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I've got a stainless steel Lamy Studio with a black rubberized grip that I bought some time ago. It's been put away for a while and today when I took off its cap, the grip is sticky and nasty to touch.

 

Is there anything I can do about this?

 

Thanks - otherwise it's been a great pen.

 

Lizzie

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It is a usual problem..sooner or later rubber in rubberized grip degrade...in my cheap pelikan pen I had to remove rubber from grip...maybe you must do the same in your Lamy..good luck... :thumbup:

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Mine's fine but I wonder if there's something to "condition" the rubber, like an oil of some sort.

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Yuk, I hate that sticky goo! I've had old computer joysticks and mice do that, as well as the dashboard of a golf mk4..

A short term solution is to clean it a bit, then add talkum powder. It usually lasts for a while, but needs to be reapplied. It's merely to get rid of the stickiness though.

The rubber hardener degrades, and the only definite solution I know it to remove the rubber altogether. It's usually a thin layer, and alcohol or solvent will usually get it off.

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You can buy a replacement black section from Lamy dealers (at least you can here in the UK). I hate the slippery metal section on the racing green Studio so I bought a black one to swap in. I think it cost me about £7.

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I have an old Aurora pen with a rubberized barrel and cap, which turned sticky after sitting in storage. I was able to remove the rubber with alcohol, but it left the surface discolored. (The barrel also cracked, so now the pen still writes but has sentimental value only).

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You can buy a replacement black section from Lamy dealers (at least you can here in the UK). I hate the slippery metal section on the racing green Studio so I bought a black one to swap in. I think it cost me about £7.

 

Any links to whoever sells these? Bureau direct did but they went out of business, I want one for a Black Studio who's section I managed to mangle.

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Any links to whoever sells these? Bureau direct did but they went out of business, I want one for a Black Studio who's section I managed to mangle.

I got mine from The Writing Desk. If you send Martin an email Im sure hell be able to help.

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A couple of months ago I think I saw a similar thread. IIRC correctly, the owner contacted Lamy and they replaced the section for him/her. Apparently it was a known problem in earlier versions of the pen. So perhaps you could contact Lamy before buying a new section.

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The rubber grip was the reason I did not get the stainless steel studio but went with the Scala instead.

 

Rubber does eventually degrade. I have no issue with the chrome/shiny nib sections.

 

Even if Lamy did replace it, the postage to send the pen would not be far off £7.

Easier to just buy the grip yourself.

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I did see that post about getting Lamy to replace the section but I got this pen quite a while ago.

 

I'll contact The Writing Desk; thanks.

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I got mine from The Writing Desk. If you send Martin an email Im sure hell be able to help.

 

Thank you!

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I've got a stainless steel Lamy Studio with a black rubberized grip that I bought some time ago. It's been put away for a while and today when I took off its cap, the grip is sticky and nasty to touch.

 

Is there anything I can do about this?

 

Thanks - otherwise it's been a great pen.

 

Lizzie

 

Have you tried alcohol and a cotton ball?

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