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How To Maintain Shine Of Ebonite Fp


iSukhi

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Hello everyone,

I have a ranga 4C premium ebonite fountain pen. It got some minor scratches and loosing its shine due to daily use. Is there any specific method/ polish to maintain its shine and keep it new like forever?

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There's a Japanese artisan who specializes in making fully ebonite pens (including feed and other components). On his blog, he recommends rubbing ebonite pens with a wool sweater. He does not recommend using polishing compounds. It's in Japanese, but I'll post the link to his blog: http://masahiro14k.blog67.fc2.com/blog-entry-470.html

 

There are also more articles on polishing ebonite mouthpieces than ebonite pens in my experience, so you may also want to look at those.

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I use Wenol if there is oxidation. I've found that a Sunshine cloth does a nice job on hard rubber that is not oxidized.

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I use Wenol if there is oxidation. I've found that a Sunshine cloth does a nice job on hard rubber that is not oxidized.

+1 is what I do

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There's a Japanese artisan who specializes in making fully ebonite pens (including feed and other components). On his blog, he recommends rubbing ebonite pens with a wool sweater. He does not recommend using polishing compounds. It's in Japanese, but I'll post the link to his blog: http://masahiro14k.blog67.fc2.com/blog-entry-470.html

 

There are also more articles on polishing ebonite mouthpieces than ebonite pens in my experience, so you may also want to look at those.

Thank you. This Information was really helpful.

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I use Wenol if there is oxidation. I've found that a Sunshine cloth does a nice job on hard rubber that is not oxidized.

Thank you

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I use a large nail buffer. I take the least abrasive side and try it on the section first. If it seems to polish it up, I do the rest of the pen. Go slow, with some real less pressure. In fact, I have used this method to polish a Deccan Advocate which when bought, was really not well polished.

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