Opinions On White Pens, Would You Buy One?

[MarcS]

i had a parker with a white plastic barrel. the areas on the barrel that came into contact with my hand turned yellow within a year, while the rest of the barrel remained white. some might say patina, but i found it unsightly.

[NinthSphere]

White white? No. Creamy, off white, patterned, pearlescent? Depends. There's the staining & dirt factor, but brighter white pens just tend to turn me off.

[tinto]

My third FP was a Lamy Safari in white and I really enjoyed it. But it lasted just a few weeks, until it was confiscated by my YL. Good thing is she was conversed and now she's a kind of enabler for more ink and pens

 

 

Ondoros are very nice, but I find hard to justify a steel nib + a converter... but the orange one is always tempting me.

Edited June 4, 2015 by tinto

[Frank C]

My third FP was a Lamy Safari in white and I really enjoyed it. But it lasted just a few weeks, until it was confiscated by my YL. Good thing is she was conversed and now she's a kind of enabler for more ink and pens

 

 

Ondoros are very nice, but I find hard to justify a steel nib + a converter... but the orange one is always tempting me.

 

I actually like steel nibs and Faber Castell makes some of the best. I also like pens with converters; they are much easier to clean. I also like gold nibs, piton fillers, and vacuum fillers, I guess that I like most fountain pens.

[Horseknitter]

When I first got back into fountain pens (2010?) in a big way the Waterman Charleston was a beautiful pen offered in white. There were reports/rumors that the white finish was easily stained by any number of inks. Since then I have astutely avoided any white pen in fear of said stains. And yet.....I keep my eye on the Sailor white with rose gold furnishings - beautiful and still WANT IT!!

[PS104]

I like white pens but I look upon them as summertime pens. After Labor Day write the ink out of them, clean them and wait until Memorial Day to bring them out again.

It's the only color that has a seasonal appeal for me

 

As for summer pens there is a link for summer inks

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/290264-summer-inks/

Edited June 4, 2015 by PS104

[shadesofbrown]

A white pen is something I'd like to have. Something with simple design and geometry, like that FC or a Safari as unclepoop says.

[Azura]

Like them.

 

http://www.fototime.com/3C60556BDABD4CF/large.jpg

http://www.fototime.com/B133262F36F9119/large.jpg

http://www.fototime.com/03CE27FBA9315F5/large.jpg

http://www.fototime.com/DFF209ED3DB9153/standard.jpg

Gorgeous collection!

[Azura]

The pelikan white tortoise m400 and m600 are my very first fountain pens. After that these pens multiply like rabbits. Go for it!

[The Blue Knight]

I decide to go for it. This post definitely put my mind at ease.

[tinto]

 

I actually like steel nibs and Faber Castell makes some of the best. I also like pens with converters; they are much easier to clean. I also like gold nibs, piton fillers, and vacuum fillers, I guess that I like most fountain pens.

 

From a strictly funcional point of view, I'm reluctant to pay $140 on a pen that offers more or less the same than more basic range of Faber Castell... but that orange Ondoro looks so good...

[Azura]

I decide to go for it. This post definitely put my mind at ease.

We all know you have made up your mind in the deepest of your heart even before you starting this post. You just need a pill or two placebos to comfort your "guilty". Well, you know, welcome to the National Placebo Factory...(:

[kernando]

White ink is probably safe for filling white pens. And by ink I mean fountain pen ink, not drawing or dip pen calligraphy inks.

[Algester]

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/272637-sailor-progear-see-through-white-japan-only/?do=findComment&comment=3096746

if I were to get a white pen it has to be that else

http://www.sailor.co.jp/lineup/fountainpen/11-1224

the Shiki Ori Meigetsu

Edited June 4, 2015 by Algester

[Manalto]

White ink is probably safe for filling white pens.

 

And it's so practical!

[Sandy Fry]

Yeah. Have a white Cross pen ( can't remember the model off-hand ) and a white Pilot MR Animal. Not my favorite color but both very nice writers.

 

David

[The Blue Knight]

Now I'm starting to wonder what colour ink would compliment a white pen?

 

Edit grammer

Edited June 4, 2015 by The Blue Knight

[Manalto]

Know? Oh, probably any color that possesses a little charm.

 

"Hey there, white pen, you're looking lean and fabulous."

Edited June 4, 2015 by Manalto

[dogpoet]

If staining the section is the main issue putting people off white pens, what's wrong with a white cartridge pen or a pen with a contrasting section?

I admit I have a white and gold Parker 100 that I've never used for fear of staining, but I also use a white Cross ATX and a white Kaweco Sport as daily go to pens. The Cross, which I use with a convertor has no signs of any staining on the section, as yet, and I've kept that one inked up consistently for four or five years now.

[starlegohunter]

A good friend of mine has a white Lamy Safari, and he believed that there are 2 ways to care for a white pen. The first being the thoroughly and frequently clean the grip and inside the cap. The second belief was to intentionally dye it blue with bay state blue. My friend is a bit lazy and his idea about dyeing it didn't works so great, so he now has a blue-ish/white Safari, but he now doesn't have to worry about keeping it clean. But Safari and an Ondoro are in different price ranges, so if I had a white one, I would clean the grip and inside the cap regularly.