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I have heard several times and in several threads that there are some inks that will "clean" your pen, particularly the inside of a demonstrator pen or ink converter. Sailor Doyou is one of them. What are the inks that you consider are "cleaning" inks?

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Cleaning or Not

Inky T O D - Cleaning Between Inking - What's Your Process?
http://www.fountainp...s-your-process/

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Cleaning or NotInky T O D - Cleaning Between Inking - What's Your Process?http://www.fountainp...s-your-process/

Thank you for putting me on to this thread. There are some great cleaning suggestions here. I am a bit of a clean freak when it comes to my pens, as I clean them all at least once every two weeks.

 

What I am really asking, however, is about inks that seem to clean out inky residue and stains from cartridges. In one of the threads I read tonight, someone mentioned that Iroshizuku Kosumosu actually cleaned a bluish residue from a demonstrator pen. I have also heard that Sailor Jentle Doyou will do something similar. I was wondering if there are other inks that do that as well.

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Look farther down into the thread. You can see my results from Rattler Red. Others have reported great success with Sailor Doyou.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

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Look farther down into the thread. You can see my results from Rattler Red. Others have reported great success with Sailor Doyou.

Great! Thanks!

 

Noodler's Rattler Red

Sailor Doyou

 

Any others?

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I think any vintage Sheaffer Skrip should be tested, because I think it would work. I've also found that washing my pens between uses with a water glycerin mix really helps.

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I think any vintage Sheaffer Skrip should be tested, because I think it would work. I've also found that washing my pens between uses with a water glycerin mix really helps.

How much glycerin do you add to your water?

 

I flush thoroughly with water until there is no visible ink left. My normal protocol is to clean all of the pens that I use usually each week, and no longer than every two weeks. But some inks just leave a bit of visible residue inside the converter, and likely inside the nib and feed. Call me a perfectionist, but I really hate to see that. I've tried Goulet Pen Wash and that is pretty good with all but the most stubborn inks. I am still trying to get Apache Sunset out of one of my converters. Yama Dori also seems to "stain" the inside of the converter.

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Given the great range of various ink compositions, all the chemicals and the alchemy on top of it, it would be a surprise if some inks did not not "clean out"certain other inks. Surfactants alone could explain this.

 

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I started out with some of this and cleans the pens out faster than you can imagine.

 

http://www.pharmapacks.com/product_images/g/608/a1181780_3400__64193_std.jpg

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I started out with some of this and cleans the pens out faster than you can imagine.

 

http://www.pharmapacks.com/product_images/g/608/a1181780_3400__64193_std.jpg

 

Thank you for the great suggestion.

 

How much did you use in your water?

 

Does it add/subtract tension to the piston in your converter?

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Given the great range of various ink compositions, all the chemicals and the alchemy on top of it, it would be a surprise if some inks did not not "clean out"certain other inks. Surfactants alone could explain this.

 

We need to our pool information and experince.

 

I agree, and this is why I started this thread. There are "ink masters" who have lots of knowledge about the properties of their inks. It would be great to get a list going - similar to the lists of inks that shade, inks that sheen, this would be inks that clean.

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Thank you for the great suggestion.

 

How much did you use in your water?

 

Does it add/subtract tension to the piston in your converter?

 

If you have a pen that has a lot of surface tension or adhesion, use this between cleaning and you should be good to go.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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