[GreenKeys] re-inker

[KC0NNC at aol.com]

I was running short of ribbons once upon a time, but had kept all my old  
ones, so I placed them in a zipper plastic bag and sprayed them with Marvel  
Mystery Oil and they all came back to life.
 
Seemed this process works with WD-40 as well, but the solvents in the WD  
evaporate and leave what appears to be the old STP oil thickener, whereas the  
Mystery oil does not.
 
I am still using this process and did find some ribbon re-inking ink at a  
local print shop.
 
If you place a few drops of the ink on each of the ribbon(s) while rolled  up 
tight the fabric evenly distributes the ink within the spool.  Keep  the bag 
sealed when you are not accessing a "new" ribbon, and the process seems  to 
keep the ribbons alive for years.
 
I am now 60 yrs old, and have ribbons that are 40 years old still working.  
For me.
 
hope this helps.
 
Harv 
 
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Harvey E.  Smith, KC0NNC
2020 Baculite Mesa Road
Pueblo, CO., 81001-2456

719  406 9735, 719 671 2671, 719 546  1418

zzzz/ryry