I don't know why it didn't dawn on me long ago. If you don't want to pour contents into an eyedropper or a Pelikan barrel, the Sheaffer Snorkel is the perfect pen to drain those 6ml ink vials!
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I don't know why it didn't dawn on me long ago. If you don't want to pour contents into an eyedropper or a Pelikan barrel, the Sheaffer Snorkel is the perfect pen to drain those 6ml ink vials!
Ya think? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by FredRydr
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Call it an epiphany. A "Eureka!" moment. Now tell me you've been doing it for years.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jon Szanto
While we're at it, what's the favored method of removing label glue from those vials? I don't want to dissolve them with acetone.
If I can't get it off simply by rubbing it off with my thumb, I put a little Goo-Gone on a paper towel and clean it off. Doesn't affect the vial at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by FredRydr
I've been doing it for years.Quote:
Originally Posted by FredRydrCall it an epiphany. A "Eureka!" moment. Now tell me you've been doing it for years.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jon Szanto
(Nope. Pen's too hard to flush out to use as a tester for samples. I still use syringes, but if I travelled with a Snork I'd take ink in vials)
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Originally Posted by FredRydr
Anything oily . Cooking oil works as does WD40 . I found that out years ago when I would buy plastic baits for bass fishing . At one point they started adding a bit of scented oil to the outside of the baits and ever after the labels would eventually fall off of the bags due to the oil dissolving the glue through the bag . WD40 is faster but any oil will work and does no damage to the plastic the gum is on .
Eddie
Zippo lighter fluid.Quote:
Originally Posted by FredRydr
AKA Naptha as Ron Zorn always says. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by christofZippo lighter fluid.Quote:
Originally Posted by FredRydr
Goo Gone or Sticky Tape remover usually works too.
Peanut butter. The oil dissolves the glue and the tiny peanut bits scrub it away.Quote:
Originally Posted by christofZippo lighter fluid.Quote:
Originally Posted by FredRydr
Here's another alternative that intrigues me: https://www.gouletpens.com/collectio...13945996705835
Alex
Ron Zorn also says that Goo Gone has damaged some pens.Quote:
Originally Posted by ChrissyAKA Naptha as Ron Zorn always says. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by christofZippo lighter fluid.Quote:
Originally Posted by FredRydr
Goo Gone or Sticky Tape remover usually works too.
Thank you for the advice, Geeks!Quote:
Originally Posted by FredRydr
Yes he has said this, but it's OK to use on vials or glass. :offtopic: I used it on a new champagne flute the other day, but I couldn't get the label off no matter what I tried. Bits of it are still there under the base. Hopefully one day it will have rubbed off. :blink:Quote:
Originally Posted by KrazyIvanRon Zorn also says that Goo Gone has damaged some pens.Quote:
Originally Posted by ChrissyAKA Naptha as Ron Zorn always says. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by christofZippo lighter fluid.Quote:
Originally Posted by FredRydr
Goo Gone or Sticky Tape remover usually works too.
I keep syringes around for exactly that reason. Really adds a new depth to the 'fountain pen addict' moniker.Quote:
Originally Posted by FredRydr
I had pens in the brain not the ink vials. :crazy_pilot: Don't we all?Quote:
Originally Posted by ChrissyYes he has said this, but it's OK to use on vials or glass. :offtopic: I used it on a new champagne flute the other day, but I couldn't get the label off no matter what I tried. Bits of it are still there under the base. Hopefully one day it will have rubbed off. :blink:Quote:
Originally Posted by KrazyIvanRon Zorn also says that Goo Gone has damaged some pens.Quote:
Originally Posted by ChrissyAKA Naptha as Ron Zorn always says. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by christofZippo lighter fluid.Quote:
Originally Posted by FredRydr
Goo Gone or Sticky Tape remover usually works too.
Yes indeed. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by KrazyIvan