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Pens take a dip
I was really impressed with how quickly my order for new pens and a Rotring Pen Cleaner Unit arrived! The unit comes complete with several packets of cleaner fluid which you mix with water, before screwing down the top of the unit and inverting. The instructions say you can soak the pens for no more than 16 hrs., so considering the time of day, I’m going to give them about 10-12 hrs. and then leave them to dry out, as per instructions.
Note: I should have realised that the rack that goes inside the tub was open at the bottom. Unfortunately I managed to drip ink all over the wooden kitchen worksurfaces! Next time I’ll make sure I put something underneath when I put the dirty pens in the unit.
Update: The pen parts came out after 10 hours, with some ink still stuck to the barrels. I wonder if I should have given them a manual clean first? I haven’t had chance to test out the pens to see if they’re properly unblocked yet, but I’ll report back here as soon as I have. I may have to give them another dip later on if any are still clogged.
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