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I have two MB 149s. One thing I noticed about them (in my opinion) is that they are much harder to wipe clean after filling than other pens.

 

It seems to me that ink seems to pool in the circular depressed area where the nib meets the section. I find it takes a lot more wiping to get all that excess ink. If I don't do it fastidiously, I can be sure to have inky fingers as the ink will eventually run down the section to the threads for the cap. Then it gets all over my fingers.

 

Does anyone else feel that it is harder to clean a 149 after filling than it is to clean other pen brands?

 

 

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Not at all. No different than any other piston filler. The main source of ink to clean off comes from the nib and feed. Using a soft paper towel it is no problem at all.

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It seems to me that ink seems to pool in the circular depressed area where the nib meets the section. I find it takes a lot more wiping to get all that excess ink. If I don't do it fastidiously, I can be sure to have inky fingers as the ink will eventually run down the section to the threads for the cap. Then it gets all over my fingers.

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I have two MB 149s. One thing I noticed about them (in my opinion) is that they are much harder to wipe clean after filling than other pens.

 

It seems to me that ink seems to pool in the circular depressed area where the nib meets the section. I find it takes a lot more wiping to get all that excess ink. If I don't do it fastidiously, I can be sure to have inky fingers as the ink will eventually run down the section to the threads for the cap. Then it gets all over my fingers.

 

Does anyone else feel that it is harder to clean a 149 after filling than it is to clean other pen brands?

 

Wouldn't that make sense? Ink comes out of the circular depressed area, right? So wouldn't it behave similarly to bringing a cloth to the breather hole? Maybe I just don't know what I'm talking about... :unsure:

 

Montblanc 145, F nib
Faber Castell E-Motion in Pearwood, F nib
Montblanc 149, F nib
Visconti Divina Proporzione 1618, S nib
Montblanc Cool Blue Starwalker, EF nib
Montblanc Solitaire Silver Barley BP
Montblanc Rouge et Noir Coral, M nib

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Yep, one of the problems with pens that fill through the nib (I've taken to filling converters outside of the pen). To really fill the pen well, you dip the end of the section in while filling, and then you've got ink all over the end of the section.

 

I use the thick blue paper towels sold as "shop towels" at auto parts stores in the US (they don't shed fibers like the kitchen paper towels from the supermarket). While wiping the nib off after filling, I fold one and swab the corner around the circular depression to get any ink that ends up in there.

 

I also do this with my Pelikans, the ink-all-over-the-section-after-filling problem isn't restricted to Montblancs.

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If you're not partial to having your 149 completely filled up, what I do is that instead of filling the pen up completely, I stop with I have about 1 turn left before the knob tightens, point the nib skywards and complete the twisting there. I've noticed that whatever ink left in the feed section gets sucked in the pen. I still have to clean the nib section, but there's less ink involved.

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Yep, one of the problems with pens that fill through the nib (I've taken to filling converters outside of the pen). To really fill the pen well, you dip the end of the section in while filling, and then you've got ink all over the end of the section.

 

I use the thick blue paper towels sold as "shop towels" at auto parts stores in the US (they don't shed fibers like the kitchen paper towels from the supermarket). While wiping the nib off after filling, I fold one and swab the corner around the circular depression to get any ink that ends up in there.

 

I also do this with my Pelikans, the ink-all-over-the-section-after-filling problem isn't restricted to Montblancs.

 

 

Thanks. At least I don't seem to be the only one.

 

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