Ligero FP Nibs

[wdcav1952]

I got some Ligeros through Anthony's group purchase. While assembling one of the Platinum FP's, I used CA while pressing the parts together. So far, so good. The rosewood was so striking, I screwed the cap on and set the pen on my workbench to admire. You guessed it, I totally forgot about CA fumes. The metal of the nib is fine, but the plastic around the nib is etched. Any ideas? Does CUSA sell replacement nibs for Ligero? I didn't see any on their site. Any ideas on how to polish the plastic? Sorry Lou, TSW didn't help.

TIA,

 

[PenWorks]

Bill, you should be able to hand sand with MM start at 1500 & work you way to 12000, I hand sand allot of old FP barrels that way when I do my restorations. Good Luck Anthony

 

[wdcav1952]

Originally posted by penworks
<br />Bill, you should be able to hand sand with MM start at 1500 & work you way to 12000, I hand sand allot of old FP barrels that way when I do my restorations. Good Luck Anthony

Anthony,

Thanks, I'll give it a try, but you should know that dentists are not any good with their hands! (lol, I hope!)

 

[PenWorks]

And I thought my dentist was just blind all these years ![]

 

[wdcav1952]

Anthony,

Think about it, where else can you legally hurt people for a living and get reasonably well paid for it? Since I work for the Federal Bureau of Prisons now, I just consider my services part of their sentence. (lol, for sure)

 

[wayneis]

If you have not already started, I would try starting at 3200 if the etching is not to bad. Fifteen hundred is to me at least pretty course if the etching is mainly smoky looking.

Wayne

 

[wdcav1952]

Wayne,
I had left the nib at work and brought it home today. I only have the 4000 - 12000 MM, so I will definitely follow your advice. The damage seems to be mostly where the plastic joins the metal nib.