Please tell me how to disassemble the Parker 75 ballpoint pen.

[Number99]

Hello.

 

 I bought Parker 75 bp from a stationery store that is preparing to close through an internet free market  site.

 Made in France in 1981, it has a rough pink paint.

 I couldn't confirm it in the image, but it looks like a display item, and the discoloration due to sunburn is remarkable.

 I used a melamine sponge and toothpaste to partially polish.

 Then, it was confirmed that the color change was recovered.

 Therefore, I would like to start polishing the whole in earnest.

 But I don't know how to remove the Parker 75 bp clip.

 

 Please tell me how to remove the clip safely and securely to prevent failur.

 

Thank you for your cooperation.

[Ron Z]

The Parker repair manual says to heat the screw, and remove using a grip pad.  You can also use something rubber like a stopper, maybe an eraser.

[joss]

I would not remove the clip but first try polishing with a silver polishing cloth, with or without applying a polishing paste, moving the cloth back and forth under the clip.

[Number99]

Thank you to all the specialists. 

 

 I will try based on the advice and

 do my best to report the results.

 

 With gratitude.

[Flounder]

Let us know how you get on! I have an Australian assembled 75 Cisele, looks to have the paint infill on the clip end, but not the barrel. I intend to try repainting it in the coming months.

[Number99]

22 hours ago, Flounder said:

Let us know how you get on! I have an Australian assembled 75 Cisele, looks to have the paint infill on the clip end, but not the barrel. I intend to try repainting it in the coming months.

Hello.

I haven't successfully deleted the clip yet.

 We are also considering moving to Plan B, which removes all of the paint.

 In addition to the answers in this thread, there are related threads, so I will introduce them.。

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/270923-parker-45-cap-disassembly/?tab=comments#comment-3065068

 

Removing clips can be difficult with household equipment and facilities.

 Please let me know if you succeed.

I wish you good luck.

[Flounder]

On 11/17/2021 at 4:34 PM, Number99 said:

Hello.

I haven't successfully deleted the clip yet.

 We are also considering moving to Plan B, which removes all of the paint.

 In addition to the answers in this thread, there are related threads, so I will introduce them.。

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/270923-parker-45-cap-disassembly/?tab=comments#comment-3065068

 

Removing clips can be difficult with household equipment and facilities.

 Please let me know if you succeed.

I wish you good luck.

 

I did end up polishing and painting the barrel to match the cap (the cap end was far better preserved for some reason) - I can do a post on the refinishing if it helps. I may not remove the clip as the cap side looks pretty good. Looking at spare cap actuators being auctioned on eBay, I'd definitely follow Ron's advice.

 

[Ron Z]

FWIW I've also used a small bionic wrench to remove clip screw on 75.  There are several unmarked jaws that grip evenly, and don't mar the metal of the clip screw.  I find them to be more reliable than a grippy pad or "jewel tool" on these pens.

[Flounder]

As an update: so that cap and barrel were a perfect match to each other, I did end up painting the cap as well. The clip did not need to be removed to polish the areas underneath, even areas where I could see a previous owner repainted clumsily.

 

All it took to prepare the silver below the clip was a microfibre cleaning swab (on the right in this photo of a variety pack), of the type used to clean wristwatch dials. This is comfortably small enough to reach between the clip and cap. To polish areas that a silver polishing cloth couldn't reach, I used a stick of sharpened pegwood with a tiny amount of polish at the tip.

 

To paint the cap and barrel, I chose Humbrol gloss black (#21) enamel paint, mostly because of personal preference for a high contrast. A satin finish would be a closer match to what was left of the previous finish, preserved where the barrel sits within the cap lip's overlap.

 

Application was as follows:

Polish using a silver polishing cloth till the tarnish was removed.

Old excess paint below the clip removed with a microfibre swab moistened with acetone (took only a minute or two).

Clean with a cotton bud moistened with methylated spirits.

Painted on enamel,

Leave to dry for 12 hours, so the enamel within the grooves is cured enough to withstand the weak action of methylated spirit. Drying was under cover of a tupperware container to prevent dust settling in the wet enamel.

Remove the unwanted dry enamel from the surface squares by lightly rubbing with a cotton bud moistened in methylated spirits (this is very quick and essentially requires no skill) / microfibre swab for hard to reach areas.

 

Under high magnification the finish is even and satisfactory, due to the deep engraving of the channels by Parker. The stamped markings on my pen were also made quite deeply, accommodating a decent amount of enamel and resulting in a bold, crisply defined appearance.

 

It's also appealing to know that with paint between each square, an occasional rub with a silver cloth in the future to brighten the silver cannot diminish the contrast that is so attractive in the Cisele pattern. It's also a reversible intervention (using acetone), which is always a bonus.

 

Photos below.