Pen Man
Member
I have about 100 parker style refills i bought 3 - 4 years ago from Brea hard woods metal sleve some will start to write and most will not any though how to get to work or are they just trash? Never ben frozen
Gel will not start writting
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hewunch
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Lube the ball. Try wet towel, or what I do, lick your thumb, write where you licked, then try paper. If that doesn't work, try heat.
Drstrangefart
Member
Normally I'll set some paper on a hard surface and tap it a few times. If that fails, heat the tip just a bit with a lighter. If THAT fails, then I trash it.
sbell111
Member
Many of these parker-style gel refills have a plastic body. Heating these with a lighter is not advised.
TellicoTurning
Member
We used to buy refilled cartridges for my printer at the last job I had... It usually meant I spent about 15-45 minutes running hot water over the cartridges before they would start to print... you might try the same thing with the gel refills.... might even just dip them in really hot water a few times... otherwise the gel may have set and the refills are just trash.. good luck!
HEAT
Warm water on the tip rubbing gently can clear it when the ink has set around the tip. I have used heat (maybe 125 degrees) putting the whole refill in the oven on low heat - not hot enough to burn if you handle it with your bare hands or to melt the plastic..