penmainiac (February 11th, 2020)
Um.... I’ve used Mother’s on a number of non-pen projects, but I’d be very leery of vintage or any kind of particular plastic, as that polish has a lot more additives and chemicals in it. Things that can react with plastic, celluloid, and other materials over time. You may introduce elements that don’t necessarily show problems immediately but start to work on the body of the pen and create issues down the road. That is a metal polish and I’d restrict it to that use.
"When Men differ in Opinion, both Sides ought equally to have the Advantage of being heard by the Publick;
and that when Truth and Error have fair Play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter."
~ Benjamin Franklin
Does anyone have an amazon link for the Sunshine polishing cloth? Preferably under $10 if possible
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"When Men differ in Opinion, both Sides ought equally to have the Advantage of being heard by the Publick;
and that when Truth and Error have fair Play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter."
~ Benjamin Franklin
Chrissy (February 12th, 2020), penmainiac (February 11th, 2020)
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Anyway, scroll down: http://www.mainstreetpens.com/stuff.htm
Go here. Scroll about halfway down the page. $5.00
"When Men differ in Opinion, both Sides ought equally to have the Advantage of being heard by the Publick;
and that when Truth and Error have fair Play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter."
~ Benjamin Franklin
Before I visited Naples FL in December I bought a pack of 3 Sunshine cloths without much effort and had them delivered to the hotel in time for our arrival.
You can buy them cheaply from Ron Zorn, Amazon, ebay.
If I was you I would spend some time reading Richard Binder's information pages on his web site. You will find a wealth of important information there.
Regards, Chrissy | My Review Blog: inkyfountainpens
Jon Szanto (February 12th, 2020), penmainiac (February 12th, 2020)
Chrissy's advice is good. On some of the wrecks I get from sales and junk shops, I use micromesh, I have to. But on others I just get out a little microfibre cloth and give them a good rub. Sometimes it works like Aladdin and the lamp, and sometimes I sigh and put the pen in the queue for a really good smoothing and polish. See if the Sunshine cloth helps before you take a decision on where to go next.
Chrissy (February 12th, 2020)
Update: I bought some 3 step pen polish from a pretty reputable brand, the pen is beautifully shinning now, except for the deeper scuffs, but besides from that, the pen aesthetically looks and feels like the “Power Pen” it’s supposed to be. I haven’t appeared to screw up hopefully, and I do not regret buying this vintage, and will post some writing samples soon. I have also bought a sunshine cloth which will be arriving next week, and I hope this can do something for those scuffs.
Last edited by penmainiac; February 12th, 2020 at 06:58 PM.
penmainiac (February 12th, 2020)
"When Men differ in Opinion, both Sides ought equally to have the Advantage of being heard by the Publick;
and that when Truth and Error have fair Play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter."
~ Benjamin Franklin
penmainiac (February 12th, 2020)
I did a butt load of research, but thank you for the warning and concern, I definitely will be very careful with my pen, I only bought the polish as you yourself recommended such, and so did other more experienced collectors such as Mr.Larry on Larry’s Fountain pens. I am aware that I should probably send it to MB for official care, but I do want to keep the parts of the pen original as possible.
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Might be best to send to a private restoration expert for tailored care (as they will usually keep all parts original, aside from consumables like the seals, etc).
I'll leave others to give recommendations as I'm out of the loop in who recently would be a good candidate to work with, especially if their geography/closeness is important.
penmainiac (February 12th, 2020)
Jon Szanto (February 12th, 2020), penmainiac (February 12th, 2020)
Fair enough! Look, I'm not meaning to jump on you. My research comment related to your comment to the effect that "well, polish didn't remove the scuffs so we'll see about the cloth"... By now you should have figured out that the cloth is easily *less* abrasive than any polish, so hardly likely to affect the scuffs. Perhaps just wishful thinking, but my point was to really understand what each of these things actually *do* before you use them on a pen. And not because I want to hammer you, but to prevent anything bad from happening, that's all.
I've heard enough stories about MB changing out parts that I concur with your method!
"When Men differ in Opinion, both Sides ought equally to have the Advantage of being heard by the Publick;
and that when Truth and Error have fair Play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter."
~ Benjamin Franklin
penmainiac (February 12th, 2020)
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