Hi, longtime lurker, second-time poster.

I have a Caran d'Ache XS rhodium silver pen that has been through the wringer - nothing's mangled, but the finish on it has quite a few superficial surface scuffs and a few soft dings.

I'm particularly attached to the pen because they've changed the markings on the newer version of the XS, and was wondering if there's anyone out there who knows how to restore the surface to its former luster or knows of someone who knows...

Thanks in advance to a great community of pen folk!

Hi clickiechick,

Well, Daniel Kirchheimer is a well-known and well-respected pen restoration expert who specializes in replating. His website is http://www.penrestoration.com

Daniel posted about his replating services (including gold, rhodium and platinum) here in this recent thread:
http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/in...showtopic=61875

Hope this helps,
~Maja

Absolutely! Thanks for the quick reply.

You're very welcome! I checked out the ballpoint in question, and it's very nice-looking, so I hope you can get it replated to restore it back to its original condition.