Diamine Imperial Blue Ink

[brownargus]

Has anyone experience difficulties with this ink causing flow problems or residue build up in regular, prolonged use requiring more frequent flushing? Or in fact with any other blue Diamine inks.

[SujiCorp12345]

I've never tried Imperial Blue, but with the blue inks I have tried from Diamine (Kensington Blue, Majestic Blue, Sargasso Sea, China Blue, Sapphire Blue, Aqua Blue, Asa Blue, Mediterranean Blue, Regency Blue, and finally Blue Velvet) have had no problems regarding ink flow. Very wet free flowing inks. Out of what I mentioned, Sargasso Sea does need to be flushed more than the others since it has more of a tendency to stain.

[bstnnyc]

Hi brownargus the only Diamine blue I've used often enough to comment on is Sargasso Sea. It's a beautiful color with wonderful sheen, but, it has given me start up issues in the 3 pens I've used it in. Also I found it to be a PIA to clean out of a non c/c pen. I would recommend frequent flushing with this one.

[jmccarty3]

I've used Imperial Blue a lot in several pens and have never had any trouble. That being said, I tend to change inks a lot, so my pens get flushed thoroughly more often than usual. It's a great color.

[brownargus]

Thanks for your comments. I have a couple of pens which seem to tend to dry up with this ink though other pens seem OK. However, I'm trying them with another ink, Waterman's Serenete, to see if this effects a cure.