Pr Electric Dc Blue With Pilot Blue-Black

[chochimbv]

Hello Friends,

 

I would like to know whether mixing of Private Reserve Electric Dc Blue with Pilot Blue-Black be safe?

[corniche]

 

Hello Friend,

 

It is difficult to say. The pH rating for Pilot blue-black is 8.5; this makes it is a bit alkaline in nature; I suspect the pH rating for the PR ink will range between neutral and acidic. I do not have PR DC Electric Blue, so I cannot say what its pH level is exactly. Acids and alkalines generally should not be mixed together; they've been known to explode violently. (Not really, but they can turn to goo and other grotesque manifestations ).

 

 

You have three options:

 

1. Contact PR via their website and ask them what the pH level is for DCEB, (tell them you want to mix it with a 8.5 ink). If DCEB is 6.0 or below, I’d have my doubts if it would be a good idea.

 

2. Send SamCapote a PM and see if he knows the pH for DCEB; he was doing extensive pH level tests on a myriad of inks a while back.

 

3. Fly by the seat of your pants and give it a try. Mix it in a separate container and DO NOT USE IT FOR 2-3 WEEKS. After that time- check out the aroma, fluidity and viscosity; then check for SITB- swirl a CLEAN straw or spoon handle around in the mix-if it comes out with no strings attached- you’re off to a fine start. Go ahead and give it a spin in a pen you won’t mind losing and take it from there.

 

All the best,

 

Sean

[Lloyd]

I've been mixing dc super show blue and pilot blue very successfully for a while now.

[chochimbv]

Wow, these are all very helpful responses. Thanks to such a friendly and knowledgeable community.

[SamCapote]

I've been mixing dc super show blue and pilot blue very successfully for a while now.

 

Ultimately as I said in the PM, it is not possible to know for sure how two inks of different brands, components, preservatives, pH readings, etc. will interact short term and long term. If Lloyd has mixed those two without problems then it should work. If I was going to do it from scratch, I would put 2-3 ml of each in a small plastic vial, and let sit for a few weeks to watch for any chemical interaction (separation, change in color, etc.), then see how it behaves with a cheaper pen for a while before using it in a more expensive pen.

 

Lloyd, what is the longest you have allowed a mixture of those two to exist?

[Lloyd]

I only mix up a small amount at a time. I'd guess that the longest was roughly 2 months.

[encephalartos]

I only mix up a small amount at a time. I'd guess that the longest was roughly 2 months.

 

+1 on the small quantities and allowing the mix to STEEP for days.

If you don't have the little vials, Goulet Pens sells them with samples of ink in them.

They rinse out and are then find for sending samples to others or making these experiments.

 

You might also find a plastic pipette (mine were from Pendemonium) or a syringe with

blunt-end needle useful. Those come with the Private Reserve Ink Mixing Kit, the

Write Fill Kit, and others.

[rcarlisle]

May I ask why you want to do this? What color are you looking for? I am just being curious.

[chochimbv]

May I ask why you want to do this? What color are you looking for? I am just being curious.

 

I own both, especially 350ml of the pilot Blue-Black. I thought the blue black's shade was very dull and that the richness in PREDCB can be used to set things right.

[hari317]

May I ask why you want to do this? What color are you looking for? I am just being curious.

 

I own both, especially 350ml of the pilot Blue-Black. I thought the blue black's shade was very dull and that the richness in PREDCB can be used to set things right.

 

Hi, I have been looking for the 350ml bottle of Pilot Blue/Black. can you share your source? either here or by PM.

 

Thanks!

Hari