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What material do you use to wipe off the excess ink from the feed and nib of your pen after filling it with ink?

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I have some very old, well-washed cloth diapers (remember those?) that I have turned into pen rags. No lint, soft, and absorbent.

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Ages ago, with one of my first pen purchases, I bought some cotton squares that were being sold as pen wipes. I still have most of them, because I usually forget and use a paper towel. :)

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Toilet paper :D

 

I do all my ink filling in the bathroom, on a tray right next to the sink.

No more spilling ink on the kitchen table :(

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Same paper towel that Iay under the bottle when I fill, also in the bathroom. Sometimes toilet paper if I forget.

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Scott "Shop Rags" - a lint-free paper towel. It doesn't fall apart when wet, like toilet paper. I re-use these until they are really pretty with many colored splotches. I really should frame them, but I confess to tossing them. BTW, I always travel with a Ziploc sandwich bag with some blotter paper and some shop rags in my backpack or purse.

 

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Greetings all,

 

A Kleenex.

 

I wipe off the section before I dip it into the ink to get rid of as much of my finger oils/dirt and possible germs, (so as not to contaminate the ink); then I flip it around and use the other side to wipe the section and daub the nib after filling... then I toss it. :)

 

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Cotton cloth from smooth T-shirts for soaking stuff up. For a quick wipe I might use a good tissue but prefer pieces of untreated and unwashed chamois leather I cut from a large sheet I picked up at an automotive store. It seems to work very well.

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I'll give the nib a scrape on the inner edge of the bottle mouth, then wipe off with a paper towel.

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My childrens' old T-Shirts.
Some are works of art now . . .

http://www.taskyprianou.com/fpn_ink_rag_.jpg

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A soft, old piece of chamois. Leaves no lint or debris, cleans up easily and will last for ages.

Retired, twice. Time to do more things, writing being one.

 

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What material do you use to wipe off the excess ink from the feed and nib of your pen after filling it with ink?

 

And what do you use? Me..paper towel or this old tee.................

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Paper towels, but not just any old paper towels. On those occasions when I am invited to a reception or similar at a nice country club I end up with a number of their high-class paper towels in my pockets. They're softer than normal paper and fairly lint free

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