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Please share your tips and tricks for removing stubborn ink stains (FP ink) from the exterior of your Esterbrook barrels. What works best for you?

I keep coming back to my Esterbrooks.

 

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Please share your tips and tricks for removing stubborn ink stains (FP ink) from the exterior of your Esterbrook barrels. What works best for you?

Because inks and the barrel materials vary there is no one fool proof solution for stain removal.

 

In no particular order:

 

Water

Soap and Water

Ammonia/Water

Rapidioease pen cleaner

Polish (think material/surface removal)

Elbow Grease

 

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And if that stain happens to be BSB ink, I'll just save you the time.

 

Skip on down the list to the polish line...

 

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When you say "polish" is that Simichrome polish?

Micromesh, sand paper, pen polish, etc.

 

I've never used Simichrome but they are all basically the same, an abrasive in a carrier.

 

They all remove material, the degree of removal varies.

 

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And if that stain happens to be BSB ink, I'll just save you the time.

 

Skip on down the list to the polish line...

 

Bruce in Ocala, FL

I think it was Diamine Sapphire Blue that stained a couple of my Esties. It's no BSB, but it's a stubborn stainer nonetheless. Other than that it's nice ink.

 

 

I'm curious too. :) I've used Simichrome polish but that might be considered bad for the pen. :ninja:

Simi's okay and safe. It's a mild abrasive and use it to polish my pens. I'll be trying it next to remove the ink stains, since soap and water didn't work, and it's the only other thing on Todd's list (other than elbow grease) that I have.

 

 

Please share your tips and tricks for removing stubborn ink stains (FP ink) from the exterior of your Esterbrook barrels. What works best for you?

Because inks and the barrel materials vary there is no one fool proof solution for stain removal.

 

In no particular order:

 

Water

Soap and Water

Ammonia/Water

Rapidioease pen cleaner

Polish (think material/surface removal)

Elbow Grease

 

Todd

Thank you. It seems there is no magic weapon. I've heard of Rapidoease but don't have any of it. I'll keep an eye out to have some handy on my work bench.

I keep coming back to my Esterbrooks.

 

"Things will be great when you're downtown."---Petula Clark

"I'll never fall in love again."---Dionne Warwick

"Why, oh tell me, why do people break up, oh then turn around and make up?

I just came to see, you'd never do that to me, would you baby?"---Tina Turner

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