Cleaning Ink From 149 Demonstrator

[adelaidepen]

One of my favourite pens is my 149 Demo. I've had Einstein ink in it for the last month and am flushing out the pen as is my usual practice. There is pretty resistant ink amongst the resin in the neck of the pen. i'm sure this happens in all 149s and probably all MB pens but in the demonstrator - its just blatantly visible. Any suggestions as to how to clear it? Just water, water and more water for several months until it clears?

 

 

[Opooh]

That is the reason why I didn't ink my demonstrator. On the other hand, the Pelikan 1005 demonstrator gives the same problem but it is easy to remove nib and feeder, so cleaning becomes piece of cake. You will have to buy the right tool to remove feeder of the 149 before cleaning. Stays the problem of sealing afterwards, I think Fountainbel uses beeswax.

[KAC]

That's too bad. Short of taking it apart (something I'm not competent to advise on), you might consider simply keeping it filled with ink all the time. That way, it won't be so noticeable (but I suppose you would need to use it regularly, too).

[Opooh]

That's too bad. Short of taking it apart (something I'm not competent to advise on), you might consider simply keeping it filled with ink all the time. That way, it won't be so noticeable (but I suppose you would need to use it regularly, too).

In that case you must always keep the same color of ink.

[moejaber]

This is the first time i've ever heard of a 149 demo. You mind posting pics of the pen ?

[adelaidepen]

This is the first time i've ever heard of a 149 demo. You mind posting pics of the pen ?

This is an old post with photos of what I think is my pen - prior to a reseal by Eric to remove the pink sealant. There are also some excellent photos down the thread of multiple 149 demonstrators together - enjoy.

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/149785-149-demonstrator-pictures/

[moejaber]

oh wow! thank you!

i want one now lol

[georges zaslavsky]

usning herbin ink flushing solution, it is very efficient even with heavily saturated inks

[adelaidepen]

Thanks Georges - I'll give it a try :-)

[Dillo]

Hi,

 

Soaking the front part of the pen overnight may actually remove some of the ink (don't submerge the entire pen!). In my experience it does work, to a certain extent.

 

Dillon

[Pen Nut]

That is the reason why I didn't ink my demonstrator. On the other hand, the Pelikan 1005 demonstrator gives the same problem but it is easy to remove nib and feeder, so cleaning becomes piece of cake. You will have to buy the right tool to remove feeder of the 149 before cleaning. Stays the problem of sealing afterwards, I think Fountainbel uses beeswax.

 

Fountainbel sent some beeswax to try sometime ago and it works very well when warmed slightly.

 

+1 on the tool purchase tip as well.

[jar]

LOL

 

But the point of a demonstrator is to demonstrate how the pen works.

 

Why would anyone want to remove evidence of how the pen works?

[adelaidepen]

LOL

 

But the point of a demonstrator is to demonstrate how the pen works.

 

Why would anyone want to remove evidence of how the pen works?

Hmmm - not sure what you mean here - I'm continuing to use the pen, I just want to use another colour ink.

[J Sorrell]

This is the very reason why I ended up parting with mine.

 

It drove me nuts that I just couldn't clean all of the residual ink out of the area you have highlighted without taking the pen apart.

 

The best way I found, without disassembling the pen, was to fill with tepid water and leave the pen (with the cap on!) nib down for as long as possible. This took an age and did not always entirely remove all of the ink and was far from practical solution in terms of keeping the pen in use.

 

The only other way of possibly achieving the desired effect would be to fill that area in question with more of the same clear sealant that's replaced the Montblanc "bubble gum" sealant but I'm afraid I don't suppose this will completely dispense with this issue.

 

I do understand what Jar's driving at but I also understand your desire to remove the old ink and leave the pen looking more aesthetically pleasing.

 

Good luck!

Edited July 23, 2014 by J Sorrell

[jar]

Hmmm - not sure what you mean here - I'm continuing to use the pen, I just want to use another colour ink.

 

The you fill it with the new color ink. You will be able to see how the new color ink reacts with the old color ink. Great demonstration of the real world.

[Dillo]

Hmmm - not sure what you mean here - I'm continuing to use the pen, I just want to use another colour ink.

 

If you have an ultrasonic cleaner, another thing you could do is dip only the front section of the pen in and run it for a few seconds at a time. This will remove a lot of the ink quite quickly.

 

Dillon

[dduran]

I agree with Dillon, ultrasonic does a quick job with Pelikan demonstrators.. Just submerge the front part

[fountainbel]

One could install an O ring after making a mating radial groove at the front of the nib housing.

This will prevent any ink penetration from the front when dipping the pen for filling.

Francis

[canibanoglu]

If you send that pen to me I will clean it for sure, can't make a promise on returning it but I'm good with compensating you for it!

 

Have you tried filling it up with ink and letting it stay overnight/for a couple of days? If ink can get there, then water can as well. I know this is not optimal at all but short of taking apart the nib (which requires a special tool as others have already said), I can't think of anything.

 

On another note, how can one acquire a 149 demo? I've been drooling at the pictures but I haven't yet come across a classified for a demo 149.

[Mister Mont Blanc]

If you send that pen to me I will clean it for sure, can't make a promise on returning it but I'm good with compensating you for it!

 

Have you tried filling it up with ink and letting it stay overnight/for a couple of days? If ink can get there, then water can as well. I know this is not optimal at all but short of taking apart the nib (which requires a special tool as others have already said), I can't think of anything.

 

On another note, how can one acquire a 149 demo? I've been drooling at the pictures but I haven't yet come across a classified for a demo 149.

They are far and few in between. I also am on the hunt so I'm just regularly checking eBay, the classifieds here, FPH back room, and now penboard.de as I was advised they've been sold there previously. I guess patience is the key. There's also a pen show in my city in the fall I believe so that will give me time to save up. I'm sure there will be some there, or hoping at least