omg this is so helpful!! i was thinking about throwing away my old alcohol based markers, because i got new ones, but my mom told me to search up how to fix them and i found this! again, thank you for posting this amazing tutorial!
So glad to help. I found that using 90% alcohol works well and if you buy denatured alcohol in the paint thinning aisle of your local Walmart, that works even better....
If you bought your Spectrum's recently, and they are dry, contact the company. I did and they replaced several of mine. I was so frustrated as I bought them and opened the package and they were already almost dry....Not the greatest endorsement for them. Also, I bought them at Joanns and AC Moore and they were the old style of their marker, so I'm not sure how long they had them in their warehouse. I took photos of them and the makers said they were the old barrel style, and that made me even madder, because I wouldn't have thought that those stores would have sold old products...Any way, that's my rant about them. You might not have great success with this technique if your markers are really dry. It will work if they are starting to dry out, but if they are really dry and you haven't had them a long time, I'd still contact Crafters' Companions (the maker of them.) Hope that info helped you a little bit....Sandy
@@philosophyfulmination8031 No, mine came out of the package dry. If you haven't used them much, maybe they'll do something about it, but they told me that my caps were the old style, and I said I just had bought them at ACMoore (a craft store that since is out of business), and they came with those caps..they then apologized and sent replacements.
@@philosophyfulmination8031 That's so sad. You might want to contact them, or buy one of the refills they sell, to see if that will fix them. If you type in what's wrong with your copic on google, it might take you to an answer too. I typed in "what to do if your copic doesn't work" and four videos came up.
Thanks, I have three ohuhus that were dry and I thought I'd have to replace them, they are back to being smooth and wonderful. Way cheaper than buying new markers. I used rubbing alcohol, but it had the exact same effect. I use rubbing alcohol to clean surfaces I want to paint and cleaning up after I use my markers
I must have mislead you in the video, as I used rubbing alcohol, 90%. I'm so glad that it worked for your markers. If you used 70% alcohol, it might (over time) be less effective for refreshing the markers, because it's got a some kind of filler (maybe water) rather than the 90% version. I hope that made sense, and if it didn't, email me and I'll try to explain myself better. saundralparker@yahoo.com. I really try to find as many cost savings for other crafters as possible, because let's face it, there are a lot of ways to spend money on crafts...haha....Sandy
Please use the highest percentage alcohol..90% or denatured alcohol work best. Let me know how it goes. A few drops is all you need, as if you use too much, it can seep out and damage your nibs....Sandy
I'm so glad I could help. I try a lot of different things and am really conscious of the amount of money viewers can spend on our craft tools....If you have any other techniques or issues that I could make a video on, please let me know and I'd be happy to help...Sandy
So happy I could help. Just an fyi, mine redried much quicker after this alcohol application, but it could be because they were also running lower on ink....still, it's a great way to get more life from your markers.
Wow I have to say a big thank you to you! I am so glad I kept my le plume pens after so many years of them sitting there. The colours were just too pretty and I couldn't part with them even though they didn't work. Your video was super helpful thank you again! Subscribed!
So glad I could be of help to you. I didn't know Le Plume made alcohol markers...only thought they were water based, so I learned something new from you as well...Thanks. Sandy
@@craftingforalmosteveryone Oops sorry to say I don't want to mislead you that Le Plume pens are actually water based. I just wanted to do alcohol as the water seemed like it wasn't reviving them...I wonder if it has to do with the hardness of my water?
@@missmonique258 I'm so glad you wrote back, as I believe the alcohol will ruin your markers...if you haven't tried it yet, please don't. Maybe you've heard of Lindsay the Frugal Crafter, she's been on YT forever and has done a ton of videos on saving money on things like how to refill markers and I found one of her videos that is specifically for water based markers and she walks you through how to re wet them and how to reink them if they have no color. Here's her video.. ruclips.net/video/vmOJLBjF5LQ/видео.html I really hope this helps you. Best of luck. Sandy
I've had a lot of questions about what alternatives you can use to 90% alcohol and the answer is, I wouldn't use anything else, as it could ruin your marker...Hope that helped you as well. Sandy
Thank you so much! My sister bought some off brand markers off Wish and so many came dry (but surprisingly they were actually really easy to use and I've done some awesome art with them) Can't wait to try this! So you recommend 91% alcohol?
Yes, definitely use the highest percentage alcohol you can find, as the other lesser percentages have fillers that may ruin your markers. Don't put in a lot, a few drops is plenty.. Hope this helps you be able to use those dry markers. I had the same thing happen with Spectrum Noir markers, and I was so mad....
I'm so glad I can help. Don't put a lot of alcohol in...try a few drops first and see how it does....I recommend 90% or denatured alcohol you'd buy in the paint section of a hardware store, as Lindsay the frugal crafter says that's what she uses to fill hers....Sandy
Please don't use sanitizer as it has other ingredients in it and it may ruin your markers. Sorry I haven't responded sooner, as I was out of town. 90% alcohol is the best thing to use and if you live in the US, you can buy it at Dollar General stores.
This is so helpful ! I tried it with my water based markers ( I added some water to them NOT ALCOHOL ) I just wonder how long will they work ? I hope they'll last for good period
Lindsay uses denatured alcohol, but a lot of other people have recommended the 90% so I've used it and haven't had a problem with it. Let me know what you think. Sandy
Oh, most important part. I read Lindsay's comments when they asked why denatured alcohol and she said because it's stronger and has less water. That's why I chose the 90% when other people said use any alcohol. Thanks for asking. Sandy
Hope that helped, and she may have another reason that she didn't mention, but it's been working ok for me without any problems so I hope it works for you too. If you find some alcohol markers at your thrift store, at least you wouldn't have to really worry about how dry they are when you are thinking about buying them.
No you'll ruin your markers. Alcohol markers are alcohol based so require a high percentage alcohol to refresh them. Water will destroy them and hand sanitizer has added ingredients that make them almost gel like, and that's not good for your markers either...Hope you can find an inexpensive bottle of 90% rubbing alcohol...If you're in the US, you can find it at Dollar General for around $3.
Thank you sososooo much, I'll see if this worked by tomorrow. I'll edit the comment and let you know! but... this helped my anxiety about my markers... so... thank you!
I'm glad to help. Don't over saturate, just a few drops of alcohol and then let the markers lay on their side so both nibs get alcohol...can't wait to hear how it worked for you. Sandy
@@craftingforalmosteveryone It worked great! for the most part... I may add a little more, because it's still kind of dryish...but I think I was a little shy with it. THANK YOU SO MUCH!
@@pastelgrandma9417 It was smart for you to add less, as you can always add more alcohol, but if you really saturate them, you can ruin a marker...I know because it happened to me...darn it....So happy your markers are going to work for you again...Sandy
Sherri, I think this is the first comment I've gotten from you and thanks for the nice note. I hope to hear from you again. Please let me know if you have any particular subject you'd like to see a video on. Sandy
You're fine. Yes, the 91% alcohol that you would buy at a drug store...and, if you can't find that, your hardware store will have something called denatured alcohol in the paint department, and it will work well too...Sandy
I'm really glad it helped..Make sure you use the highest concenrate of alcohol available 91% I think, although for some reason, I thought it was 90%....If you get anything in the 90's, you should be fine... Just a few drops...
I wouldn't recommend it as there are other ingredients in hand sanitizer that could ruin your marker. If you want to try it, I'd only do it with a marker I was OK if I ruined it, as you very well might. And the other ingredients in hand sanitizer also might make your marker no longer the same color or consistency. I'd stick to a good alcohol. Good luck.
I was hoping this would work on the dried out Faber-Castell Pitt Artist Pens, no such luck. I see on their website that they are "India ink" pens. What was odd was that only some of the set dried out and the others are perfectly were fine.
That's so frustrating, isn't it? I bought Spectrum Noirs that were almost completely dry when I opened the packaging. So I contacted them and they said that was there older version....and I responded that I'd just bought them at AC Moore and if they were still selling them, then the company should stand behind them, so they send me replacements...I hate it when you have to fight with a company for them to back their products...Did you contact Faber-Castell about your pens? They should back them..
It can be two things...It can be going dry and if that's the case, it will tug on the paper instead of more like gliding across. Or, you could have used it so much, you're running out of ink. I'd try adding the rubbing alcohol and if it doesn't darken after sitting flat for a day or so, you need to buy either a new marker, or a refill. Hope that helped. Sandy
Glad to help. Some companies will replace markers when they have problems like that, so if the tip (or nib) is damaged, you should contact them and see if they will replace it...
No, because nail polish remover isn't alcohol and it will ruin your markers. I looked up nail polish remover and here's what the internet said. Here's the simple secret: While acetone will work faster at getting the polish off of your nails, non-acetone removers will be gentler to them. ... Isopropyl alcohol is typically used in the making of acetone. The key active ingredient in non-acetone removers is usually ethyl acetate. Your markers are alcohol based, so you need a strong alcohol to work with them and if you have acetone nail polish remover, I'd check the percentage of alcohol. If it's not 90% or greater, it won't work..
You can put the same nib back, as long as it's not worn down. And if it is worn down, your ink is probably gone, and you should replace the entire marker. I've never worn down a nib, so I haven't replaced mine...and I know I haven't used any of my markers enough to have used up the ink...(at least I think I haven't used them that much...) Best of luck...Sandy
You can try using them after an hour and seeing if it works, it might be a lighter shade if the ink hasn't had time to completely interact with the new alcohol. Good luck with your project, I hope the markers work for you in a short amount of time. Sandy
This might be a stupid question, but does it HAVE to be rubbing alcohol? I have lime extract, which I think has a bit of alcohol in it. Can I use that instead? Lol.
No, you need to use either 90% rubbing alcohol or denatured alcohol that you'd buy in a hardware store...either will work. there isn't enough alcohol by percentage in lime extract to make the marker work...
@@craftingforalmosteveryone Okay, thank you! I was just trying to be cheap and take a shortcut if I could, lol. I'll run to the store tomorrow because I have more than a few markers that need saving! Thank you!
@@Rose0004 It was good that you asked, and I hope you find the alcohol....You might not, as a lot of stores have had a run on it, so if that happens, go to the paint dept of a hardware store and buy denatured alcohol..it's the best for this..
@@craftingforalmosteveryone Thank you! And you're right about not finding the alcohol. Every place is out, so I had to order it, but should arrive tomorrow. I have about 20 or so markers that need saving, so I really appreciate your video helping me out! Thanks again! :D
I found my copic without its cap on and its all dried out but the marker itself *was* brand new. So is using alchohol work or does it damage the nib? ALSO i do know you should not use rubbing alcohol! u should use the other one
I've used rubbing alcohol, 90% and it's worked well for me, but it's up to you what to do. As for your Copic, you might want to contact the company to ask them for advice instead of trying something yourself. Best of luck to you. Sandy
oh awesome! Thank you! I bought a knockoff set Nov 1, 2018 (omg, lol) and finally using them with the neurographic art style and I was getting stressed out cause my $113.98 set are not all working. I'll try this! Have a fantastic day from Ontario, Canada, Jan 24, 2022 =o) 🌺
Please make sure to use the 90% alcohol or denatured alcohol that you'd buy in the paint section of a hardware store...Always love to talk to our Canadian friends. I only live a couple of hours from Buffalo, in N/W PA, near Lake Erie. Sandy
I don't know. Do you have a dry marker that's a Sharpie that you would be willing to experiment with? I think I'd try that before trying it on your good markers...If you know anyone that does house painting, there's a product called denatured alcohol that I'm not sure what they use it for, but if you could get 1/2 cup of that, you would have enough to reink a lot of markers...only using a few drops. Best of luck...if vodka works well, will you let me know? I think I would worry about the other additives of vodka (if there are any), and that maybe the inside of the marker would mold from them..just my two cents. Sandy
@@alliegood3707 Good to hear...I'd keep the markers you added it to separately, so you can check it in maybe a month to see if there's any mold inside...Great tip...
No, it will just ruin your marker. If you want alcohol based markers, I really like Touch Five markers and you can get a set of 80 of them for about $30 on ebay. Here's a link so you can check them out. tinyurl.com/ycvlblv4 I know a lot of people think you have to buy very expensive alcohol markers, but I've used these markers for over a year for all of my coloring and they are a lot wetter than the Spectrum Noirs that are more expensive and are a lot drier (in my opinion.) Hope I helped. Sandy
Crafting For Almost Everyone I am thinking about getting some alcohol markers so I looked in the comments and saw that you segested getting 80 for $30 so I will buy those, thank you Crafting For Almost Everyone.
If you have any eye drops, you could clean out the bottle and fill it with alcohol, or you can get this dropper at dollartree if you're in the US. www.dollartree.com/product/337535
Yes, because after doing this a few times, your marker is probably out of ink, and you need to re-ink it. Some alcohol marker companies offer reinkers..I know Altenew and Copic do.
Glad to help. Hope you can make your markers work well again, but this only works if they are dry but still have ink. If they're low on ink, it won't help....
Nail polish remover strips the alcohol from the nib...Alcohol put into an alcohol marker, makes the ink more usable, but if you do this repeatedly, there's no ink left to rehydrate. Nail polish remover will ultimately destroy your markers.
Definitely it will work for your Bic Markers if they are alcohol based, and also for the Ohuhu's...as long as they are a permanent marker, this will work. Sandy
I would only use 91% or in a hardware store paint department, they sell denatured alcohol, and that will work as well. The lower percentage alcohols aren't strong enough to be effective. I did talk to a woman who used vodka, but I don't know enough about it to tell you to try it and I'd hate to see you ruin an alcohol marker without knowing more. Sandy
This will work for any marker that is alcohol based. I went to Prismacolor's website and looked for the word permanent or alcohol based, and didn't find either. If you can find the word "permanent" or "alcohol" on the packaging, then they are alcohol based and it will work for them...but just to be safe, I'd start with a marker that you aren't in love with the color, so if it ruins it, you won't be devastated.. Sandy
There's denatured alcohol that you'd buy in a hardware store in the paint section, but that's the only ways I know of to do this, unless you have alcohol marker reinkers...
If you want to try it on a very inexpensive alcohol marker like a Sharpie first, that's smart...but I think you'll find you'll get better results from the higher percentage alcohol...90% since it's more alcohol and less fillers.
I've only ever tried rubbing alcohol and there's denatured alcohol that you can use that you'd find in a paint department. I tried to find out the difference online, and couldn't. Maybe you can try it on an alcohol marker you don't care if you ruin, like a Sharpie, and if it works on the Sharpie, it should work on others, but again, I'm not sure, so would be careful before trying it. Sandy
Absolutely...If they are super dry, it's not going to help much, but if they are just getting to the point where the nib has trouble putting out enough pigment on your paper, I think it's going to help (at least in the short run.) I recommend using a higher concentrate of alcohol, like 90%, or if you have a man in your family that is handy and he has some denatured alcohol (that you buy in the paint department of a hardware store), that's even better according to Lindsay the Frugal crafter. Hope it helps...I love my Touch Five markers, as they haven't gotten dry anything like the Spectrum Noirs. I bought some of the Spectrums and they came out of the package dry...and that's frustrating They replaced them, but it was a bummer that I couldn't use them right away. Make sure after you add the alcohol, to lay it flat so the alcohol goes to both ends of the marker...good luck with it..>Sandy
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Thanks, I just wondered. I'm glad you found someone on RUclips that could help you in any way....that's what I think RUclips should be...a network of people helping others to have better, happier, more productive lives...
I'm sorry I just found your comment. I had to look up the difference between the two alcohols and here's the difference. The main difference between isopropyl alcohol and rubbing alcohol is the concentration. The concentration of isopropyl alcohol is 100%, while the concentration of rubbing alcohol is less because of the addition of water. The higher the percentage of alcohol, the better, so I think if you only use isopropyl alcohol that's 100%, you're using the best option available. Hope you feel better about continuing on with re-wetting your dried markers. I know a lot of RUclipsrs don't respond to comments, but I always do, so if you have a question for me, you can either add leave a comment, or email me at saundralparker@yahoo.com and I'd be happy to help if I can. If you add it to a string of comments from you to me and me to you, those comments can get lost by YTube, so it might be better to email me to be sure I see the question. Sandy
I had that happen with Spectrum Noirs that I bought at Joanns and they replaced the dry ones. Maybe you could contact the maker to replace yours...Sandy
If the marker is really dry, this might only help for the short term. If it's just starting to get dry, you should be fine using this technique. Let me know how it works for you..
I've never seen 96% alcohol, but I don't see why not. Maybe try it on a color you wouldn't mind losing if it's too strong. I hope it does work for you...Best of luck...Sandy
Over time if you keep refilling and refilling with alcohol, it will, but if it's just a matter of the alcohol drying out and not drying out from over use, the color should stay the same. I think the problem most of us have, is we don't use our alcohol markers up, they just dry out...and if they dry out, the color is there, it's the alcohol that's gone, and that's what this method is for. Hope that answered your question. Sandy
Hope you gave this a try. I just bought denatured alcohol in the paint section of Walmart. Lindsay the frugal crafter says it works great for refilling alcohol markers. I may try it on video to see if there's a significant different between this alcohol and regular over the counter varieties...Sandy
No don't use acetone, as it will destroy your marker...Only use 90% alcohol or denatured alcohol, as anything else will ruin your marker... It has to do with the compatibility of the alcohol that is used in the marker and making sure the alcohol you add is the same quality as what was used in the marker in the first place.
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omg this is so helpful!! i was thinking about throwing away my old alcohol based markers, because i got new ones, but my mom told me to search up how to fix them and i found this! again, thank you for posting this amazing tutorial!
So glad to help. I found that using 90% alcohol works well and if you buy denatured alcohol in the paint thinning aisle of your local Walmart, that works even better....
Thanks so much for sharing I was about to throw out my whole set of spectrum noirs. U just saved me soo much $$.
If you bought your Spectrum's recently, and they are dry, contact the company. I did and they replaced several of mine. I was so frustrated as I bought them and opened the package and they were already almost dry....Not the greatest endorsement for them. Also, I bought them at Joanns and AC Moore and they were the old style of their marker, so I'm not sure how long they had them in their warehouse. I took photos of them and the makers said they were the old barrel style, and that made me even madder, because I wouldn't have thought that those stores would have sold old products...Any way, that's my rant about them. You might not have great success with this technique if your markers are really dry. It will work if they are starting to dry out, but if they are really dry and you haven't had them a long time, I'd still contact Crafters' Companions (the maker of them.) Hope that info helped you a little bit....Sandy
@@craftingforalmosteveryone how recent is recent mines was about a year ago
@@philosophyfulmination8031 No, mine came out of the package dry. If you haven't used them much, maybe they'll do something about it, but they told me that my caps were the old style, and I said I just had bought them at ACMoore (a craft store that since is out of business), and they came with those caps..they then apologized and sent replacements.
@@craftingforalmosteveryone oh danggit this is tragic my copics dont work now 😢
@@philosophyfulmination8031 That's so sad. You might want to contact them, or buy one of the refills they sell, to see if that will fix them. If you type in what's wrong with your copic on google, it might take you to an answer too. I typed in "what to do if your copic doesn't work" and four videos came up.
Just fixed my copic extra wide marker for 99 cents. Thank you so much!!!
YAY!! So glad it worked for you...Sandy
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Did it dilute the color at all? Im assuming youve been doing this a lot, so does it still look good?
Thanks, I have three ohuhus that were dry and I thought I'd have to replace them, they are back to being smooth and wonderful. Way cheaper than buying new markers. I used rubbing alcohol, but it had the exact same effect. I use rubbing alcohol to clean surfaces I want to paint and cleaning up after I use my markers
I must have mislead you in the video, as I used rubbing alcohol, 90%. I'm so glad that it worked for your markers. If you used 70% alcohol, it might (over time) be less effective for refreshing the markers, because it's got a some kind of filler (maybe water) rather than the 90% version. I hope that made sense, and if it didn't, email me and I'll try to explain myself better. saundralparker@yahoo.com. I really try to find as many cost savings for other crafters as possible, because let's face it, there are a lot of ways to spend money on crafts...haha....Sandy
@@craftingforalmosteveryone Does 70% Isopropyl alcohol work? that's all i have, it's an antiseptic.
@@clarity150 No you need 90% because of the water or other fillers in 70%...and you might ruin your markers with 70%..
I will definitely try this. Some of mine are getting dry and I was gonna try to order just the one marker but I'll try this first. Thanks for the tip!
Please use the highest percentage alcohol..90% or denatured alcohol work best. Let me know how it goes. A few drops is all you need, as if you use too much, it can seep out and damage your nibs....Sandy
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I'm so glad I could help. I try a lot of different things and am really conscious of the amount of money viewers can spend on our craft tools....If you have any other techniques or issues that I could make a video on, please let me know and I'd be happy to help...Sandy
Yessss thank you! I think you just helped me save one of my favorite markers.
I've never heard of a pillow marker...In order for this to work, it needs to be an alcohol based marker...Sandy
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Omg you’re the best!! This saved my markers!! Love this!!❤
So happy I could help. Just an fyi, mine redried much quicker after this alcohol application, but it could be because they were also running lower on ink....still, it's a great way to get more life from your markers.
Wow I have to say a big thank you to you! I am so glad I kept my le plume pens after so many years of them sitting there. The colours were just too pretty and I couldn't part with them even though they didn't work. Your video was super helpful thank you again! Subscribed!
So glad I could be of help to you. I didn't know Le Plume made alcohol markers...only thought they were water based, so I learned something new from you as well...Thanks. Sandy
@@craftingforalmosteveryone Oops sorry to say I don't want to mislead you that Le Plume pens are actually water based. I just wanted to do alcohol as the water seemed like it wasn't reviving them...I wonder if it has to do with the hardness of my water?
@@missmonique258 I'm so glad you wrote back, as I believe the alcohol will ruin your markers...if you haven't tried it yet, please don't. Maybe you've heard of Lindsay the Frugal Crafter, she's been on YT forever and has done a ton of videos on saving money on things like how to refill markers and I found one of her videos that is specifically for water based markers and she walks you through how to re wet them and how to reink them if they have no color. Here's her video.. ruclips.net/video/vmOJLBjF5LQ/видео.html I really hope this helps you. Best of luck. Sandy
Simple,Quick and Effective..Thank You for posting!!
I've had a lot of questions about what alternatives you can use to 90% alcohol and the answer is, I wouldn't use anything else, as it could ruin your marker...Hope that helped you as well. Sandy
Thank you for sharing this! I am going to try this before I throw them out.😊
If they aren't too dry, this should work. Lay them on their sides so the alcohol can wet both ends. Hope it works for you...
Don't throw them out as they are refillable
@@mariancolley6803 only copics are refillable-
Thank you so much!
My sister bought some off brand markers off Wish and so many came dry (but surprisingly they were actually really easy to use and I've done some awesome art with them)
Can't wait to try this!
So you recommend 91% alcohol?
Yes, definitely use the highest percentage alcohol you can find, as the other lesser percentages have fillers that may ruin your markers. Don't put in a lot, a few drops is plenty.. Hope this helps you be able to use those dry markers. I had the same thing happen with Spectrum Noir markers, and I was so mad....
Thank so much I was about to throw away my ohuhu markers until I found this! You saved me so much money!
I'm so glad I can help. Don't put a lot of alcohol in...try a few drops first and see how it does....I recommend 90% or denatured alcohol you'd buy in the paint section of a hardware store, as Lindsay the frugal crafter says that's what she uses to fill hers....Sandy
This is helpful! I wonder if I could use hand sanitizer since it's alcohol too
Please don't use sanitizer as it has other ingredients in it and it may ruin your markers. Sorry I haven't responded sooner, as I was out of town. 90% alcohol is the best thing to use and if you live in the US, you can buy it at Dollar General stores.
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So glad I could help..
Perfect timing Sandy. I have a couple dry markers and was going to search on YT on how to take care of it. Thanks. Have a safe and a Happy 4th.
So sorry I never got this comment until today...3 years later...weird, huh? Hope you tried this and that it worked for you. Sandy
This is so helpful ! I tried it with my water based markers ( I added some water to them NOT ALCOHOL ) I just wonder how long will they work ? I hope they'll last for good period
They stay wet for quite a while, but since alcohol evaporates, you'll need to keep rewetting over time.
@@craftingforalmosteveryone that's cool thank you for your reply 😍😍😍 I bought a set of touchfive and 6 of them were dried out without being used
I hope it works because I got a brand new set from #### and 4 did not function correctly. The big nib might need to be stored with that end down.
Hope it works for you. Might want to put a drop or two of alcohol on that big nib..
Wow that is great!! I don't know why I thought it had to be denatured alcohol. I am so happy that it doesn't!!! You rock!!!!
Lindsay uses denatured alcohol, but a lot of other people have recommended the 90% so I've used it and haven't had a problem with it. Let me know what you think. Sandy
Oh, most important part. I read Lindsay's comments when they asked why denatured alcohol and she said because it's stronger and has less water. That's why I chose the 90% when other people said use any alcohol. Thanks for asking. Sandy
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Hope that helped, and she may have another reason that she didn't mention, but it's been working ok for me without any problems so I hope it works for you too. If you find some alcohol markers at your thrift store, at least you wouldn't have to really worry about how dry they are when you are thinking about buying them.
+Crafting For Almost Everyone That is so true!
Can I do this with water or like normal hand sanitizer?
No you'll ruin your markers. Alcohol markers are alcohol based so require a high percentage alcohol to refresh them. Water will destroy them and hand sanitizer has added ingredients that make them almost gel like, and that's not good for your markers either...Hope you can find an inexpensive bottle of 90% rubbing alcohol...If you're in the US, you can find it at Dollar General for around $3.
Thank you, you just saved my skin markers!
I hope this worked for you...Let me know how it went...saundralparker@yahoo.com...Sandy
Thank you sososooo much, I'll see if this worked by tomorrow. I'll edit the comment and let you know! but... this helped my anxiety about my markers... so... thank you!
I'm glad to help. Don't over saturate, just a few drops of alcohol and then let the markers lay on their side so both nibs get alcohol...can't wait to hear how it worked for you. Sandy
@@craftingforalmosteveryone It worked great! for the most part... I may add a little more, because it's still kind of dryish...but I think I was a little shy with it. THANK YOU SO MUCH!
@@pastelgrandma9417 It was smart for you to add less, as you can always add more alcohol, but if you really saturate them, you can ruin a marker...I know because it happened to me...darn it....So happy your markers are going to work for you again...Sandy
Hello, thank you for the tip.
Glad I could be of help.
Will this work with Prismacolor markers as well?
If they are alcohol based, then yes.
Thanks so much for the great refurbishing tip!
Sherri, I think this is the first comment I've gotten from you and thanks for the nice note. I hope to hear from you again. Please let me know if you have any particular subject you'd like to see a video on. Sandy
Sorry about my wrong grammars but can you use alcohol that you put on your skin...or thats basicly the same thing in the vid sorry i sound stupid :,)
You're fine. Yes, the 91% alcohol that you would buy at a drug store...and, if you can't find that, your hardware store will have something called denatured alcohol in the paint department, and it will work well too...Sandy
@@craftingforalmosteveryone Thank you very much!!
This was really helpful, it saved me money. Thank you! :)
I'm really glad it helped..Make sure you use the highest concenrate of alcohol available 91% I think, although for some reason, I thought it was 90%....If you get anything in the 90's, you should be fine... Just a few drops...
Can I use hand sanitizer? Since they have a lot of alcohol in them?
I wouldn't recommend it as there are other ingredients in hand sanitizer that could ruin your marker. If you want to try it, I'd only do it with a marker I was OK if I ruined it, as you very well might. And the other ingredients in hand sanitizer also might make your marker no longer the same color or consistency. I'd stick to a good alcohol. Good luck.
Will the alcohol made for alcohol markers work too
I'm not sure what alcohol you're referring to...sorry.
I was hoping this would work on the dried out Faber-Castell Pitt Artist Pens, no such luck. I see on their website that they are "India ink" pens. What was odd was that only some of the set dried out and the others are perfectly were fine.
That's so frustrating, isn't it? I bought Spectrum Noirs that were almost completely dry when I opened the packaging. So I contacted them and they said that was there older version....and I responded that I'd just bought them at AC Moore and if they were still selling them, then the company should stand behind them, so they send me replacements...I hate it when you have to fight with a company for them to back their products...Did you contact Faber-Castell about your pens? They should back them..
is there something i can do if my black marker is turning grey?
It can be two things...It can be going dry and if that's the case, it will tug on the paper instead of more like gliding across. Or, you could have used it so much, you're running out of ink. I'd try adding the rubbing alcohol and if it doesn't darken after sitting flat for a day or so, you need to buy either a new marker, or a refill. Hope that helped. Sandy
I tried this with my clear blender marker and puddles of the alcohol fwiw out. Did I add too much?
Yes, try just a few drops. I would use your colorless blender on a paper towel until it no longer leaks out excess alcohol and then it should be fine.
Would 99% rubbing alcohol be better and if i put it in one side will it also hydrate the other side/nib or do I need to do each separately?
You can do it either way, as long as you lay the marker on its side to store, so the ink always hydrates both nibs. Hope that helped.
@@craftingforalmosteveryone thank you, but again, would 99% or 91% be better?
Thank you, this was so helpful!
So glad I could help...Sandy
The bullet tip in my brand new marker fell off so I need to fix it thx for the tip
Glad to help. Some companies will replace markers when they have problems like that, so if the tip (or nib) is damaged, you should contact them and see if they will replace it...
Crafting For Almost Everyone oh no I meant the cap fell off and anyway I let it sit overnight and the ink went back it it’s fine now
Thanks! I have some markers that I will try this on.
Great, hope it works well for you.
Gr8 Video, but can I use nail polish remover if I don't have 91% Alcohol?
No, because nail polish remover isn't alcohol and it will ruin your markers. I looked up nail polish remover and here's what the internet said. Here's the simple secret: While acetone will work faster at getting the polish off of your nails, non-acetone removers will be gentler to them. ... Isopropyl alcohol is typically used in the making of acetone. The key active ingredient in non-acetone removers is usually ethyl acetate.
Your markers are alcohol based, so you need a strong alcohol to work with them and if you have acetone nail polish remover, I'd check the percentage of alcohol. If it's not 90% or greater, it won't work..
Okay Thx u so much
@@fundaygamet9437 Hope you're able to find 91% alcohol...if not, you can find denatured alcohol in hardware stores in the paint department.
@@craftingforalmosteveryone Okay thx u
Awesome, thank you so much for the thos demonstration.
Really glad I could help...
Hi. Can I mix the Alcohol with water? Mine has nearly run out.
No, you'll ruin your marker...you can only use alcohol.
Do i have to replace the nib as well? Or can i put the same nib back?
You can put the same nib back, as long as it's not worn down. And if it is worn down, your ink is probably gone, and you should replace the entire marker. I've never worn down a nib, so I haven't replaced mine...and I know I haven't used any of my markers enough to have used up the ink...(at least I think I haven't used them that much...) Best of luck...Sandy
do they have to sit overnight? im low on time lmao. is 30 minutes to 1 hour acceptable 😂
You can try using them after an hour and seeing if it works, it might be a lighter shade if the ink hasn't had time to completely interact with the new alcohol. Good luck with your project, I hope the markers work for you in a short amount of time. Sandy
This might be a stupid question, but does it HAVE to be rubbing alcohol? I have lime extract, which I think has a bit of alcohol in it. Can I use that instead? Lol.
No, you need to use either 90% rubbing alcohol or denatured alcohol that you'd buy in a hardware store...either will work. there isn't enough alcohol by percentage in lime extract to make the marker work...
@@craftingforalmosteveryone Okay, thank you! I was just trying to be cheap and take a shortcut if I could, lol. I'll run to the store tomorrow because I have more than a few markers that need saving! Thank you!
@@Rose0004 It was good that you asked, and I hope you find the alcohol....You might not, as a lot of stores have had a run on it, so if that happens, go to the paint dept of a hardware store and buy denatured alcohol..it's the best for this..
@@craftingforalmosteveryone Thank you! And you're right about not finding the alcohol. Every place is out, so I had to order it, but should arrive tomorrow. I have about 20 or so markers that need saving, so I really appreciate your video helping me out! Thanks again! :D
@@Rose0004 Good luck with filling them. I'd add a few drops only to each marker, as I've had mine get over filled at times..
I found my copic without its cap on and its all dried out but the marker itself *was* brand new. So is using alchohol work or does it damage the nib?
ALSO i do know you should not use rubbing alcohol! u should use the other one
I've used rubbing alcohol, 90% and it's worked well for me, but it's up to you what to do. As for your Copic, you might want to contact the company to ask them for advice instead of trying something yourself. Best of luck to you. Sandy
oh awesome! Thank you! I bought a knockoff set Nov 1, 2018 (omg, lol) and finally using them with the neurographic art style and I was getting stressed out cause my $113.98 set are not all working. I'll try this! Have a fantastic day from Ontario, Canada, Jan 24, 2022 =o) 🌺
Please make sure to use the 90% alcohol or denatured alcohol that you'd buy in the paint section of a hardware store...Always love to talk to our Canadian friends. I only live a couple of hours from Buffalo, in N/W PA, near Lake Erie. Sandy
@@craftingforalmosteveryone I tried it and some worked! I'll try again on the other ones, maybe I didn't put enough in?
Can i use ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL 70% SOLUTION?
I don't think it's strong enough to do a good job...I think you'll be disappointed if you do as it will ruin your marker.
It worked for my markers but I wouldn't recommend it
Can I use vodka?? I have ohuhu which sadly doesn’t have refills and I was almost done with a piece. Just my luck
I don't know. Do you have a dry marker that's a Sharpie that you would be willing to experiment with? I think I'd try that before trying it on your good markers...If you know anyone that does house painting, there's a product called denatured alcohol that I'm not sure what they use it for, but if you could get 1/2 cup of that, you would have enough to reink a lot of markers...only using a few drops. Best of luck...if vodka works well, will you let me know? I think I would worry about the other additives of vodka (if there are any), and that maybe the inside of the marker would mold from them..just my two cents. Sandy
Crafting For Almost Everyone I tried it. The company is sending me a new marker. But the vodka worked great! Good thing my boyfriend drinks haha
@@alliegood3707 Good to hear...I'd keep the markers you added it to separately, so you can check it in maybe a month to see if there's any mold inside...Great tip...
can this method turn waterbase markers into alcohol base markers???
No, it will just ruin your marker. If you want alcohol based markers, I really like Touch Five markers and you can get a set of 80 of them for about $30 on ebay. Here's a link so you can check them out. tinyurl.com/ycvlblv4 I know a lot of people think you have to buy very expensive alcohol markers, but I've used these markers for over a year for all of my coloring and they are a lot wetter than the Spectrum Noirs that are more expensive and are a lot drier (in my opinion.) Hope I helped. Sandy
Crafting For Almost Everyone I am thinking about getting some alcohol markers so I looked in the comments and saw that you segested getting 80 for $30 so I will buy those, thank you Crafting For Almost Everyone.
What if we don’t have that eye drop thing..? Is there anything else we could use?
If you have any eye drops, you could clean out the bottle and fill it with alcohol, or you can get this dropper at dollartree if you're in the US. www.dollartree.com/product/337535
@@craftingforalmosteveryone thank you ^^
It will lose the colour in time if i do that many times?
Yes, because after doing this a few times, your marker is probably out of ink, and you need to re-ink it. Some alcohol marker companies offer reinkers..I know Altenew and Copic do.
Thank you so much!
Glad I could help...
Can i use hand sanitizer instead of rubbing alcohol? 😅🤔
No, sorry...I've heard vodka works, but didn't try it myself, so can't recommend it.
great thank you
Glad to help. Hope you can make your markers work well again, but this only works if they are dry but still have ink. If they're low on ink, it won't help....
Thank U VERYY MUCH
Glad to help..Sandy
when u keep doing it over and over again does it make the marker dull cuz it did for me when i tryed it with nail polish remover
Nail polish remover strips the alcohol from the nib...Alcohol put into an alcohol marker, makes the ink more usable, but if you do this repeatedly, there's no ink left to rehydrate. Nail polish remover will ultimately destroy your markers.
Does it works with disinfectants? Pleaas Help meeeee
No, you have to either use denatured alcohol from a paint department of a hardware store or 90% rubbing alcohol. Sorry.
thank you!
Glad to help.
I'm gonna try that
I hope it works for you.
Can this work for Bic Markers and Ohuhu Art Markers?
Definitely it will work for your Bic Markers if they are alcohol based, and also for the Ohuhu's...as long as they are a permanent marker, this will work. Sandy
My bullet nibe become so faded what can i do for it??
Sounds like your ink is low...probably the only solution is buying reinker, or w new marker. Sorry, Ssndy
@@craftingforalmosteveryone I only used it for 3-4 times
Can I do this with 70% alcohol?
No, there's too much water in it..use 90% or denatured alcohol that you buy in the paint department of a hardware store.
Will any brand of alcohol can work it?
I would only use 91% or in a hardware store paint department, they sell denatured alcohol, and that will work as well. The lower percentage alcohols aren't strong enough to be effective. I did talk to a woman who used vodka, but I don't know enough about it to tell you to try it and I'd hate to see you ruin an alcohol marker without knowing more. Sandy
Thank you ma’am!
I hope it works for your markers too...Glad to help...
does it make it less pigmented?
Not if the markers have a lot of ink left in them and are just dry from age and not from over use. Hope that made sense. Sandy
@@craftingforalmosteveryone Thanks for letting me know. I tried it and it worked amazing. As good as new. Thanks, Sandy
Do you think this would work for Sharpies? I have a couple that are not necessarily bone dry but aren't very juicy anymore.
Absolutely, it's an alcohol marker. Let me know how it goes. Sandy
+Crafting For Almost Everyone I will!
Thank you sooo much for sharing this info 👍🏻👍🏻
I'm glad I can help..
Will this work for a prismacolor maker as well
This will work for any marker that is alcohol based. I went to Prismacolor's website and looked for the word permanent or alcohol based, and didn't find either. If you can find the word "permanent" or "alcohol" on the packaging, then they are alcohol based and it will work for them...but just to be safe, I'd start with a marker that you aren't in love with the color, so if it ruins it, you won't be devastated.. Sandy
Thank you!! Will a 70% alcohol will do?
You could try it, but I think the higher 90% might work better.
Crafting For Almost Everyone Thank you
Thanks it worked ☺️
So glad to hear it worked for you, YAY!
THANK YOU!! ^^
You're Welcome!
does this work on copic markers??
Yes, Copic also makes refills for their markers...
Can u do it without rubbing alcohol?
There's denatured alcohol that you'd buy in a hardware store in the paint section, but that's the only ways I know of to do this, unless you have alcohol marker reinkers...
I did this hopefully it works
Mine have been working the same since I made the video, so yours should too if you used alcohol.
can i use 70% ethyl alcohol?
If you want to try it on a very inexpensive alcohol marker like a Sharpie first, that's smart...but I think you'll find you'll get better results from the higher percentage alcohol...90% since it's more alcohol and less fillers.
U are amazing ima sub because im an artist and i have been colouring my drawings with permanent marker for years
So glad I could help. I try to find as many ways to save crafters money as possible, and am happy to help an artist...
Does 99.9 percent work?
I've never seen that percent, but 90% and above would work great.
This helped alot !!! thanks !!!
Glad to help and if you have anything you'd like me to cover In a video, please let me know. Sandy
Thnkyou for sharing.
I hope this works for you.
thank u
Hope it works for you...Sandy
Omg i need this🥰thank you
Glad to help.
@@craftingforalmosteveryone 😋 i cant get more cuase of the quartena
@@TheyLuvVergil It's definitely been a trying time....
tysm!!!!
Glad to help.
Can we use ethanol?
I've only ever tried rubbing alcohol and there's denatured alcohol that you can use that you'd find in a paint department. I tried to find out the difference online, and couldn't. Maybe you can try it on an alcohol marker you don't care if you ruin, like a Sharpie, and if it works on the Sharpie, it should work on others, but again, I'm not sure, so would be careful before trying it. Sandy
YES THANKS!
Glad I could help.
Thanks! !
Does it works with disinfectants
No, sorry.
Does nail polish remover work the same to
No, it needs to be alcohol and nail polish remover is acetate, sorry.
thanks it worked
Yay! So glad it did! Sandy
Does it wirk with 40 % too?
No, you need a high percentage alcohol.
Does this work for different brands like TouchFive?
Absolutely...If they are super dry, it's not going to help much, but if they are just getting to the point where the nib has trouble putting out enough pigment on your paper, I think it's going to help (at least in the short run.) I recommend using a higher concentrate of alcohol, like 90%, or if you have a man in your family that is handy and he has some denatured alcohol (that you buy in the paint department of a hardware store), that's even better according to Lindsay the Frugal crafter. Hope it helps...I love my Touch Five markers, as they haven't gotten dry anything like the Spectrum Noirs. I bought some of the Spectrums and they came out of the package dry...and that's frustrating They replaced them, but it was a bummer that I couldn't use them right away.
Make sure after you add the alcohol, to lay it flat so the alcohol goes to both ends of the marker...good luck with it..>Sandy
Crafting For Almost Everyone thank you very much for the answer! My marker was very dry, and it worked very well!! Thank you so much!!
- Saoirse
I'm so glad it worked. I forgot to tell you I've been contemplating your screen name and would love to know its meaning if you are willing to share.
Crafting For Almost Everyone Oh yes my name, CrankThatFrank is the RUclipsr that it’s inspired by, he’s an alternative RUclipsr. Alternative meaning Emo I guess. I made my name similar because of the fact that he’s helped me through some things with the energy he emits through his videos, the “Nope” is just a little personalized touch.
-Saoirse
Thanks, I just wondered. I'm glad you found someone on RUclips that could help you in any way....that's what I think RUclips should be...a network of people helping others to have better, happier, more productive lives...
Can i use 70% alcohol?
I wouldn't. You need a high percentage of alcohol.
Plzzz can anyone listen me I put some drop of isopropyl alcohol not rubbing alcohol
So my alcohol markers is safe plzzz plzzz tell me
I'm sorry I just found your comment. I had to look up the difference between the two alcohols and here's the difference.
The main difference between isopropyl alcohol and rubbing alcohol is the concentration. The concentration of isopropyl alcohol is 100%, while the concentration of rubbing alcohol is less because of the addition of water.
The higher the percentage of alcohol, the better, so I think if you only use isopropyl alcohol that's 100%, you're using the best option available. Hope you feel better about continuing on with re-wetting your dried markers.
I know a lot of RUclipsrs don't respond to comments, but I always do, so if you have a question for me, you can either add leave a comment, or email me at saundralparker@yahoo.com and I'd be happy to help if I can. If you add it to a string of comments from you to me and me to you, those comments can get lost by YTube, so it might be better to email me to be sure I see the question. Sandy
@@craftingforalmosteveryone thx my friend for give a perfect imformation
@@AAR8R I'm happy to help...
I haven’t even used them yet how is one dried out😭
I had that happen with Spectrum Noirs that I bought at Joanns and they replaced the dry ones. Maybe you could contact the maker to replace yours...Sandy
Omg thank lifesaver
If the marker is really dry, this might only help for the short term. If it's just starting to get dry, you should be fine using this technique. Let me know how it works for you..
does this work with ohuhu markers?
It will work with any alcohol marker. Don't add too much alcohol and make sure it's 90% alcohol...Good luck with it.
Great tutorial thanks for sharing. Hugs Nola
Nola, Thanks as always for the nice note. Sandy
Can I use 96% alcohol?
I've never seen 96% alcohol, but I don't see why not. Maybe try it on a color you wouldn't mind losing if it's too strong. I hope it does work for you...Best of luck...Sandy
@@craftingforalmosteveryone oh it is common here in Europe, it is the one sold in supermarkets.
Please let me know if it works, so I can share with other European viewers. saundralparker@yahoo.com
Wouldn't the ink get lighter
Over time if you keep refilling and refilling with alcohol, it will, but if it's just a matter of the alcohol drying out and not drying out from over use, the color should stay the same. I think the problem most of us have, is we don't use our alcohol markers up, they just dry out...and if they dry out, the color is there, it's the alcohol that's gone, and that's what this method is for. Hope that answered your question. Sandy
Aweosme
Thanks so much!!!
Ok
Hope you gave this a try. I just bought denatured alcohol in the paint section of Walmart. Lindsay the frugal crafter says it works great for refilling alcohol markers. I may try it on video to see if there's a significant different between this alcohol and regular over the counter varieties...Sandy
Do you think acetone will work as well?
No don't use acetone, as it will destroy your marker...Only use 90% alcohol or denatured alcohol, as anything else will ruin your marker... It
has to do with the compatibility of the alcohol that is used in the marker and making sure the alcohol you add is the same quality as what was used in the marker in the first place.