Don't Leave Your Pens in Hot Cars

Now that summer weather is upon most of us, I thought it timely to mention that you should not leave your fine pen sitting in your hot car. Temperatures inside of your closed car can quickly soar into the  mid to upper 100's, which can cause cartridges to pop or materials to warp or split.

I learned this the hard way last April when temperatures were probably only in the 80's or 90's and one of my ballpoint pens popped a refill, which totally gummed up the mechanism. It took much rinsing with a formula of clear ammonia and water and many twisted up paper towels inserted into the pen to clean out the majority of the mess and get the pen working again.

So be safe - don't leave your pen in your hot car!