Care of your Pen
Care of Your Pen
Never leave your pen or your dog in your car: Very high temperatures are generated in sunny conditions which are not good for pens or dogs. Both will come out the worse for wear. Treat your pens (and dogs) with respect and they will both be good companions for many years.
Cleaning:
It may be necessary at times to clean the exterior of your pen. Do not under any circumstances use abrasive materials to clean either wood or acrylic barrel materials. Instead use a lightly dampened cloth to remove any deposits on the barrels, immediately wipe with a soft dry cloth (especially for wood) to avoid water penetration.
Surface wear on wood pens:
In extreme cases the lustre surface may become dull, a very light coat of good quality furniture wax will help to restore the surface finish to its original shine. Apply the polish very sparingly and buff with a clean cloth when dry, if this fails contact me for additional help with correcting this problem.
Care of Fountain Pens:
Fountain pens need to be used on a regular basis, if left unused for any time there is a possibility that the ink will congeal and not flow properly. Should this problem arrive simply run warm water over the nib of the pen and dissolve the congealed ink. Do not submerge the whole pen in water otherwise you will finish up with an additional problem (possible damage to the barrel material). If ink flow becomes erratic (too much or to little flow) look at the ink cartridge, if it is almost empty replace it as sometimes it loses its vacuum towards the end of its life. I supply each fountain pen with two Private Reserve® Ink cartridges, one being Black Cherry and the second American Blue. If you prefer using the piston converter that is supplied I would recommend Parker® Quink Blue available in 2 oz bottles.