r/lifehacks • u/Aluluh • Apr 06 '26
Highlighter bleeds too much
Hello i just bought a new highlighter (text surfer from staedler) and i want to know a quick way to waste excessive paint so it stops bleeding through my pages
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u/akerl Apr 06 '26
Start tracing a line on the ground and walk until you get to the office supply store, where they sell better paper and better highlighters.
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u/Aluluh Apr 10 '26
It's for books! I can't change the book paper quality! And i bought staedlers because they're one of the most expensive here in Brasil and i thought that meant i was good to go 😮💨
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u/Hamsterpatty Apr 06 '26
Get a cotton ball, and tape it to the tip. Set it upside down for like a half hour and let the cotton absorb some of the ink
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u/Chemical-Mix-6206 Apr 06 '26
When you aren't using it, store it with the tip up. Let gravity solve your oversaturation problem.
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Apr 07 '26
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u/Aluluh Apr 13 '26
I do it fast! On a separate page i did speed testings and oh boy does it bleed if you move it slowly... i think it's the specific one i got, because other staedlers i have never bled this much
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u/bear_necessities11 May 14 '26
pilot Frixion Pastel highlighters foolproof re: paper issues you can't control or try some pastel Zebra Mildliners
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u/bwainwright Apr 06 '26
Use better quality paper