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How do you clean a Montblanc fountain pen in which the ink has heavily dried and the feed is completely clogged?

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First step is long soaking: place the feed in water for several days to soften dried ink. If that does nothing, only mechanical cleaning helps, i.e. pulling out nib and feed and cleaning with a soft toothbrush. Anyone without experience in disassembling should send the pen to Montblanc; there the feed is cleaned or replaced if needed.

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