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Old February 8th 09, 03:45 AM posted to alt.collecting.pens-pencils
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Despite my careful and fairly regular cleaning of my Mont Blanc pen, the
use of the Blue-black ink has taken a little toll on the internal
chamber of the pen. [Maybe I missed a month or let the pen get to dry?]
There is ink residue in the pen when I empty it out and flush it with
clean, filtered water. This is annoying because it blocks the pen's
viewer ports which allow me to tell when the pen has a low ink supply.
It also disturbs my sense of pen zen.

Is there a simple way of cleaning out the pen that is clean and safe for
my pen? Its a Montblanc Meisterstuck Le grand.

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Old February 8th 09, 07:57 AM posted to alt.collecting.pens-pencils
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Default Cleaning out Pens

On Feb 7, 6:45*pm, Aaron W. Hsu wrote:
Despite my careful and fairly regular cleaning of my Mont Blanc pen, the
use of the Blue-black ink has taken a little toll on the internal
chamber of the pen. [Maybe I missed a month or let the pen get to dry?]
There is ink residue in the pen when I empty it out and flush it with
clean, filtered water. *This is annoying because it blocks the pen's
viewer ports which allow me to tell when the pen has a low ink supply.
It also disturbs my sense of pen zen.

Is there a simple way of cleaning out the pen that is clean and safe for
my pen? Its a Montblanc Meisterstuck Le grand.


Hi Aaron,

This very question has been covered in several threads on www.fountainpennetwork.com

Why not head on over and peruse the Mont Blanc and Writing Instruments
forums. If you register as a member (which is free), you can use the
search function to speed up your hunt for the answer.

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Old February 10th 09, 11:42 PM posted to alt.collecting.pens-pencils
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Default Cleaning out Pens


"Aaron W. Hsu" wrote in message
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Despite my careful and fairly regular cleaning of my Mont Blanc pen, the
use of the Blue-black ink has taken a little toll on the internal
chamber of the pen. [Maybe I missed a month or let the pen get to dry?]
There is ink residue in the pen when I empty it out and flush it with
clean, filtered water. This is annoying because it blocks the pen's
viewer ports which allow me to tell when the pen has a low ink supply.
It also disturbs my sense of pen zen.

Is there a simple way of cleaning out the pen that is clean and safe for
my pen? Its a Montblanc Meisterstuck Le grand.


Try distilled water. Distilled is a better solvent than is plain tap water.
Let it sit overnight to a couple of days and agitate occasionally while it
sits.

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Old February 16th 09, 09:44 PM posted to alt.collecting.pens-pencils
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Default Cleaning out Pens

Try slightly soapy water. SLIGHTLY. Add a dab of dishwashing liquid
to the water. A dab is described as the amount of dishwashing liquid
that sticks to the tip of a toothpick.


On Feb 7, 8:45*pm, Aaron W. Hsu wrote:
Despite my careful and fairly regular cleaning of my Mont Blanc pen, the
use of the Blue-black ink has taken a little toll on the internal
chamber of the pen. [Maybe I missed a month or let the pen get to dry?]
There is ink residue in the pen when I empty it out and flush it with
clean, filtered water. *This is annoying because it blocks the pen's
viewer ports which allow me to tell when the pen has a low ink supply.
It also disturbs my sense of pen zen.

Is there a simple way of cleaning out the pen that is clean and safe for
my pen? Its a Montblanc Meisterstuck Le grand.

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live at the expense of everybody else." -- Frederic Bastiat
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