Reinkers are primarily used to reink or refresh a coordinating ink pad to extend the life of the pad. Ranger manufactures reinkers for all ink pads sold including Tim Holtz Distress® Reinkers and Distress® Oxide® Reinkers, Archival Ink® Reinkers, Wendy Vecchi MAKE ART Blendable Dye Reinkers, Simon Hurley create. Dye Reinkers and Ranger Pigment Reinkers. To reink any type of ink pad you simply add a few drops of ink from the reinker bottle onto the stamp pad and spread.