Smell Of A Wality

[saskia_madding]

So I decided to buy a few cheap Wality demonstrators from ebay. I just love the look of ink sloshing around in a pen and I wanted a few cheap pens that I didn't mind staining. (This was before I bought a TWSBI).

 

Anyway, I got three of them from two different vendors, and all three have this hideous smell, particularly around the threads and inside the cap. I'd say like stinky cheese, but not quite. Like super sticky plastic with the smell of stinky cheese layered underneath.

 

As a test, I cleaned the threads and cap with a light hydrogen peroxide mixture and left it to air for a few days. It worked a little, the but smell persists.

 

Any suggestions on how to get rid of it? It's bad enough I couldn't use the pen comfortably. Anyone else experienced this problem?

 

Thanks!

Edited November 5, 2010 by simonerodrigue

[holgalee]

Yes, the Walitys have an exotic smell, perhaps from the ebonite feed. It doesn't bother me too much though I have quite a nose for things. :roflmho:

[LedZepGirl]

Fat guy pen smell. :roflmho:

 

I've never noticed ebonite feeds smelling cheese-like. Ebonite pens smell like rubber bands and I'd imagine a feed of that material would smell the same.

[Fuddlestack]

I'll save Hari the trouble and explain that it's the grease, which is not silicone. I queried him on a couple of Airmail EDs. I wiped off the grease as he suggested and replaced it with pukka silicone. The niff is still there but much fainter - it won't have people looking at your armpits and dogs following you in the street. I hope it will eventually disappear.

[USMCMom]

I have 2 Wality Airmail EDs and never noticed anything, so I took off the cap and took a whiff inside the cap and of the section. There's a very faint "rubber-band" smell, but it's not noticeable unless you stick your nose there.

Edited November 5, 2010 by USMCMom

[saskia_madding]

The one that I cleaned with peroxide smells much less, but it still smells. I guess I'll do a vigorous cleaning of the other two and leave them to air out. I hope the stench will eventually disappear.

 

Thanks guys!

Edited November 5, 2010 by simonerodrigue

[rwilsonedn]

At least the scent should keep you from idly chewing on your pen while you think ...

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