Good afternoon everybody.
I read about using shellac to close, seal, lock pen parts, why ?
Of all the vintage pens I have, none had shellac or any residue of it on the sections.
Some sacs had been fixed with shellac, but only a few. If the sac size is correct you do not need it, IMO
Shellac makes disassembly of pens hard when it comes to replacing a worn sac.
I can understand using it for pieces that do not need to be removed frequently but for the rest I think it can be left out in most pen repairs.
I sent my two 'new' vintage Parker Victories to get the nibs repaired and kindly asked the repair person to avoid using shellac on the sections as they fit perfectly tight on the barrels. Hope he obeys
I read about using shellac to close, seal, lock pen parts, why ?
Of all the vintage pens I have, none had shellac or any residue of it on the sections.
Some sacs had been fixed with shellac, but only a few. If the sac size is correct you do not need it, IMO
Shellac makes disassembly of pens hard when it comes to replacing a worn sac.
I can understand using it for pieces that do not need to be removed frequently but for the rest I think it can be left out in most pen repairs.
I sent my two 'new' vintage Parker Victories to get the nibs repaired and kindly asked the repair person to avoid using shellac on the sections as they fit perfectly tight on the barrels. Hope he obeys