Montblanc Permanent Blue, Could It Be The Perfect Ink?

[BillZ]

Haven't tried the PB but I bought some Perm Black cartridges for my Starwalker and had trouble with some of them. skipping and not starting and I use the pen almost daily. I read that there had been issues with the cartridges at first. I switched the cartridge to my Boehme[sp] Rouge with an M nib and it seems to be better. I have a new box but as expensive as they are I hate to toss the old ones. Perm Blue might be better. I like a perm ink for addressing letters.

[J85909266]

This is on my very short list of inks to try. I'm half convinced to just go for a bottle and skip the sample.

[cellmatrix]

Just to follow up, at the inspiration of this thread, I have been using MB perm blue exclusively in my MB 149 for the past month and through several fills its been really solid and reliable, no flow issues whatsoever. I really like the look and performance of this ink. Flushing it out now after a month of heavy use was not difficult at all. I totally agree with the OP, MBPB is really something special.

[max dog]

Absolute best ink I've come across! Its my primary every day ink.

[max dog]

 

 

Now is that well behaved or what! With any other ink, Moleskine and flex nibs (Pilot Falcon here) are like oil and vinegar. They don't mix, but with MBPB, it is tamed. For the first time I can do flex writing in my Moleskine!

 

Don't resist, resistance is futile, you must try this ink!

Edited November 28, 2015 by max dog

[SeeksAdvice]

I guess I must be doing something terribly wrong then. I have a bottle of it sitting on the bookshelf at the office. It's sitting unused because I've had issues cleaning the stuff out of various pens. Almost wondering if it's a chemical reaction between the ink and something in our tap water out here. Get really strange results with inks at times when they get mixed with water. For example, I managed to turn parts of a porcelain sink blue with Bad Blue Heron to the point where the custodial staff had to use vandalism cleaner to remove it. Who knows, maybe the fountain pen gods hate me.

I guess it could be worse. Boss prefers The Blue that Shall not be Named to most of my blue inks. *shudder*

[FOUR X FOUR]

I'm gonna buy a few bottles of it.now, maybe I can put these Moleskines to good use.

Thank you for this review

[RudyR]

When it comes to permanent blues, MBPB sits at the top of my ink chest. One great feature about this ink is that if it gets one your hands it will wash off easily. As you have found out,there were initial problems with the permanent black version. Since I am not a fan of black, I am not well informed on the newest formula. Truth be told, I really haven't heard much chatter on it on any of the forums.

[loopyloop]

Does it not bother anyone that it's not blue, but purple?

[max dog]

Does it not bother anyone that it's not blue, but purple?

It's my camera and flash. There is no purple I promise you.

Edited December 2, 2015 by max dog

[Zhenni]

I've been meaning to stop by my local Montblanc store to see if they carry it. Thanks for the reminder! I do have a finicky moleskine that practically nothing works with, so it will be an interesting experiment.

[carlos.q]

Now that I can't get the IG version of MB Midnight Blue, MB Permanent Blue resides permanently in my EDC Pelikan M205. They make an excellent pair!

Edited December 5, 2015 by carlos.q

[mtmowl]

Based on what has been written here, I have been been using MB perm blue for a couple of weeks, and can only agree that it is truly waterproof and very well behaved. Attractive too.

 

Big thumbs up.

[The Good Captain]

Actually, I reckon this post should be locked.

Goodness me; people extolling Parker Penman Sapphire might become offended...

[lapis]

Ahh, c'mon, lockin' up PPS would be like lockin' up gin back in the 20s. All it has to be is prohibited and then we'd make it up ourselves....

 

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[Coop]

It serves a purpose... But it seems to be a rather dry ink. At least in my Kaweco (which isn't a dry writer with any of the other inks I used in it). So I strictly use it where its permanence properties are required.

[The Good Captain]

I've just inked up an M205 with F nib and this ink is a joy to use - again. Ideal on Moleskine papers from various manufacturing countries, which suits me just fine.

At least it will take the pressure from my 'finite and limited' stock of their Midnight Blue Iron Gall...

[dcwaites]

Actually, I reckon this post should be locked.

Goodness me; people extolling Parker Penman Sapphire might become offended...

 

Sniffs loudly. How could we become offended? It may be a well-behaved, permanent ink, but it has no life, no pizzazz, no joie de vivre.

 

Anyway, what I want to know, is it permanent because it is a cellulose-reactive ink, or because it is a pigment ink?

I have not seen a definitive answer on this yet.

[Danny Kaffee]

It serves a purpose... But it seems to be a rather dry ink. At least in my Kaweco (which isn't a dry writer with any of the other inks I used in it). So I strictly use it where its permanence properties are required.

 

 

I agree. I got a bottle and loved that it was permanent, a nice shade of a blue, and shows virtually no bleed through. But it's quite dry. I can't run it in my fine pens because the line is too weak. But in a medium it flows nicely.

 

It's still a great ink but it has limitations to be worked around.

[The Good Captain]

 

Sniffs loudly. How could we become offended? It may be a well-behaved, permanent ink, but it has no life, no pizzazz, no joie de vivre.

You are quite right but I was just having a little bit of fun! For a bit of a 'buzz' I'm really enjoying Akkerman's Shocking Blue, in that department.