Hi everyone,

I am brand new to this forum but my older OMAS FP isn't any more.

Let me explain... below are some pics of the said FP. The problem isn't the rust/oxidation showing on the clip and the three cap rings, as much as the light scratches I have caused this pen by attempting to rid the clip and said rings free from the rust/oxidation problem. This problem has been going on for many years, as long as the pen was sitting in its box. Once a year, I would clean it up with some toothpaste and it worked miracles. Only that last time I gave it a clean a was a bit more "enthousiastic" about doing so and I have lightly scratched up the cap with the

result of achieving a dull looking effect on the cap, not so much on the barrel, which still looks glossy/shiny.

And my dillema is... do I send this in for retouching/repair or is there a way I can do this on my own? I have used this pen in the past on and off for light writing and I just love it. I would like to see it restored. It's a classic OMAS design, imho.

Thanks for any suggestions you could offer.

Nick B

You can send the pen to one of the professionals listed in the marketplace section and it can be buffed out or you can purchase some pen polish (Typhon is where I get mine) follow the instructions and hand buff it to see if you can not get an improved result. There are gloss polishes, Scratch removal polishes, polishes specifically for vintage and modern materials. I would look in the Omas forum, contact the moderator of that or this forum and see if they can direct you to the "best of the best". You are not the first to have a problem like this. My nephew played "scoot car" across the tile floor with one of mine and AHHHHHHH! Foam at the mouth, thrash about, pound my forehead against the floor...truly an ugly sight but the damage buffed out.