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I am not too keen on nibs being plated. While they may improve the aesthetics, the functionality is reduced as the thin plated layer will eventually wear away. This is also, why I am not so keen on rhodium plated gold nibs. If you want a "gold colored" nib go with a gold nib. If you want a "silver colored" go with a stainless steel one.

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Rhodium plating on a gold nib is not a problem if the nib is degreased well.

I have old nibs that still have all the plating in good condition.

Some users clean their pen with a puece of paper (tissue) after filling. It will wear down the plating very fast.

 

I can do the rhodium plating job myself and never had any problems with it.

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I heard about this issue with regards to rose gold plated gold nibs and this put me off buying rose gold pens. This problem may be isolated to Omas nibs but I wouldn't want a 90th anniversary MB149 nibs looking all messed up.

 

Dutchpen: I use tissue paper (kleenex- I heard somewhere at some point that kleenex is good for fountain pens) to wipe my nibs (mostly yellow gold but some with rhodium plating). If I can't use tissues to wipe the nib after filling, what am I supposed to use?!

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<Some users clean their pen with a piece of paper (tissue) after filling. It will wear down the plating very fast>

 

Dank U wel, Dutchpen: I never would have guessed that. I also use (soft) lavatory paper; but only <to blot> a freshly-inked nib, not to clean it abrasively. So -- for the poster immediately above, from NZ -- I imagine you should not be rubbing the nib; but probably blotting it is alright. Dutchpen?

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Hi,

 

Rubbing the nib is not good indeed. You can hold the tissue to the nib to blot it.

I personally hold the nib shortly under running water to remove the ink from filling.

After holding it under running water I hold it against a tissue to let the tissue suck up the water.

 

I have replated many nibs that were always cleaned with a tissue after filling. The plating was worn off partial or completely.

It is luckily a easy (but time consuming) job to replace the nib again.

Nib (re)plating: please visit www.Dutchpen.com

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I never rub the nibs. Just gentle blotting with a towel. Let the tissue wick the moisture away. No issues with plating coming off with that method.

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