Lamy Studio - Black Finish Problem After a mere 12 years!

[willisoften]

Back in 2009 Review for the Lamy Studio appeared in which I posted that I found the Black Grippy Surface superior or pleasant to hold (better than the Safari) sad to say that finish is finally breaking down and coming off like little bits of contact cement.

I'm not complaining - 12 years seems reasonable, but if your a collector rather than user you should be aware. One other Studio never really been used seems OK but a little sticky, so I think its an age thing (the coating breaking down). 

 

Possibly the coating of the more regularly used pen being so bad had been exacerbated by hand cleansers and constant hand washing during Covid.

 

Will

[Azulado]

1 hour ago, willisoften said:

Back in 2009 Review for the Lamy Studio appeared in which I posted that I found the Black Grippy Surface superior or pleasant to hold (better than the Safari) sad to say that finish is finally breaking down and coming off like little bits of contact cement.

I'm not complaining - 12 years seems reasonable, but if your a collector rather than user you should be aware. One other Studio never really been used seems OK but a little sticky, so I think its an age thing (the coating breaking down). 

If the Studio you use is in good condition, the sections are sold as spares, it may be worth it.

About the sticky coating, it's a generic rubber problem. It has happened to me with various objects. There seems to be no solution.

An engineer friend explained the problem to me and recommended cleaning the surface with isopropyl alcohol, used for cleaning electronic components

[senzen]

The one post where both sides can answer "see, see, I told you!". My rubber section bought new and another bought as a spare part seem to be behaving after a few years, in rotation with another 50 pens.

[willisoften]

On 8/22/2022 at 2:47 PM, Azulado said:

If the Studio you use is in good condition, the sections are sold as spares, it may be worth it.

About the sticky coating, it's a generic rubber problem. It has happened to me with various objects. There seems to be no solution.

An engineer friend explained the problem to me and recommended cleaning the surface with isopropyl alcohol, used for cleaning electronic components

I considered that but having nothing to loose I wire wooled the sticky section and it remains a black satin finish beneath.

Somehow I managed not to rub right through this sub layer and it seems (reasonably) attractive.

[AgedAndFine]

This is a fairly common issue.  My 20 year old Blue Studio has some degree of chipping, but still writes like a dream.....

[Surlyprof]

On 8/22/2022 at 6:47 AM, Azulado said:

If the Studio you use is in good condition, the sections are sold as spares, it may be worth it.

 

I had noticed this when I was purchasing a couple of pens from The Pen Company.  Here's the link.  I can strongly recommend The Pen Company.  I was encountering problems tracking the package, I sent an email, and Alan quickly tracked it down and sent me a USPS link that worked.  Really great customer service.

 

John (who's very happy to know that I'll get a solid 12 years from the Studio I just bought from The Pen Company)