Suggestions Needed

[Inkedinker]

I have a Pelikan M200 Marble Blue with a vintage 14k nib. It's a really juicy/wet pen. I am seeking a blue or blue/black ink that will compliment the pen but also dry quick and not feather as much. I have Diamine Blue Velvet in the pen now and not super fond of the feathering and bleed through.

[PaganArcher]

I've been very impressed with Iroshizuku Tsuki-yo for its performance. But that should come as no surprise given its reputation.

[Sandy1]

Hi,

 

I invite you to pair your pen with Pelikan 4001 Blue-Black or Montblanc Royal Blue.

 

Let us dance...

 

Bye,

S1

Edited December 3, 2016 by Sandy1

[inkstainedruth]

I would avoid Iroshihzuku inks, for the most part -- they tend to be pretty wet inks. I had plans to use Yama-guri in my M400 for doing drawing -- only the ink was way too wet for the pen, which is a gusher (you've never know from the line it puts down that it's an F nib).

You want to be looking at an ink that runs on the dry side to balance the wetness of the pen. I don't know how you feel about iron gall inks, but you might want to look at one of those, since they tend to be dry. You will have to flush a little more often -- use a dilute vinegar solution (instead of ammonia solution) as well as distilled water. Is the nib a Pelikan nib, or one retrofit to the feed and nib unit? You may still be able to unscrew the entire nib unit for easier flushing.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[ac12]

Realize that feathering and bleed though is affected by several variables:

• How much ink you are laying down. More ink, more likely to feather and bleed though. Wet pen = lots of ink.
  So you already have a problem.
• The paper. Some papers behave like blotting paper. You NEED to use fountain pen friendly paper.
  Try some HP 32# Premium or Clairefontaine or Rhodia paper.
• The ink. The more fluid the ink, the more likely it is to feather and bleed through.
  In your case, with a WET pen, you need a DRY ink. The dryest ink that I know of is Pelikan.

[jmccarty3]

Hi,

 

I invite you to pair your pen with Pelikan 4001 Blue-Black or Montblanc Royal Blue.

 

Let us dance...

 

Bye,

S1

 

+1. The 4001 Blue-Black is the perfect mate for my wet M1000 EF nib.

[pkotrcka]

Sailor Jentle Blue

[tmenyc]

Pelikan Konigsblau (Royal Blue)...

 

Tim

Edited December 3, 2016 by tmenyc

[EdeIstein88]

Pelikan edelstein ink dry fast, you should try it

[Inkedinker]

Well looks like I need to put in another order for some samples then get a bottle. I'm current waiting for an order of Rhodia to come in. Hopefully once it all comes together, I should be good!!

 

Thank you all.

[Runnin_Ute]

Well looks like I need to put in another order for some samples then get a bottle. I'm current waiting for an order of Rhodia to come in. Hopefully once it all comes together, I should be good!!

 

Thank you all.

I see you are in the US. If you go Pelikan 4001 Blue Black, you will need to either find someone stateside that has a bottle they are willing to part with or buy a bottle from the UK or other source as it is no longer officially imported into the US by Pelikan.

[Inkedinker]

Interesting and thank you. I'll look around or maybe try eBay?

[chromantic]

I switched from Twilight to Tsuki-yo because Twilight is a horrendous bleeder on cheap copy and was a little surprised to get some show/bleed with Tsuki-yo, too; not anywhere near as bad as Twilight but some. I've had better results than Ruth with Yama-guri but that may be as I've only used it in a Sheaffer Cadet with F1 nib.

 

Maybe try a Sailor blue?

[Arkanabar]

You could also try R&K Salix. It's reputed to be dry, rather benign c.f. most iron-gall inks, and should go quite well with the binde on your M200, going down blue and darkening to a blue-grey. Another option would be Sailor's nano-pigment blue-black, which I believe is Sei-Boku. It has a reputation for not feathering or bleeding.

[jmccarty3]

Interesting and thank you. I'll look around or maybe try eBay?

 

Pelikan 4001 Blue-Black isn't too hard to find on eBay. You can also look for it on the sites of UK, German, and Dutch dealers.