AimlessWanderer
Remember to forget me!
I love this ink. It should probably be called Quink Very Dark Teal, but I consider that to give it a little more character than a simple plain black. Hint of colour, hint of shading, etc. I initially tried in in a Parker 45, before deciding to pair this permanently with the IM Premium.
There was a surprise in store though.
I flushed the 45 out the way I normally would, by using the converter. I simply filled and emptied it 15 to 20 times, until no more clouds of released ink were visible, then left it to air for a day before reassembling and putting it away.
Today, I mistakenly took the pen out of the drawer, absentmindedly thinking I had grabbed something else... and it wrote. Not in full black, but a kind of mid-grey. Certainly darker than i would have expected it to. I probably shouldn't be surprised that a permanent ink is tougher to flush, but I was. Yes, I can still be quite naive at times.
I've now disassembled the nib unit to wash it properly.
Is thus ink known for clogging pens? Should I consider flushing with soapy water before clean, or might that cause issues with soap residue? Note that it will be used in a different pen now, but still might need more than a simple water rinse to get it clean periodically.
For what it is worth, I don't intend leaving an inked pen in the drawer for extended periods. One of the reasons I chose the IM is that it's not necessarily a pen I would choose everyday, much the same as the ink. I'll reach for them both when I either specifically need a permanent ink, or want to carry a slightly dresser pen. It'll then be emptied (probably through the nib), then flushed and put away till needed again.
There was a surprise in store though.
I flushed the 45 out the way I normally would, by using the converter. I simply filled and emptied it 15 to 20 times, until no more clouds of released ink were visible, then left it to air for a day before reassembling and putting it away.
Today, I mistakenly took the pen out of the drawer, absentmindedly thinking I had grabbed something else... and it wrote. Not in full black, but a kind of mid-grey. Certainly darker than i would have expected it to. I probably shouldn't be surprised that a permanent ink is tougher to flush, but I was. Yes, I can still be quite naive at times.
I've now disassembled the nib unit to wash it properly.
Is thus ink known for clogging pens? Should I consider flushing with soapy water before clean, or might that cause issues with soap residue? Note that it will be used in a different pen now, but still might need more than a simple water rinse to get it clean periodically.
For what it is worth, I don't intend leaving an inked pen in the drawer for extended periods. One of the reasons I chose the IM is that it's not necessarily a pen I would choose everyday, much the same as the ink. I'll reach for them both when I either specifically need a permanent ink, or want to carry a slightly dresser pen. It'll then be emptied (probably through the nib), then flushed and put away till needed again.