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New Diamine 150Th Anniversary Inks - Soak Tests!


The Good Captain

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Finally, I got round to the soak tests of these wonderful new inks and the results were rather surprising, to say the least. For dye-based inks, there are one or two that really have great qualities. As you can see below.

 

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After:

 

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I have to say that the paper I use for these soaks is pretty dire and shouldn't be considered indicative of any lasting permanence etc. But; a half-hour soak in cold water, as usual, followed by a vigorous tap rinse, isn't a bad indication of what could happen and as most of us are probably only prone to the odd spill now and again: well...

Great inks and just look at Safari...!

The Good Captain

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Honestly, if I still had my Lamy Safari in Safari Green from 20-something years ago, Diamine Safari would be the only ink in it

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I may have to consider safari now!

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Thank you for this test. It is a real pity that none of the blue inks have better water resistance. :(

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More resilient than I had expected. Thank you.

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