Vac 700 cap looks bad after some years without use

[Hans-Peter Ording]

Hello everybody,

 

I have been away for about 10 years, so I doubt anyone will remember me.

 

After several years without use I pulled my two Twsbis out of the drawer. The white Eco looks and writes flawlessly, but the inner cap of the Vac 700 has become a bit opaque (instead of translucent) and the clip looks especially awful. It has brownish dots on it that look like rust, although it has been stored dry (see attached photo).

 

I just wanted to share this disappointing fact concerning long-time reliability.

 

Hope everyone is doing well.

 

Cheers

 

HP

[AAAndrew]

Even stainless steel can get some surface rust. I would just use a kitchen scrubber (like the 3m green scrubbers) and it should take off the rust quite effectively. As for the inner cap, I saw a video from Jet Pens where they wrap a rubber band around the eraser end of a wooden pencil and use that for wedging in, and pulling out the inner cap liner of a TWSBI pen. It just pulls out. Clean it up, and then just push it back in until it snaps. 

 

Sounds like there's more moisture in your storage area than you may think. 

[Sk33t3r]

I've just ordered a new 700R and am looking forward to trying it out. I hope mine fares better.