Anti-Lint Coatings?

[Tseg]

I have several resin pens that seem to attract lint (I recall some science classroom example from my youth with a plastic and/or rubber wand?). Maybe a static electricity thing? Is there anything that can be put on a pen to repel rather than attract lint? I always seem to be wiping fuzzies off my dark solid colored resin pens.

[Astronymus]

There are plastic cleaners with anti-static coating. For example for machinery with lexan or plexi housings. But I will not recommend it as I don't know how your pens would react to it. Better put it in a box or case if not in use.

[Bo Bo Olson]

I wax my pens every year, in that I post. That might help.

Look for a Carnauba wax with no petroleum products in it.

Or Renascence Wax.

[Tseg]

When cleaning a pen do you also wash down the barrel/cap... regularly?

[Bo Bo Olson]

I've never used soap and water to clean a pen...there is no need. I've never heard of that really. Though if the pen is really old and super grungy....I could see that............but not as something to do regular.

There is no need. Could be the remains of the soap if you washed your pens, is what is attracting lint.

 

Old pens, of which most of mine are, if grungy or more than well used, were polished with a light metal polish like Semi-Chrome....Nova is better for that now, but wouldn't ship out of the States to me 7-8 years ago.

I was too lazy to try for more than 'well maintained', polished to it looked new is possible, if one wants to work at it. I didn't.

Then after 'finger polishing', using only my bare fingers, no cloth, in that is gentler, one or two times, would buff the pen clean with a piece of flannel.

New pens, don't need that.

 

 

There are nice shine cloths now. So that may not be needed especially for new/newer pens.

After polishing and buffing, I wax and buff.

Every 6 months, more than likely a year, or even more, I'll rewax my pen....should it have lost more gleam than a quick buffing with a flannel cloth, will bring back.

There is no reason to overdo things.

 

The wax should be a nice thin coat of protection, no need to wax on layer after layer. One nice layer will do enough. Smear it on with your fingers, (will tell you quickly how much you really need) let dry and buff off.

[Driften]

Renascence Wax is good stuff. I used it as a top coat on pens I made.

[Tseg]

Renascence Wax is good stuff. I used it as a top coat on pens I made.

 

Thanks, just placed an order.

[Wahl]

I would never use any type of wax on my pens.

[hinky]

How about those sprays you use to clean phone/tablet/pc screens? They're supposed to be anti-static and fingerprint repellant, but I'm not quite sure if they're safe for the plastics used for pens. Has anybody tried those?

[Bo Bo Olson]

Some folks don't post their pens....others do and complain of mars.

I've had no mars since waxing my pens.

Actually only a few of my vintage pens had mars...and they polished out easily.

 

As long as one stays away from wax with petroleum products in them: I'd think waxing is not a danger. I've had no problems and have been waxing my pens about a decade. But then again 80% of my pens are vintage, 15% semi-vintage....and only 5% new.

 

I've polished most of my vintage pens; lots needed at least a light finger polish or some needed two polishings.... ...a bit of shine cloth worked good on them that were better maintained. But did look better waxed. (in there only two were NOS; a few were in no need to polish...but I waxed the 70 old pens anyway.)

 

If one has only new pens, and don't post.....I can see getting away with a shine cloth occasionally; and not 'needing' expensive wax.