Care Of Your Pen Or Pencil

Wood Pen Care

Your writing instrument is made from natural wood. As with any fine item made from wood some care must be taken to maintain the beauty and integrity of this Handmade Classic.

 

DON'T

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Leave your pen anywhere it will be exposed to temperature extremes, such as in the car. The temperatures extremes can damage or destroy your writing instrument. 

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Abuse your wooden instrument, it can withstand a lifetime of use it will not tolerate abuse.

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Use any household cleaning fluids or any abrasive substance (like rubbing compound) on any part of your new writing instrument. The fluids and/or abrasives will damage the finish.

Do

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Care for your writing instrument the way you would any wooden item. Protect it with a light coat of good furniture paste wax designed for wooden products.  After drying, buff with a soft, clean cloth.

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Keep your pen from extremes of heat and cold. Both are enemies of wood. Some woods are very temperature sensitive and may crack or split from extremes of heat and cold.  Protect it and it will deliver years of service.

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Use your pen. It is designed to be used, not hidden away in a drawer.

 

Acrylic Pen Care

The Acrylics used in our pens are man made products.  These materials are more tolerant to extreme temperatures and therefore more stable. However:

 
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 DO NOT drop your pen or strike it against a sharp object, these materials are more brittle and can crack or chip if dropped.

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Do use plastic polish to renew the luster.  Also, a quality rubbing compound, that can be found where you would buy automotive finishing products, can buff out light scratches.

 

Copyright © 2006 Distinctive Penz  All rights reserved.
Revised: 06/17/06.