ttpenman
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I turned my first CSUSA platinum pens this weekend. 2 Gentlemens and 2 Jr. Gentlemens + 2 platinum letter openers. They came out quite nice. But, when i looked them over last night a noticed that the plating was frosted in some areas. Also the refill was discolored. Would not wipe off. I am assuming that the plating reacted with the CA that I used to assemble the pen. (seems to be in the right areas) Has anyone had a similar problem? After mild panic that my days work was lost, I was able to wipe off the discoloration with acetone. (CA solvent) I thought that was the answer but the problem has come back today. I am hoping that the CA fumes will eventually fade. The frost seems a little less today than last night. This has never happened with any gold plating.
Any suggestions? Thanks.
Jeff
Any suggestions? Thanks.
Jeff