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Jinhao X750 Flakes For Breakfast?


Ichiro

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6 months of use. Endcap broke off so I taped the hole and stuffed a little paper to slow the nib drying out. I usually clip it in my shirt pocket. The peeling started around the 5 month mark. I ended up scraping the cap clean. Now the bodies turn to peel at 6 months 😭

 

I don't throw around my pen nor do I pocket it with keys. I want to chalk it up to a dud and want to order another but........

 

Anyone else have this issue

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Yes, I had the same problem with a Jinhao 159. I removed all the paint from the barrel and cap, polished up the brass and it turned out a better looking pen!

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Yes, I had the same problem with a Jinhao 159. I removed all the paint from the barrel and cap, polished up the brass and it turned out a better looking pen!

Would you mind posting a photo of that? I'm intrigued to see what it looks like without it's skin

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I'm torn whether or not to order another product. I like heavy and affordable but don't want to replace a pen every six months.

 

I started searching other pens and found Monteverde but then read of flaking issues too

 

Oh well back to the search function

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Here is the polished Jinhao 159

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Suprisingly it's function was great but the form.....opposite of what I would have guessed. Oh well, at least it cost less than a restaurant burger :lol:

 

Now i'm craving a burger :rolleyes:

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Here is the polished Jinhao 159

Ooo, that brass looks nice. Hmm, perhaps a project pen for me in the future. I am inspired. Do you wax the bronze to block oxidation or just repolish here and there?

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Ooh, that brass looks nice. Hmm, perhaps a project pen for me in the future. I am inspired. Do you wax the bronze to block oxidation or just re-polish here and there?

Just polish, not sure whether the polish I used has left a residue which needs cleaning off before applying a lacquer. Given the price I paid for the pen I felt it didn't justify any finishing.

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I bought one in the same finish, the cap was chipping and peeling within a day of use.

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I bought one in the same finish, the cap was chipping and peeling within a day of use.

It's seems to be a common problem, mine started with tiny blisters. It's probably due in failing to prepare the brass properly before coating.

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Just to counterweight all this, I'd add that I have 3 that I have used for months, one of which has fallen out of my pocket onto a concrete pavement, and I haven't experienced this problem yet (although the one that fell has a tiny ding in it, but I suspect the fall would have cracked most pens I own).

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Here is the polished Jinhao 159

Wow. That looks nice.

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Suprisingly it's function was great but the form.....opposite of what I would have guessed. Oh well, at least it cost less than a restaurant burger :lol:

 

Now i'm craving a burger :rolleyes:

Darn. Now I need a burger

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Oh yes! Mine's about 2 months old and it started to peel already, both the body and the grip section!

 

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I thought I was the only one..

 

I love the pen, and how it writes, yet this is peeling issue is starting to get quite annoying.

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I suspect that some pen users have acidic or caustic sweat that causes paint to peel and blister. This is especially the case where an individual has gallbladder problems

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Yesterday, after my post, I got angry and peeled the whole paint off.

 

I used plastic a guitar pick and and plastic tweezers (Chinese repair tool parts from my screen replacement kit) to peel off. They don't scratch the brass. I scratched making vertical moves. The most time took was for below the metal grip section on the cap.

 

Here's the outcome. This was a matte metal Jinhao x750:

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I didn't do any polishing, just peeled the paint off.

 

I hope the brass doesn't get rusted after a while. So far the feel's quite good. Almost identical to silver version except the top and bottom caps.

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Black matte finishes are notoriously fragile. Much more expensive pens have issues with it. Examples are the pilot VP and Lamy Dialog 3.

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