| Depending on the pen, the refill is accessed by one of these methods: (a) Hold the lower part of the barrel, with the tip to the left, and turn the upper part of the barrel towards you. (b) Hold the cone shaped part which supports the tip, with the tip to the left, and turn the barrel towards you. |
| Easy. You can request trade and wholesale details right now, by going to our enquiry form. |
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| You may be aware that some other brands of pens and markers use solvents and chemicals like xylene, which may be abused by some users, particularly children. You are safe from this risk when you use Pilot pens and markers, and can rest assured that our inks contain no harmful xylene. For example, our Super Color Markers are xylene-free, soft in odour and quick drying even - our Permawash laundry markers are solvent - free. |
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| Certainly. Pilot offers a complete range of recycled pens, which contain a minimum of 70% recycled content. This new range covers nine product categories and includes over 20 products. Pilot also offers you a range of refillable ball pens, markers and mechanical pencils. When you refill our products you increase their useful life and reduce waste. And as well as helping the environment, you save money. We avoid solvents, and even our permanent laundry markers are environmentally friendly and absolutely safe for normal use |
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| Yes. Many of our pens and pencils are designed for comfort, balance and control. There are several models dedicated to calligraphy and helping your handwriting. These include our dedicated Calligraphy lettering pens, fountain pens and even metallic markers. |
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| We have designed a whole host of pens and pencils with ergonomic, contoured grips that maximise comfort and minimise strain. And our nibs, pencil leads, roller balls and marker tips ensure the smoothest, most controlled lines. Our Comfort products include Supergrip ball pens and mechanical pencils, the Explorer contoured rollerball, our Shaker pencils, and for the ultimate in stress-free writing, try the Dr.Grip range. |
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| Some of the most attractive and special greetings can be written on light or dark paper and card surfaces with Pilot's G-1 Metallic ballpoint pens - allowing fine, glittering, metallic writing in gold, silver, pink, violet, blue, green or copper. For opaque, permanent and thicker lines, we recommend our silver and gold Super Color markers, and if you’re sending formal greetings our range of calligraphy pens help to give you finely expressed handwriting. |
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| Always remove the cap with your pen pointing upwards. This avoids possible leaks caused by cabin pressure. And with fountain pens, either fill the pen completely, or leave it empty to eliminate the risk of pressure changes. |
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| For permanent, waterproof writing on laundry and fabrics, that are subject to machine washing, use Pilot’s Permawash markers. Pilot Drawing Pens are water resistant with pigment type inks, and are ideal for technical illustrations that need to retain their clarity and depth. All of our Marksafe bullet-tip markers are water resistant. |
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| Very fine indeed. The Pilot Drawing Pen range goes down to 0.28mm line width, our G-Tec-C4 gives a 0.2mm line width, the 'V' System Rollerballs and Hi-Tecpoint Ultra Fine pens produce 0.3mm lines. For thicker lines, the Pilot range is vast! |
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| Certainly. Pens are the number-one choice for business gifts, and are ideal for enhancing conferences and special events. You can have the barrels of Pilot fountain pens and roller ball pens printed with personalised names or wording in single or multi-colours . For a quotation please goto our enquiry form. |
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| Children are really spoiled for choice with Pilot’s colourful pens and markers in a wide range of felt and acrylic tips. Our waterproof inks do not contain xylene, so they are safe for even the youngest children to use. We also recommend our new G-1 Gel Ink Metallic Ballpoints. |
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| The Pilot Drawing Pens, with line widths of from 0.28mm up to 0.8mm, are classics. Our Hi-Tecpoint rolling ball pens provide constant lines in either 0.3mm or 0.5mm, and you can also exploit the advantages of the Pilot Sign Pen, Fineliner, G-Tec and Razorpoint ranges. |
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Yes - the Pilot Super Color range of extra fine to extra broad markers
- available in gold, silver and 10 other colours. For environmentally friendly, permanent marking on fabrics, use the Pilot Permawash marker. And if you want extra fine, opaque, white writing on almost any surface, then use the Pilot Super Color White marker. |
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| Pilot's Marksafe Markers, in bullet or chisel tip, have been specially designed to avoid bleed-through on flip chart and other papers. Our xylene-free, alcohol based dry wipe markers are ideal for all types of whiteboard surfaces. And for clear, colourful, skip-free writing, directly on to OHP film, we have water soluble or permanent markers in three tip sizes. |
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| As well as our ranges of metallic ball pens and markers, Pilot’s Spotliter pens give you transparent fluorescent inks in a whole range of colours, and our V Liquid Light pens allow brilliant hi-lighting in six different colours. |
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If you need to erase permanent line drawings, we recommend our new
ball-point Correction Pens. With controlled thicknesses from 0.5mm to 1.6mm, you can even use them with a ruler. If your work is intended to be very temporary, then you can exploit our famous Wytebord range of instantly erasable dry-wipe markers. |
| There are a few golden rules that you should remember. Always put the cap on your pen when it’s not in use, and hold it upright when you cap it to avoid ink in the cap. Always use fresh ink, and by fresh we mean less than a year old. When you clean your Pilot fountain pen (and we recommend cleaning every two months) use room temperature water. Never use hot water, alcohol or synthetic cleaners. If your pen is really filthy (and shame on you!) use a solution of 2-parts cold water to 1-part household ammonia - shake out all excess liquid and dry the nib with a soft cloth. Finally, if you think you won’t be using your pen for a long while, flush it out with cold water, and dry it before storing. |
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| Please email us any other Pilot Pen questions that you’d like an answer to, and we’ll do our best to reply in our next FAQ update. Thank you! |
