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Namaste to all,

I stay in Mumbai and i am very much tempted to try out new inks of various brands. Presently i am interested in trying out Bril and the new Daytone inks. The real problem is, to try out Bril in have to place an order of atleast Rs. 500/- which will end up 25 bottles. I have planned to have 2 bottles of each color for future use. and rest bottles will be shared with my another frnd. So inshort i will be stocking up 14 Bottles :-P.

I am also planning to buy those DayTone Ink pack of 15 different colors. So at the end i will have a huge collection of Inks which i will definitely use it.

So is it safe and okay to stock up inks ? Will they degrade or damage my pens later ?

 

Sorry this may be a funny question :-P

Pls help. Thanks

Jai Hind.

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In boxes, in darkness, in a cooler place I should think not. I kept some of my Sheaffer inks a long time. Others will chime in but many have shelved their favorites in case they were discontinued.

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In boxes, in darkness, in a cooler place I should think not. I kept some of my Sheaffer inks a long time. Others will chime in but many have shelved their favorites in case they were discontinued.

Thank You Sir,

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I had the same problem with bril. Ordered 12 bottles and some other things to total 500. Why can't they just charge shipping? :-(

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Hi,

I stock up inks for a long time as I love to try out new inks.

Both my Sheaffer Skrip and Waterman Intense Black are not affected due to storage for a long time though I'm not sure of the others.

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Namaste to all,

I stay in Mumbai and i am very much tempted to try out new inks of various brands. Presently i am interested in trying out Bril and the new Daytone inks. The real problem is, to try out Bril in have to place an order of atleast Rs. 500/- which will end up 25 bottles. I have planned to have 2 bottles of each color for future use. and rest bottles will be shared with my another frnd. So inshort i will be stocking up 14 Bottles :-P.

I am also planning to buy those DayTone Ink pack of 15 different colors. So at the end i will have a huge collection of Inks which i will definitely use it.

So is it safe and okay to stock up inks ? Will they degrade or damage my pens later ?

 

Sorry this may be a funny question :-P

Pls help. Thanks

Jai Hind.

 

Nikhil,

 

If you are still having storage issue, I could purchase couple bril blue's from you. Let me know, I am based in Mumbai as well.

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Obviously, it depends on the particular ink, but I regularly use Parker Quink Blue/Black from the 1940's and have several bottles waiting on the ink shelf.

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wow i would love to get my filthy ink stained hands on some 40's ink lol...but seriously how did you acquire them if i might ask?

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Deterioration is usually not the issue. Mold is the risk -- floating, slimy strands of DNA. When such contaminates a fountain pen, there can be long-term problems. Unfortunately, the beauty of your country also promotes this problem. Unopened bottles can endure many months, or years, if stored in a cool, dark environment. Keep opened bottles similarly, opened bottles, in a tropical environment, will have shorter life span.

 

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It really depends on the INK... Most inks will be fine, but for example Organic Studio Inks, a bunch of colours degraded after only a year.

 

If both Bril and DayTone have been around for a long time, then you should be fine.

 

 

 

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I regularly use inks from the 1930's,40's,50's,60's to the present without any issues.

 

For informational purposes only....Link to Sam and Frank Fiorella at Pendemonium

http://www.pendemonium.com/InkFactsReviews-ink.html

 

Scroll down to Gunk in Your Ink/Old Inks in Your Pens..

 

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My stock of Bril and Daytone inks is a few years old, not all used yet but some have been. I have not seen any problems...

I keep all of them, used/unused/opened/unopened in drawers, not inside their boxes because they did not come in boxes. The Daytones are in bottles with an eyedropper-like dispenser so I cannot see if there is anything solid in them... but from how the ink comes out I am assuming NOT.

The Bril looks just like they did when I first got them.

While I have not had them VERY long, the experience with other ink brands is similar. I have some decades-old Quink and Waterman bottles, and the ink in them is just fine...

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