Alkohol ab.
Bewege deinen Stift auf der FixMat oder einer anderen abwischbaren Oberfläche hin und her, bis der Alkohol aus der Spitze tritt.
Drehe dabei den Stift, damit die Spitze von allen Seiten bearbeitet wird.
Wenn kein Alkohol herauskommt, wiederhole Schritt 1.

Schritt 3

Träufle so viel Wasser in eine Tasse, dass du die Spitze deines Stiftes komplett eintauchen kannst.
Setze den Stift mit der Spitze nach unten in die Tasse.
Halte den Stift aufrecht, damit nur die Spitze benetzt wird.
Warte 30 Minuten, damit das Wasser in die Spitze einziehen kann.

Schritt 4

Nimm den Stift aus der Tasse und wische überschüssiges Wasser ab.
Bewege deinen Stift auf der FixMat oder einer anderen abwischbaren Oberfläche hin und her, bis der Stift wieder schreibt.
Drehe dabei den Stift, damit die Spitze von allen Seiten schreibt.
Wenn keine Tinte herauskommt, wiederhole den vorherigen Schritt.

Schritt 5

Gratulation! Dein Stift geht wieder!

Brand new pen turned up dry and this fix didn't work.

Paul Nevin -

My pen has been iffy for quite a while—not dried out, but writing poorly. One round each of isopropyl and water have got it working beautifully.

Brad Compton -

Also mine brand new, tried the steps several steps over many times and pen is not working at all, really poor given that it was straight out of the packaging brand new

ben.melchior89 -

Abschluss

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Alex Diaz-Kokaisl

Mitglied seit: 16/01/22

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11 Kommentare

Unfortunately this did not help for me.

Sven Alleblas -

This is such a great pen I wish I could find replacements.

lupinm -

Apparently this pen that comes with the FixMat cannot be purchased, but is covered by the lifetime warranty. Send an email to support@ifixit.com to get replacement pens.

P.S. It's called the iFixit Marking Pen

Andrew Chen - 27/11/23

Same for me, I repeated the guide 3 times, it didn't helped, I wish I could just open it and use a replacement, it's cheap to buy but I feel bad of throwing everything, and also the pen dries super fast I think I need to buy another one and just glue some metal plate to use with the I fix it magnetic mat

thematho -

See my reply above

Andrew Chen -

Echoing the consensus that this did not work for me - will be seeking warranty replacement.

Fevix -

Seems to have done the trick, thanks. It was a brand new pen and must've dried out on the shelf.

Further tip:

If you wrap a pair of tweezers around it, and lay the tweezers across the top of a glass, it's pretty easy to stand the pen perfectly upright, even if it's a short+wide glass.

Sam L. -

Update: the fix only lasted a few days. It's dried out again. The cap may have been slightly loose though (friction fit, not clicked into position).

Sam L. -

I received a replacement from ifixit wich is great but I ended up having the dame problem and this guide also using comments suggestions didn't work, I'm not going to request more replacement because I think it's a product fault, and I don't want to generate more waste If they make a new oen and sell separate I'll be happy to purchase

thematho -

This worked for a few seconds, but then It just stopped, and wouldn't work afterwards. I attempted this fix 3 more times, to no avail. Will attempt to get a replacement.

AdamG -

These pens are complete garbage. I bought the project mat and got the pen along with it. It worked great the first time, then returning the next day for another project it was completely dead.

I spent a long time looking for a replacement, and finally found them on the iFixit store. It is called the IFixit Marking Pen, and it can be bought by itself from a "related items" link off to the side when viewing the project mat on the iFixit store.

However, after purchasing a new one, it was the same problem. The first time, I thought "Maybe I didn't secure the top fully". However, I ensured I clicked it full on with the second one. The second one stopped working as of the second day.

There are ultra fine tip dry erase pens on Amazon, but they don't have the built-in eraser (which is nice). I also like the "contractor pencil" shape of the pen. It is such a shame that these were made with such defects. Seeing how many people are experiencing the same issue - its obvious.

Garbage.

Richard Winters -