Are there certain types of paper that will "gunk up" a nib?

Do different inks cause a pen to write quite differently?

I suppose some of this is because I'm still not keen on my zoom nib (although I don't hate it or anything). I kind of wish I had opted for a music nib. I'm just not getting that buttery feel everyone talks about with the sailor pen. I do like the weight and feel of it.

However, I'm awaiting a bottle of Sailor black. Right now, I've only had some Watermann blue that I stole out of cartridges and some Sheaffer black (the sole bottle of ink I could find in town.) in it.

Are there certain types of paper that will "gunk up" a nib?

I think there are some papers that are not very good with fps and will make the ink bleed through and end up not working well at all, just make sure the paper is thick enough.

Do different inks cause a pen to write quite differently?
YES! Inks make the world of difference in a pen, just expierement and find the good ones. BTW: Private Reserve Tanzanite is a good one to use on dry writers.

Good Luck, I love my newly acquired zoom nib and hope you get some inks that make you feel the butter feel!

Yeah, I am thinking it's the ink more than the nib. Thanks for the ink tip. Might have to try that. I have another that I like but is pretty dry.

there are papers that can be a problem. Papers heavily coated with a clay coating (makes them ultra smooth) can gunk up a pen..especially a fine or a sharp italic. I have a few of these papers that get along just great with a nice medium nib that rights smooth, but they make my cursive obliques falter. Determining what is coated and what isn't has not been clear to me though. One paper manufacturer I bought from did distinguish between the two... European company mentioned here and the name escapes me at the moment.

most papers you'll encounter daily however will not have this problem.