Piston Pen Storage

Boycie83

Boycie83

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I know I can always count on you chaps for sound advice.

I have a Lamy 2000 which I've been using for a couple of months. The piston is now nigh on empty of ink through use and I'm going to use a different pen now. What's the best method of prepping the Lamy for storage? Flush the piston a couple of times with water? Just leave it with any residual ink in there? Advice is gratefully received.
 
Boycie83 said:
I know I can always count on you chaps for sound advice.

I have a Lamy 2000 which I've been using for a couple of months. The piston is now nigh on empty of ink through use and I'm going to use a different pen now. What's the best method of prepping the Lamy for storage? Flush the piston a couple of times with water? Just leave it with any residual ink in there? Advice is gratefully received.
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As above, clean and dry, it's not worth the hassle of leaving residual ink in pens that are not going to be used for a while, it will only dry up and be a bigger cleaning job, inks are cheap enough to not worry about losing some down the plug hole! :)


Paul.
 
Serious pen owners do the following: One cup of slightly warm water. Add one drop of washing-up detergent and one drop of ammonia. Fill pen several times, flushing it not back into the cup -otherwise you won't see when it's running clear. When it looks clear, fill one more time and leave for a while - perhaps a half hour. Then flush it. If it is clear then job done. If not then do it again. End by flushing several times with clean water, then leave to dry. I use a dish placed on a radiator.
The flush and leave is because some dried ink remnant needs time to loosen.
Ammonia. I tried to buy from the local chemist, but was refused since it is used to make crack. So I bought it from your friend and mine - Amazon. It's called Kleen Off. 500ml.
 
Ebberman said:
Serious pen owners do the following: One cup of slightly warm water. Add one drop of washing-up detergent and one drop of ammonia. Fill pen several times, flushing it not back into the cup -otherwise you won't see when it's running clear. When it looks clear, fill one more time and leave for a while - perhaps a half hour. Then flush it. If it is clear then job done. If not then do it again. End by flushing several times with clean water, then leave to dry. I use a dish placed on a radiator.
The flush and leave is because some dried ink remnant needs time to loosen.
Ammonia. I tried to buy from the local chemist, but was refused since it is used to make crack. So I bought it from your friend and mine - Amazon. It's called Kleen Off. 500ml.
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I was often given funny looks when buying Ammonia from chemists or hardware stores......now I know why! :)

Er, what is crack! :)

Paul.
 
Blademonkey said:
...Er, what is crack! :)

Paul.
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