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Hi Werner, No, I think not since plating is the general name of surface-covering techniques in which a metal (and not a resin which is an insulator and not a conductor) is coated onto a solid surface. It is also used for decorative purposes, typically to provide a silver or gold exterior. Thanks for...

Thank you Werner for your reply! Actually, I have no intention to trade my pens so as you understand I would like to engrave my pen to personalize it more. The only thing that concerns me is whether the brassing after engraving should be accelerated since the cap barrel is not solid gold but coated ...

Hello everyone! I own a Pelikan M760 Jubilee Gold fountain pen and I am very pleased with this writing instrument. The pen is gold plated with no signs of brassing (up today) and there is a blank on the barrel side available for personalized engraving. I would like to engrave my name on this blank s...