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Kwz Ink Iron-Gall Ig Gold


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I finally remembered to do a review of this. Wonderful ink. Good flow, water-resistance, shading, nice colour, cool colour change, fresh minty smell, what more to ask? (Okay maybe sheen... Well it does have some kind of subtle silvery sheen when there's a lot of ink put down.)

 

Splash

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Sample

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Colour change

Left: dried. Right: fresh.

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Video

Check out also my youtube video showing the colour change:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WylmJkzYI1o

 

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I adore the dried colour but dislike the "fresh". Not sure how much that would annoy me but I think I'm willing to give it a go on the next KWZI order.

 

Thank you so much Lgsoltek, lovely review as always. :)

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Thanks for adding the video!

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Now that I finally have some I can sadly confirm my initial reactions were correct.

I really like the dry colour but wet, it's too light for me to see what I'm writing as I go along. It really is like writing with yellow. :wacko:

 

I've just, rather embarrassing to say, popped some Lexington Grey into it to help. 1 part per 10 of IG Gold. I'm happier now. It still dries to the same colour but now I'm able to see what's going down on the page.

 

Hope the mix doesn't react in any way :unsure:

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Now that I finally have some I can sadly confirm my initial reactions were correct.

 

I really like the dry colour but wet, it's too light for me to see what I'm writing as I go along. It really is like writing with yellow. :wacko:

 

I've just, rather embarrassing to say, popped some Lexington Grey into it to help. 1 part per 10 of IG Gold. I'm happier now. It still dries to the same colour but now I'm able to see what's going down on the page.

 

Hope the mix doesn't react in any way :unsure:

I think you might pour out the ink and pour it back... to have it oxidised a little in the process. According to Mrs KWZI, these yellow and orange IG inks tend to darken with the air in the bottle over time because they are very light to begin with. The final colour on paper is still the same. I think you can accelerate the process a little by exposing it to the air.

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I think you might pour out the ink and pour it back... to have it oxidised a little in the process. According to Mrs KWZI, these yellow and orange IG inks tend to darken with the air in the bottle over time because they are very light to begin with. The final colour on paper is still the same. I think you can accelerate the process a little by exposing it to the air.

 

Thanks for the tip.

I'll get a straw out and blow some bubbles though it. :)

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@Lgsoltek is right :) @Tas - the pen that you tried during the Pen Show was inked a week before, and as the pen is not hermetic, the ink became darker inside over few days, that's why you didn't see it so yellow at start. It is better not to mix it with anything - even tap water might be dangerous for its stability.

- Best wishes, Mrs. KWZI :)

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@Lgsoltek is right :) @Tas - the pen that you tried during the Pen Show was inked a week before, and as the pen is not hermetic, the ink became darker inside over few days, that's why you didn't see it so yellow at start. It is better not to mix it with anything - even tap water might be dangerous for its stability.

- Best wishes, Mrs. KWZI :)

 

Fabulous news. I will load it into a Noodler's pen of some kind, that should sort the issue out. I'll not mix it in future :blush: I understand it's a bit like pouring ketchup all over a top chef's meal.

 

LOL, that's a good idea. Just be careful of the bubbles, the splashing and the bursting!

 

:rolleyes:

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I like both colors, fresh and dried. Is there a non-IG Gold that remains the color of this ink when fresh?

Old Gold is quite similar to fresh IG Gold, just a little bit darker to make it easier to write & read :)

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Old Gold is quite similar to fresh IG Gold, just a little bit darker to make it easier to write & read :)

 

Dzięki, Agnieszka! Will you and Konrad be at the Madrid Pen Show, perhaps?

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Dzięki, Agnieszka! Will you and Konrad be at the Madrid Pen Show, perhaps?

no, we don't plan any more pen shows this year, but we'll be in Warsaw on 5.11. at Fountain Pen Day special event, which you are welcome to :)

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no, we don't plan any more pen shows this year, but we'll be in Warsaw on 5.11. at Fountain Pen Day special event, which you are welcome to :)

Marek, Marta, and I are organizing a Fountain Pen Day meeting on Friday, 4.11, which means Warsaw COULD be an option. However, the friend whose apartment we'd stay at now lives in Germany, so.... I'll just have to order the inks via poczta. But I also want to spend a lot of time looking at your ink samples!

 

Then again, there are many helpful reviews on fpn (many thanks to those members who provide them).

 

So many beautiful colors...!

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