Correction fluid

[brh]

Hello all,

 

Does anyone know of any sort of correction fluid that handles FP writing well? I was just writing out some kind of health form for the college I'll be transferring to this fall, and I made myself a nice, glaring error. This was the first time I'd really felt the need to use correction fluid since buying my VP, and I immediately dreaded it.... The fluid I have (a lot of... bought a considerable quantity cheap at an Ollies...) was just as dreadful with an FP as I remember correction fluid being... Resists the ink, and you need to write extremely lightly for fear of scraping the stuff up and gunking up the nib... I remember in middle or high school, some teacher having some correction fluid that worked really well with my Parker Vector - a pen that must be pressed down rather hard in order to get ink to come out... So I know there must be some FP-friendly correction fluid out there somewhere...

 

Any ideas?

 

Thanks -

brian

[Slush99]

Hmm... i'm not sure. But I know from experience that correction tape works better with fountain pens than the fluid.

[Goodwhiskers]

What Slush99 said, and the result varies by color, even within the same brand. Have some kind of blotter ready.

 

Three inks by Levenger on correction tape:

Cobalt Blue: hardly any stays at all after blotting, and that little bit is smear-susceptible.

Raven Black: a legible amount stays after blotting, smear-susceptible.

Cocoa: most stays after blotting, smear-free too.

[*david*]

In general, the water-based ink from a FP needs something to soak into; otherwise it will wipe off at the next touch.

 

In general, correction fluids leave a surface that water will not soak into.

 

In general, therefore, FP over correction fluid doesn't work.

 

But if you say there was a certain brand that did work, I hope they still make it; and if you find it, I would probably buy some...

 

Some advertise as water-based or something like that - maybe one of those is the ticket.

[kissing]

i havent used it before, but I think i read that Schneider makes Correction pens specifically for Fountain pens. Not sure how you can buy it, but here's a link that may help:

 

http://www.stridewrite.com/products/produc...egory_id=4&url=

 

or

 

http://www.stridewrite.com/products/produc...%20REFILLS&url= (scroll down to the bottom to "Schneider Corry")

[Anne-Sophie]

I have to add that from experience the product below works with Waterman Florida Blue and probably with Herbin Bleu Myosotis/15 since the Herbin web site states "ink can be erased".

 

I have similar experience with fading and color change with non erasable fountain pen inks as stated by Pendemonium.

 

 

This is a quote from Pendemonium website

 

http://www.pendemonium.com/

 

"Pelikan Super Pirat Ink Eradicator

 

Fixes mistakes fast!

Pelikan Super Pirat

 

Double ended pen has broad ink eradicator tip on one end to erase Pelikan royal blue ink, opposite end has royal blue correction tip to write over the erasures.

PEL-940486 Super Pirat Ink Eradicator, broad

 

 

Does it Work With Other Inks?

Many of you have asked if the Pelikan Super Pirat Ink Eradicator will work with other inks. We ran some random tests with one of the Super Pirats on a bunch of different brands and colors of inks. Basically, it works everytime with Pelikan Royal Blue ink which is it's intended use, the white end erases and the blue end to fill in your error is a color match to the Pelikan Royal Blue.

 

In general, we found the Super Pirat does nothing on blacks and greys. On some other brands of blues, it will eradicate, but on others it turns the blue pink! Most greens it will do nothing. On some purples and violets, it will lighten the color or add a red stripe! It tends to lighten reds. Does nothing on browns, yellows or oranges. Your tests may differ because we couldn't try every single ink color made.

 

In a nutshell - the Super Pirat ink eradiator works well with Pelikan Royal Blue and not very well with other brands and colors.

Please note that the Super Pirat does NOT remove ballpoint, marker, roller ball, gel or any other inks that we have found from paper. "

[Goodwhiskers]

Here is a more careful test of the Super-Pirat, which is like all other royal-blue-ink eradicators (sulfate-sulfite).

 

For more descriptions, discussion and instructions, see the whole topic thread in which that test resides, and also

 

the earliest (?) thread here on the topic

 

and

 

this follow-up thread from that one.

[brh]

Hmm... I was hoping to go down the more traditional route rather than something that chemically undoes a particular ink.. especially since I'm not much of a blue person.. blue-black is about as wild as I go... But the Pelikan (and that Schneider looks to be similar) looks like a good thing to have around anyway, if it could save me come form time... and of course, a good excuse to go buy some more ink.

 

The 'water-based' fluids sounds kind of on the right track to what I had used in school... I remember it being touted as 'environmentally friendly' or something of the sort, and I'm sure it was just something ridiculously cheap, as it was the stuff that the school bought for the teachers to have...

 

Thanks for the tips, I'll probably check out that Pelikan solution for emergencies, at least..

 

-brian

[DrPJM1]

When I write with my pens and commit an error, I cross it out, initial it, and make the correction. No need to use correction fluid/tape.

[brh]

When I write with my pens and commit an error, I cross it out, initial it, and make the correction. No need to use correction fluid/tape.

Yeah, that's generally the route I go down as well, hence why I've had no need for correction fluid in a while. This form barely had enough room for me to get it right the first time, much less a second... More than anything, just got me thinking..

[kissing]

Rather than a "Correction fluid", how about these "Ink erasers" by Pelikan: http://www.mellon.com.sg/catalogue/product_images/PLKBW40.gif

 

Here is a link: http://www.mellon.com.sg/catalogue/s_produ...on&code=PLKBW40

 

These arent that fabulous, but they will make do for minor edits. Rubbing vigourously with this eraser will fade the ink mark on the paper (note: It will rub out any kind of ink on paper). Think of it as sand-papering the paper.

 

It may not be the perfect ink eraser, but at least you can still write over your correction if you use this.

[Gcouch]

I'm pretty much delegated to either integrating my errors into the sentence of making the best of te error and patching it up with some liquid extra coverage whiteout. Somebody needs to come up with a good FP friendly whiteout (I say 6 years later)

[ever onward]

I second (or third) trying correction tape. You won't go back to a fluid.

 

And here's a tip I recently discovered. You can increase the likelihood that your nib won't just scratch THROUGH the tape by doing this: after you lay the tape, rub it vigorously for a few seconds with the tip of a finger. Essentially you're burnishing it, and in so doing you're making the tape's surfaces firmer and more cohesive. You're also helping seal it to the page.

 

I've found that doing this almost completely eradicates scratch-through.

 

eo

[brh]

Huh, weird, I was just thinking about this. And then I see this post. And then I see that it's a very old post, recently revived. And then I see that it's my very old post. Life is odd. Anyway I like the burnishing tip, any time I've tried tapes in the past, they've torn up and defeated my nibs! Though, the sort of writing I'm doing these days, crossing out really is the best option. But thank you for the tip, eo!

[welch]

In olden dayes, we used an ink eradicator. The Pelikan Pirat might be the same thing, but classic eradicator was some sort of bleach. It came in a small brown bottle; the cap had a glass applicator with a rounded tip.

 

As best I remember -- more than 45 years ago -- ink eradicator bleached out the writing. The tip was small, so you didn't eradicate more than the misspelled word. You let the spot dry, and wrote the correction.

 

I haven't seen anything like it in many years, maybe some pack-rat stationery store kept some that is now available on EBAY.

 

Used to be that every school kid carried ink eradicator, as well as a blotter.

[ever onward]

But thank you for the tip, eo!

 

And then I see that it's my very old post.

and, ha!

[Octo]

The original poster is referring to the Liquid Paper brand correction fluid named "Pen and Ink" It worked quite well. It was sold in a round bottle and applied with a brush. The company also made other correction fluids in colors to match green and yellow paper.

 

Pen and Ink correction fluid is still in the product list (now owned by Papermate.) It is VERY difficult to find.

 

Perhaps FPN might offer it along with the FPN inks. ???

 

 

 

Edited to add that it's available on Amazon.com. The description doesn't specifically mention FP, but at $6 it might be worth a try.

Edited July 29, 2012 by Octo