Things You\’ll Need
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Rubbing alcohol
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Paper
A dried-out highlighter tip can be revived with some rubbing alcohol.
Highlighters are a staple of college students, researchers, job searchers and anyone else hoping to remember an important piece of written information. However, carelessly leaving the cap off a highlighter can lead to the tip drying out. You can bring the highlighter tip back to life — providing there is still fluid in the marker — with a simple dousing in rubbing alcohol.
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Step 1
Pour rubbing alcohol into the cap of the rubbing alcohol bottle.
Step 2
Place the tip of the highlighter in the rubbing alcohol in the cap for about five seconds.
Step 3
Turn the highlighter upside down and let the rubbing alcohol soak down through the highlighter felt.
Step 4
Place the highlighter cap back on the highlighter and let it sit for about 15 minutes.
Step 5
Test the highlighter on a sheet of paper. If it does not work to satisfaction, repeat the process until the highlighter color appears bold on the paper.