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Sometimes ballpoint pens get "blobs" of ink on the ballpoint tips. If you don't notice a blob on your ballpoint pen tip, it can leave a blotch or a smear on your writing, which is annoying. I can wipe them off with a tissue or rub them off on scratch paper.
Some pens get them, some do not. You cannot look at a new refill and predict what will happen in the future. The refills may be cheap or they may be expensive, high quality refills. The ink may be standard or gel or whatever. All I know is that it is unpredictable. Once a blob appears on the pen tip, they tend to reappear on that same tip even if you clean it off.
They seem to happen "by magic." I store the most frequently used pens in the retracted position (click or twist). They are kept vertically in a "cup" type holder on my desk and in the shop. Some less frequently used pens are stored horizontally in the desk drawer.
-> What causes those ink blobs? What can be done to fix it? If it happens on a pen, is there a way to prevent it from reappearing, other than replacing the refill and hoping that it does not happen again?
Some pens get them, some do not. You cannot look at a new refill and predict what will happen in the future. The refills may be cheap or they may be expensive, high quality refills. The ink may be standard or gel or whatever. All I know is that it is unpredictable. Once a blob appears on the pen tip, they tend to reappear on that same tip even if you clean it off.
They seem to happen "by magic." I store the most frequently used pens in the retracted position (click or twist). They are kept vertically in a "cup" type holder on my desk and in the shop. Some less frequently used pens are stored horizontally in the desk drawer.
-> What causes those ink blobs? What can be done to fix it? If it happens on a pen, is there a way to prevent it from reappearing, other than replacing the refill and hoping that it does not happen again?