#rust removal from vintage pointed nibs

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Rust removal from vintage pointed pen nibs

As promised, here’s the account of how I removed rust from some vintage nibs I received from the mail. At the end of this post I’ll place the links of where I buy my supplies. And no I am not sponsored, yet. Who knows lol.

There were actually 4 nibs but the Million Pen looks almost exactly like the Popular Pen so I just placed one in here, for illustrative purposes.

Yeah the camera angle looks bad but at least you can see some rust, either at the head of the nib or at the foot, like Kantel, the bowl-shaped nib at the top. If I recall correctly, that nib has a lot of rust at the part that attaches to the pen holder, and that can’t be good.

Yeah I think this is the after rust removal picture. It’s been 2 years I already forgot if I took step by step pics or I just took whatever I can since the ketchup removal method was still in its experimental stage.

No I did not take step by step pics. Maybe because I also had to do the ketchup and sanding thing over and over until the rust got smoothed off. This removal took around 2 days to complete, and the above pic shows what a mixture of light acid and some varied sand paper grades can do to rust. I think I used white toothpaste as a neutralizing abrasive too so, the extra shine is there. Dang it I forgot about that and used dish soap lately. Oh well. If you haven’t seen how I removed rust stepwise with the listing of the actual stuff, the post about the ketchup removal is here. Well I hope this post helped you in any way. If you have any ideas, experiences,  questions or what feel free to comment on this post. Thanks very much and see you all very soon. Where I get my supplies: The Curious Artisan - Online store. Oblique pen holders, inks, calligraphy sets, pad papers for caligraphy. I love the paper, they’re better than Rhodia in my honest opinion, smoother and more transparent, and I have Rhodia pads too. Plus the fact that they deliver quite quick too. Really awesome.

The Craft Central - Online and Physical Store. I recommend visiting the physical stores, the selections in each branch can be different, and they got lotsa stuff. Nibs, holders, some paper, walnut and sumi inks. The walnut ink can eat away the metal nibs *it’s acidic AF* so rinse that sh** off with some dish soap, white toothpaste, and some hot water. 

The Oil Paint Store - Online and physical store. I recommend visiting the physical store, they got so much stuff you can’t buy online. Also they’re nice because most people get lost finding their place lol. Unless they have expanded, haven’t been there in a while. Papers of any kind. I work with watercolor and colored pencils so it’s important to get a wide variety of paper to check which ones will take the pigments best.

Deovir Arts - Online and physical store. I recommend visiting the physical store because again, more selections not seen on the online site.

National Bookstore -  Online and physical store. I placed this last because to be honest, they’re nearly everywhere. However, not all sell artist quality products, the only places that I got to buy good ones were in NCR, and in SM Pampanga.