Ritualistic Cleansing of the Rapidographs
The time has come once again when I can't live without my Rapidographs (*sniff* moment of silence for the one lost in the Orvietto Well) which means I must clean them before refilling them with life/ink.
It is a messy procedure and my hand will be slightly stained black for a few days but you can only live with cheap pens for so long before you hear the call of the Rapidograph beckoning. I've usually gotten away with just rinsing them with water but it has been longer than usual and the last time it was starting to show signs that water would no longer be enough.
Being cheap/ that I spent all my earthly possesions buying the pens in the first place, I didn't want to buy the Rapidograph cleaning kit so I did a quick google search and decided on rubbing alcohol (apparently vodka works better, but again, I'm cheap) and compressed air (we have a few cans laying around).
Cross your fingers. With any luck I will be in the blissful world of Rapidograph drawings by this evening.
It is a messy procedure and my hand will be slightly stained black for a few days but you can only live with cheap pens for so long before you hear the call of the Rapidograph beckoning. I've usually gotten away with just rinsing them with water but it has been longer than usual and the last time it was starting to show signs that water would no longer be enough.
Being cheap/ that I spent all my earthly possesions buying the pens in the first place, I didn't want to buy the Rapidograph cleaning kit so I did a quick google search and decided on rubbing alcohol (apparently vodka works better, but again, I'm cheap) and compressed air (we have a few cans laying around).
Cross your fingers. With any luck I will be in the blissful world of Rapidograph drawings by this evening.
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