I found a blog post somewhere about refilling old marker and brush pens with ink injected into the core to make them usable again. I wasn’t able to save the actual link to it but I found a similar page which showed various disposable pens and markers that were refilled with inks.
In my case, I have two Zebra brush pens which I’ve enjoyed using before and never threw away. Because my friend Diane gave me some Rohrer and Klingner Sketch Ink samples, I’ve filled one before with Lotte and now it’s a brush pen filled with Frieda.
How to do this?
Following the steps in the mentioned blog post, here is how I’ve filled my brush pens. My brush pens have a core which needed to be saturated with ink.
1. Take off the cap at the end of the marker/brush pen body (the flat one). I used a cutter to help me take it off.
2. Use an eyedropper, or in my case, a syringe, to fill the core with ink.
3. Cover the end with the flat end/cap again and it will snap into place.
4. Wait a bit for the ink to be absorbed by the core and the brush tip.
5. Test it out by writing.
Here’s a video summarizing the process.
My old Zebra brush pens have been with me for years and they've ran out of ink. Except that I read somewhere that one can take the seal and put ink in the core. Well, I'll see how they'd perform in the coming weeks, months. 😀 This is me refilling one with R&K sketch ink Frieda.
Originally tweeted by claircolors ♡ now on sh0pee (@claircolors) on May 21, 2022.
In the video, I also sprayed water over the writing test because I wanted to check if the sketch ink will stay on the paper and it did!
I am now hoping that this will help me with reusing these brush pens as long as the brush tips are still fine enough to use.
Do you also have disposable markers and brush pens that you’d like to keep on using? Why don’t you give this method of refilling a chance? Or if you’ve done something similar before, how did your pens and markers turn out eventually? How long have you been able to use them?
Clair Colors 