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OK - I have disassembled the piston from the barrel thanks to your precious advice. I really don't want to tell you how I did it because it will make you cringe (I used needle nose pliers to grasp the flattened edges -- no damage) whew!!! So what I need to know is where to apply the silicone grease exactly to get the best result. Thanks.

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Since the piston is out of the pen, either put some silicone past the piston threads in the body or directly onto the piston.

Put the pen together and make sure the piston moves freely in the body.

Rinse/flush the pen with warm water to get rid of any excess silicone.

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Thanks WHYCH - I went ahead and applied some silicone grease to the piston and was surprised how easily it moves now. There's a huge difference - so smooth now. Now I'm going to flush it with warm water as you recommended.

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On the topic of silicone grease, where can I get that and what brands do you recommend? I have quite a few older Pelicans which need a bit of lube on the piston stopper - they're almost stuck in the barrel.

Thanks!

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On the topic of silicone grease, where can I get that and what brands do you recommend? I have quite a few older Pelicans which need a bit of lube on the piston stopper - they're almost stuck in the barrel.

Thanks!

"If you can spend a perfectly useless afternoon in a perfectly useless manner, you have learned how to live."

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On the topic of silicone grease, where can I get that and what brands do you recommend? I have quite a few older Pelicans which need a bit of lube on the piston stopper - they're almost stuck in the barrel.

Thanks!

Search ebay for silicone grease in the plumbing section.

Soak your Pelikans in a dish of water. Work the piston while completely submersed to was the ink out that has collected at the back of the piston seal. You will be surprised at how much ink has collected there over the years.

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