alamocdc
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Okay, I know the "real" answer to the following question is to disassemble the pen, strip and refinish it, and reassemble.
Back story: I sold a Baron RB in Irish Bog Oak to a customer a few months ago. He comes to me about two weeks ago and tells me he had been carrying it in his pants pocket and forgot to remove it. His wife then sent it through the washer and dryer in his pocket. This pen had been dipped in lacquer, about 6 coats as I recall. Most of the lacquer is still in good shape, but there are a few places at the edges where it meets the metal parts that the lacquer has come off. He now wants the pen laser engraved as well.
My dilema: I really don't want to take it apart so I thought I would pose this to the masses for opinions. My rationale for not taking it apart is that I don't think it will stay together tightly without using CA when I reassemble it (I've experienced this in the past). The Customer Service (and the perfectionist) in me says, "Just take it apart and do it right, already!" But the quick turn around part of me says, "There has to be a way to salvage this without disassembly."
So what say you?
Back story: I sold a Baron RB in Irish Bog Oak to a customer a few months ago. He comes to me about two weeks ago and tells me he had been carrying it in his pants pocket and forgot to remove it. His wife then sent it through the washer and dryer in his pocket. This pen had been dipped in lacquer, about 6 coats as I recall. Most of the lacquer is still in good shape, but there are a few places at the edges where it meets the metal parts that the lacquer has come off. He now wants the pen laser engraved as well.
My dilema: I really don't want to take it apart so I thought I would pose this to the masses for opinions. My rationale for not taking it apart is that I don't think it will stay together tightly without using CA when I reassemble it (I've experienced this in the past). The Customer Service (and the perfectionist) in me says, "Just take it apart and do it right, already!" But the quick turn around part of me says, "There has to be a way to salvage this without disassembly."
So what say you?