CULT: goopy/globby paint pens
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  • Subject: CULT: goopy/globby paint pens
  • From: L* M* <l*@lock-net.com>
  • Date: Sun, 07 Nov 2010 15:42:58 -0500
I hate it when paint pens act up - the tip gets saturated with dry paint, then the paint won't flow. Either it won't flow at all or it puts out big globs of paint.
I've tried rinsing the tip off with hot water, then wiping it dry, which works a little bit. But this year, for the first time, some of the vinyl siding labels weathered off completely. Most of them are still pretty much like they were when I first put them out a year or so ago, which makes me think the paint on some may have been diluted just enough not to hold up.
I bought some nail polish remover (=acetone without additives) to clean labels for re-use and tried wiping a balky paint pen tip with the paper towel saturated with acetone. It seems to have worked really well. Might want to dab some on the tip right before putting the cap back on to let it soak some.
Thought I'd share this with others who may be battling balky paint pens, see if any of the rest of you have come up with other solutions. 

Linda Mann
east TN USA zone 7

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