I just bought a Pilot Metropolitan with a medium nib. It draws a much narrower line than a western nib, as expected, but it feels like a hard #2 lead pencil. It is in perfect alignment, and is not scratchy. It just seems to write with a lot of friction. So, I thought I'd draw figure eights on 12,000 micromesh, very lightly, for just a few seconds. That was a mistake. Now, the nib is terribly scratchy. I didn't care for the way it felt before, but now, I think it is ruined?
I tried a few seconds on some 1.0 micron lapping film, but it didn't help.
It's a cheap nib, so I'm not terribly upset about it, but what am I doing wrong, and can this be fixed?
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