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I have been mixing my own violet/purple inks & I have read about the Raduga Ink & it's use in Soviet educational establishments.

It looks like you shouldn't keep it in a pen for any length of time and also it lacks preservative elements, so it 'goes bad'. I like the violet colour.

Just wondering if it was more trouble than it was worth as it looks like there are close equivalents by Diamine & others.

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Sure, there are equivalents all over. Diamine always comes to mind. The 5 (or is it 6?) Radugas I bought about 6-7 years ago are all still okay. No SITB or anything else appear to be present. Get 'em if you can. They were inexpensive enough, shipping too. Just no special colours or hues etc.

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Raduga Violet is a lovely ink. My bottle has been open for a long time, and is still in good condition. It has a noticeable chemical smell, so my guess is there's a fungicide in there.

 

I don't think Diamine have a close match for this Violet hue, so if the colour is appealing go for it :thumbup:

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I was concerned that it would go slimy if not used rather fast.

How is the ink in regard to clogging a pen?

If I am using Hero 233 black I know it's got stuff in it that means I don't leave it in a pen for long or it'll need a good wash & scrub.

But I thought Raduga 2 was dye-based, but people were talking of clogging.

Were they using the correct version?

Violet is only available in the fountain pen type anyway.

The ink is cheap, but the postage from whatever former Soviet republic doubles the price.

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There is a Parisian seller on ebay as I recall. This ink is discussed also in the thread on what ink was used by Enzo Ferrari. It was not Raduga, but that seems as close a match as anyone can find today.

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I bought some anyway. Never mind the issues.

 

 

RAduga violet is quite a unique colour. I got mine years ago... no problems with it. Is a simple ink with enough chemicals to keep it fine for aeons to come.

 

 

 

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I have a sample of the Diamine Violet in a Pilot Tank right now & I like it very much.

The Diamine Imperial Purple is too dark for my taste. I don't know how either compare to the Raduga Violet.

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Raduga Violet stains. Get it on your hands & you'll look like a blackberry thief. You have to use diluted bleach to remove the incriminating evidence from sinks.

It has also stained the ink sac of a aerometric Hero pen. I would not have been happy if it had done the same for a Parker 51 ink sac. Converters being of hard plastic seem immune. The other pen I used was only a Jinhao 500

As I had to use bleach to restore the sink to its pristine state I flushed out the two pens I had tried with the violet ink with the dilute bleach and then thoroughly flushed them with a lot of water.

If there are users of this ink out there: Do you dilute it with some water or use it neat?

So far I have used this ink un-diluted in a Pilot Tank, Jinhao 500 & Hero 338. The Hero pen's sac is still stained, but it was very dliute bleach. The hard, clear plastic parts of said Hero pen cleared up immediately on introduction of the bleach. It was only a very cheap pen & I don't think that colour is going to come out.

 

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