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Today I just got got a bottle of parker quink ink in my mail.

After 30 minutes spent on wrestling the package out of my mailbox I took the ink home only to discover THAT IT WOULD NOT OPEN!!!!!!!! (expleitive)!!!!!!

 

the cap is stuck so tight it almost feels like it's a part of the bottle -_-

 

When I looked at the reviews of the parker quink ink in Amazon, there was one person who commented that he/she could not get it open. I guess we have the same problem.

 

How would you open the ink cap? The bottle is cold from being out so long, so maybe that's what's causing the problem...

 

Please help :(

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Just realized this post was in the wrong forum, sorry... I'm a noob :/ I won't make the same mistake the next time.

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Firstly, let it warm up. things shrink when they are cold and the cap is likely stuck on because of this. if it still wont open when its warmed up, wrap an elastic band around the circumference of the lid to give you extra grip. or, if you have it a gripper square or some bike innertube.

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This was a different application, but some grippy shelf liner worked *GREAT* when attempting to remove a nib from a pen. Maybe it would help here, too.

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thanks everybody.

 

My dad got the ink open :D happy ending!

 

What trick did he use? Pure power?

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thanks everybody.

 

My dad got the ink open :D happy ending!

 

What trick did he use? Pure power?

 

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thanks everybody.My dad got the ink open :D happy ending!

 

Hmm - a tale with twist - literally!

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thanks everybody.

 

My dad got the ink open :D happy ending!

 

What trick did he use? Pure power?

 

Dadness. Daduosity. Daditude. A well-known, if low grade, superpower.

 

Hey! Less of the "low-grade" :roflmho:

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thanks everybody.

 

My dad got the ink open :D happy ending!

 

What trick did he use? Pure power?

 

Dadness. Daduosity. Daditude. A well-known, if low grade, superpower.

 

Hey! Less of the "low-grade" :roflmho:

 

Well... it's not like EVERYONE will see that you can lift any weight and leap over buildings. Just the kids. And only for so long. Within those limitations, though, it's heady stuff.

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It is good to know that I am not the only person who had issues opening a bottle of Parker Quink. I had to get my dad to open it.

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Just to make sure that it's not ink on the bottle threads, I usually put the hard to open bottle cap down in a dish and add water to cover the cap egde. Let it soak a while to dissolve the ink and it should open.

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I had the same problem! I used a pair of channel locks for a bit then I used my hand and popped it open.

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righty-tighty lefty-loosey? lol just in case :rolleyes:

 

Heh. I was thinking the same thing. :clap1:

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