Correction Tape Ruined My Lamy Safari?

[Cypocryphy]

Dear Community,

 

Not too long ago, I was writing in my journal and accidentally skipped a page. I erased what I wrote with correction tape. When I came to that section, I wrote over it with my Lamy Safari fountain pen, and since then, the nib has been extremely scratchy and the ink flow is horrible. I have tried to fix it but to no avail.

 

Here is what I have done so far:

 

I have flushed it with water

I have soaked it in water

I have soaked it in water and dawn soap for a day

I have filled and refilled it with various ink

 

I'm not sure what I did. I can't imagine that mere correction tape would destroy my nib but that's what it seems to have done.

 

Does anyone have a suggestion on how to repair this? Is there a fluid that would dissolve correction tape that I could soak my pen in?

 

I'm at a complete loss

 

Thank you

[Witsius]

Do you have a loupe? If so, inspect the tipping and nib slit and see if there is correction tape trapped in the nib. If so, use a shim to clean it out. I'm not sure what kind of solvent would dissolve that stuff, but I suspect it would be fairly harsh on pen parts like the feed. I suspect you just have a bunch of gunk trapped in the nib slit.

[Doug1426]

Do you have a loupe? If so, inspect the tipping and nib slit and see if there is correction tape trapped in the nib. If so, use a shim to clean it out. I'm not sure what kind of solvent would dissolve that stuff, but I suspect it would be fairly harsh on pen parts like the feed. I suspect you just have a bunch of gunk trapped in the nib slit.

 

I agree with Witsius, I think that is the most likely scenario and running a shim through the slit will fix it for you.

[Chrissy]

A fine (thin) brass shim would probably fix it. Please don't be tempted to use a razor blade or anything harsh like that.

[Cypocryphy]

Hey. Thank you for your replies. I have a poor mans loupe. Looks like something from a crackerjacks box. HA! Thanks Chrissy ... just got your post ... was totally going to grab a razor blade. I'll order a brass shim and give it a go.

 

Thanks everyone for the replies. I'll post back to let the community know whether I was successful. If not, Bic correction tape should be avoided at all cost.

Edited April 15, 2017 by Cypocryphy

[Astronymus]

I'll just pull of the nib, put a thin cotton string through the breather hole and pull it carefully down to the tip. (Unwaxed dental floss would be better.) 2 or 3 times. That should clean the tape's residue out of the slit without affecting the nib.