Visconti Homo Sapiens Section / Nib Collar Slightly Inky

[GarthR]

Hi all

I have a question regarding my homo sapiens dark age with an inky ring at the end of the section.

At the top of the pen, where the nib unit is screwed into the section, a film of ink collects and rubs off onto my fingers. I am fastidious with cleaning the section following filling the pen using a damp towel to remove all traces of ink. I also clean inside the cap with a damp cloth.

I am currently thinking of applying some silicone grease on the outside of the nib collar (once removed) to stop, what I assume, is the ink caught between the collar and section. please note it is a smear coming out, not dripping or wet to the eye.

How have you fixed this issue?

On a related note, is there a silicone/sealant like Montblancs have on the current Visconti Homos that I need to be aware of or is it more like the integrated o-ring like a Pelikan?

I hope you do not mind me cross posting to FPN from reddit, but the audience is much larger here and it about time I moved over here.

[Cordovian]

My HS had the same issue of ink weeping out around the nib collar and onto the grip section. I tried using silicon but ink just kept on weeping through. What I ended up doing was adding another o-ring to the nib collar right behind the factory o-ring. I used one that fit really tight but could be worked over the factory one. It's been about a year now with no leaks so I think I can say it worked. However, I think I will try an MB style sealant the next time around as the o-ring was a real PITA to get seated.

[888007888]

My HS Bronze Age maxi had that issue. I unscrewed the nib collar, washed it under running water in the kitchen sink, applied liquid silicon that came with my TWSBI pens, screwed it back in. No more collar ink issues after that. I've only used the thicker silicon grease from Goulet on my Additive fountain pen because it is ink droppered. Even use the TWSBI grease on my Montblancs. I find it easy to use and apply and its a very clean grease.