Hi Heather, this question intrigued me, as I hadn't actually considered doing this before. However, I do have in my collection a couple of Versamark pens, one I've had a while, and another I was gifted by a crafter giving it up for quilting, which looked to have had a very hard life, lol. So I thought I had little to lose by seeing what could be done. It's clearly been used so hard the wider tip is now so soft it's pretty much useless.
Anyway, after looking at it, I decided the wider nib end would be the one to try with, as the opening is a little larger. I have some small pliers in my kit, and used this to gently pull out the wider nib. I'd recommend wrapping a little paper/card around a nib you don't want to risk damaging, before doing this. Then just carefully add a few drops of reinker to the barrel. Beware, you probably realise the reinker is very thick, so you do need to go very steady adding ink. I went for one drop at a time, making sure it ran down into the barrel. No idea how much ink it will need to revamp a very dry pen, but I'd try maybe 10, then replace the nib, and lay it on it's side, so the ink can penetrate either both ends, or any reservoir that may be inside. I'm guessing the inside contains something like a felt pen inner tube. Then just leave a while and try it out. You may need to add more ink, like I say this bit is all guesswork!
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