How To Restore Vintage Nib (Sheaffer Balance)

I just wanted to show the how I clean and shine my vintage nibs when they come dirty. I hope this video helps anyone looking for more information on this. I also have a video of polishing the whole pen if you would like to see that as well.
Learned a lot from: / @penkino1
Thanks for watching!
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[@Hud_Adnan]

dudeeee, you voice is so soft and it didn't have a boring music in the background it's cheap and it works amazingly thank you so much for making this world a better place

[@Chadgio]

I used toothpaste only on my 1920s Parker Duofold tonight. Came out amazing! Thank you, it removed some staining I thought would never come off.

[@Pennsler]

That's awesome! I'm really glad it worked out for you!

[@technoraptor7778]

Now if only toothpaste worked that good on my teeth.

[@Ritopher]

The nib finished beautifully and I like the gloss on the feed. Thanks for posting. Nice job.

[@conradsmith9332]

Awesome tutorial. I tryed this on my waterman 52 and it turned out wonderful! Thank you.

[@Ritopher]

The nib finished beautifully and I like the gloss on the feed. Nice job 👍

[@katherinebuchanan9350]

Thanks for this - I'm going to try it out on my stained pen right now!

[@J0hnstrains]

DO NOT USE TOOTHPASTE ON NIBS. Toothpaste will remove far more material than you think, and will wear away imprints and plating on a nib. Just use water, elbow grease, and an ultrasonic cleaner.

[@nikossiotas]

Can i use an ultrasonic cleaner on a gold plated nib or that will remove the plating?

[@J0hnstrains]

@@nikossiotas I wouldn't, if it's a vintage nib. The ultrasonic cleaner can cause some of the gold plating to flake off. Should be fine on more modern nibs though.

[@nikossiotas]

@@J0hnstrains Thank you for answering! It's an old one, so i guess it would be better to just let it overnight in ammonia water.

[@marcb6444]

Good thing I found this the toothpaste worked on my nibs. Thanks!

[@welchianachi7707]

Small amount of toothpaste on soft ear buds do the job better and safer, an important thing is to make only moves along the nib and never sideways cause you may damage the very tip I.e. alignment of tines. If you want to remove stains you should degrease the nib next put sheat of aluminium in a deep plate put nib on that aluminium then sprinkle generously with salt and cover all of that by the boiling water and left for couple minutes, after that wash nib in cold water and all stains are removeed.

[@THIPTHEP88]

wow awesome i heard about this with to clean silverware, does this get oxidization discoloration off nibs as well just got an old fountain pen 1930;s and don't know if i could try to clean myself

[@THIPTHEP88]

What do you use to degrease it first?

[@welchianachi7707]

​@@THIPTHEP88 (!!!gold nib only!!!) There is no risk except you have to dismantle nib from the section and feed. Next you have to wash the nb in liquid soap solution, liquid soap is preferable due it does not leave any residues after rinsing. After soap wash good practice is to use vinegar to disolve any Limescale. Then after rinse out from vinegar good practice is to use alkohol to degrease any leftover amout of oils etc. After all of that prepare clear thin sheat of plastic that could be fitted into nib slit. Using this sheat put it into the slit and use it to swipe all eventually residues in nib slit, from the hole toward tines. After all of that degrease again and use aluminium shet and salt in boiling water method to remove any leftower oxidation. Now your Nib should be as good as new. If you want you may polish the nib with ear buds and toothpaste then rinse and again swipe the slit with sheet plastic.

[@vinamis]

If the sound is insufficient you can activate the subtitles ! My 2 cents

[@Judexy22]

Among my Pens during my school years, I have a Red Plastic Sheaffer USA. The nib is marked " HAI IC ". I wonder what HAI IC means ! During the last few years, I used to sign cheques and Documents with this Red Plastic Sheaffer. What HAI IC stands for, please ?

[@williamkaczmarek3996]

Just a comment. You could speak a little louder when you do these videos. I had my volume turned up all the way and it still sounded like you were talking to yourself.

[@Pennsler]

Will do in my next video!

[@THIPTHEP88]

OH MY GOD GREAT JOB!!! THANKS FOR THE TIPS JUST SUBSCRIBED

[@muchless]

Do you have a video showing the disassembly and reassembly of the nib unit?

[@aussieseekandfind3202]

Very helpful. Thank you for sharing.

[@nalinrattan329]

Love this pen and vedio

[@MrTeal888]

Is abrasion is the word you where looking for?

[@conradsmith9332]

You should show us how to polish the whole pen

[@stargazer1359]

Exceptional.

[@richardsimms251]

Great teaching video.

[@kawaiipotatoYT.]

Wait your video is on art insider on people who keep up art traditions

[@excitingwriting8584]

What is the final polishing compound?

[@Ryoko54]

Simichrome

[@AndrewBroussardWatercolors]

Hello, I have some left to right wiggle of the nibs on a few of my vintage sheaffer balances. Any suggestions on how I can correct this?

[@DaudpotaArt]

Wow! Thanks.. I'll try

[@footoomsh2]

fascinating to watch, just one thing, on maximum volume of sound i cannot hear you

[@THIPTHEP88]

wow great job, how to do oxidized nibs will toothpaste take it off?

[@otacilioferreira9814]

please tell me where I can buy pens

[@Pennsler]

You can find my pens here! www.pennslerpencompany.com

[@joelmcpherson8286]

I did not see a channel on the feed

[@masifing]

I broke the collector is there way to fix it or how do I just the collector of a specific pen

[@truemansparks]

Abrasive toothpaste like with baking soda?

[@steventrosiek2623]

The best

[@aljones9684]

Talk a bet louder or get closer to the mic.

[@zaksansing9443]

Just a little warning I tried knocking out the nib and it broke a piece of my pen so be careful

[@paulf7604]

Looked interesting, but I couldn't understand a word of it!

[@nana-du4mx]

what is that chrome paste you use to shine your nib?

[@avavictoriasongbird]

not TOO LOUD??? yeah can't hear you talk

[@raychiesart]

it did not work for my metal pen nibs but the steel works

[@Speakontek23]

When will come more videos?

[@tecnoinfo.1488]

speed 1.5

[@mouf9908]

Shiny

[@littlestagpens8050]

lol - "destroyed a ton of pens" learning restoration techniques. Yep, I know what you mean.

[@aeomaster32]

Mumbling is not considerate of your listeners, I had to give up understanding anything.

[@ssnoc]

Are you actually talking? Can’t hear one word you’re saying 😶

[@rolandoperez8054]

Weird voice

[@nik.b430]

Is this safe to use on 14ct gold nibs? Someone help please???