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Ball point pen revival

This worked for me. I put the pens in a pan of about an inch of water.
I heated it up. I took tongs, got out a pen tried it every few seconds.
After less than a minute in really hot water all the pens were working.
I hope they continue to work
Rating: 100% positive, 1 Vote
Categories: repair frugal writing
Added: on Feb 12, 2009 at 12:31 pm
Added By: an anonymous user
Searches: pen repair frugal writing ball

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