Fixed Burn Mark

[siamackz]

Hi,

 

This is the first time I have attempted a restoration like this. I gave my wife the pen after I was done and asked her to show me where on the blind cap the repair had been done. After some pretty close examination she pointed to exact opposite side Either she is being nice, or this is actually a decent job! Visual description below:

[Ron Z]

If you used a solvent based material, you will find that over time the material will shrink and the repair will become visible. The solvent is part of the volume of the material, so there is some shrinkage as the solvent evaporates out of the material If using simple evaporation, even if it feels hard, it will take months to a year to cure completely.

[siamackz]

If you used a solvent based material, you will find that over time the material will shrink and the repair will become visible. The solvent is part of the volume of the material, so there is some shrinkage as the solvent evaporates out of the material If using simple evaporation, even if it feels hard, it will take months to a year to cure completely.

Thanks for sharing Ron. That makes perfect sense. Im curious to see what happens here.

 

Also, what is a more appropriate fix for such repairs? What material is ideal? Thanks!

[SpecTP]

since this is celluloid, you could have used a celluloid material (I use hairpins donated from my mom and gf) and mix it with methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) to get the 'goop' that can be applied to the breach.

[siamackz]

since this is celluloid, you could have used a celluloid material (I use hairpins donated from my mom and gf) and mix it with methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) to get the 'goop' that can be applied to the breach.

I need to find a source of transparent and black celluloid. I agree. This would probably be a better fix. Let's see how the glue holds up over time. It should be easy enough to get it out if it starts to shrink/crack.

[chunya]

But it does show that a very good job can simply, although painstakingly, be done to restore some burnt pens. In this case substitute superglue with celluloid+ MEK for celluloid pens and it's a useful resource. Thanks for the photos.

 

What material can be used for BHR pens? Can they be repaired? Over the years I've come up with quite a few and always thrown them into the spares/sell off as job lot boxes.

[siamackz]

But it does show that a very good job can simply, although painstakingly, be done to restore some burnt pens.

Thanks Chunya!