Nice Ink For Parker Im Premium

[sandy101]

Hello, everyone.

 

I'm looking for suggestion for inks for my Parker IM premium, which has a converter. I have been using J Herbin's inks and whilst the Sapphire Blue and Opera Red look lovely, they do seem a bit dry for this pen, as I do not get consistent writing with different papers. The Herbin's work with my other converter pens, but the Parker does not seem to like them much.

 

I used quink through my school days and I'm not keen to use it again - I use FP's for my personal stuff and I like funky colours.

 

Can anyone suggest a brand that, in their experience, works well?

 

I have some Pelikan 4001 I could try once the current fill runs out - would Waterman/Pelikan work better than the J Herbin? I like Diamine's sapphire blue, but only have cartridges that won't fit the Parker.

 

Any suggestions gratefully received.

[bobaroo]

I think Waterman and Pelikan inks are pretty good all-rounders, well worth a try before buying something different. I love the Pelikan 4001 turquoise.

[The Blue Knight]

Have you tried Parker quink in it? As Quink always works well in every Parker pen I have owned.

 

I own the following inks Quink Blue, Blue-Black, Waterman Harmonious Green, Sheaffer Skrip Blue, Lamy Turquoise, J.Herbin Bleu Nuit.

 

J.Herbin Bleu Nuit seems the driest however is a very nice ink. Sheaffer Skrip is a little wetter however isn't as wet as Quink. You could try Sheaffer Skrip as it seems to be a very good ink and works well in most pens.

 

To be honest I haven't used the waterman ink enough to provide any feedback however I would say of the blue inks I own Bleu Nuit seems the best as it is fast drying and has a lot of shading however if you want a wetter ink I would go for Skrip as it seems very well behaved and a very cost effective option.

Edited November 10, 2013 by top pen

[ac12]

Waterman is more wet than Pelikan.

So given that you are saying it is dry, I would try Waterman ink.

[The Good Captain]

What about a Diamine? Plenty to choose from and locally-sourced, to boot!

[Renfield]

I have a Parker II premium, and while I really like the pen, it did suffer from a bit of baby bottom, which caused it to skip a little bit too much. That affected all inks, and even now that is sorted, I find the dryer inks still suffer a little bit in it.

 

As The Captain said, Diamine have plenty to choose from and are generally nice wet inks.

 

Parker perform well, and I find that they suit Parker pens, although their colour choices are not inspiring.

[Joe in Seattle]

+ 1 for Diamine. My all round, overall favourite ink, particularly: Majestic Blue, Oxblood, Teal, Chocolate, and on and on.