Hi,

I bought myself a nice gold plated Parker Arrow from the 1980’s. There was still blue ink in the pen, but I’m soaking and flushing it thoroughly. But can I safely lay the barrel and cap in water to clean it; does this damage the gold? Can I buy something to polish the pen a bit, or are there cheaper ways to let the pen shine even more? The pen has an aereometric converter; will repeatedly filling and emptying the converter suffice?

I intend to review this pen shortly.

Thank you all….

Questions in order:

1. Yes
2. No
3. Yes. Fabulustre polishing cloth if no severe scratches. If you want to polish out the scratches, then a MicroMesh hobby kit.
4. yes. After the converter is clean, use it to draw clean water through the nib and expel. Repeat until water runs clear.

Enjoy the pen!

Thanks! I'll give it a try!