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Default Leaking Parker ball pen

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I thought Parker ball pens were not supposed to leak, mine has even though
it's not been stored upside down.

It's very sticky inside. Is there any good way to clean it out?
Thanks for
advice.

Isopropyl alcohol, obtainable from a store chemist but quite expensive.


About £5/litre



The last time I bought any it cost £6.99 for 500ml, well over twice
that. The label is still on the bottle. With store chemists who
actually stock it being thin on the ground, you have to take what
you can find.

While it may be cheaper in bulk, isopropyl alcohol is highly
inflammable. And so buying a litre or more for occasional use
in cleaning tape heads and the like, is not only hazardous
but probably a false economy as well. Unless that is, additional
uses can be found for it.

It is the only other alcohol, other than ethyl, that is not poisonous to
drink

12 litres last me about 3 months

Ah £5.61/l for 12 litres

http://cpc.farnell.com/pro-power/ppc...t/dp/SA01885?i
n_merch=Featured%20Products&MER=e-bb45-00001001



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