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How to Revive a Sharpie – 3 Top Tips

By Tony Bridges 2 Comments | Last Updated November 17, 2020

3 top tips to fix a dried out sharpie 1

We all love Sharpies but sometimes when they have been left a while they just stop working. Don’t worry in this guide we are going to show you how to revive a dried out Sharpie.

Following our tips, you should be able to get more ink out of a Sharpie that has dried up or even an old sharpie that you found lying around. so that it will work again back to life.

When a Sharpie marker or any other alcohol-based permanent marker dries up it usually still has ink in the reservoir; the tip has just dried out and lost its absorbency. Here are my 3 top tips on what to do when your Sharpie dries up.

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