Bulletproof Kon-Peki?

[tdewald]

A while back I saw a writing sample done with a custom mix of Kon-Peki and a bulletproof (or at least waterproof) ink. I thought I had saved the link for later review, but now I cannot find it. It was gorgeous to look at... a professional looking blue-black that had some nice shading and was still very vibrant, especially where the Kon-Peki showed through the most. I'm not generally a fan of blue-blacks (I feel like it takes the fun out of the blue), yet I found this mix to be very appealing.

 

I originally saw this on the fountain pen Reddit, if I remember correctly. If anyone can help point me in the right direction or track down that Reddit post, I would be very grateful.

 

EDIT: Full disclosure... I may be wrong about the bulletproof part. I hope not, though.

Edited April 27, 2016 by tdewald

[georgeb]

I don't know about the Reddit post but I have mixed Noodler's Black with other inks.

 

I mix 10% Noodler's Black and 90% of the other ink. I have had no problems so far.

 

I have mixed Montblanc Violet, Pilot Iroshizuku Chiku Rin, and Pilot Iroshizuku Shin Ryoku with Noodler's Black.

 

Soaking the writing from the mixes in water to test it leaves readable black results.

 

The Chiku Rin mix looks a bit like Montblanc Racing Green.

[tdewald]

Thoughts on mixing a little Baystate Blue into Kon-Peki? I know BSB supposedly doesn't play well with others, but has anyone tried mixing these two specifically?

[inkstainedruth]

Thoughts on mixing a little Baystate Blue into Kon-Peki? I know BSB supposedly doesn't play well with others, but has anyone tried mixing these two specifically?

 

The problem with the Baystate inks is that they are (unlike most FP inks) very alkaline (i.e., high pH). If you knew what the pH of Kon-peki is, you might consider trying it -- but do the mixing in a sample vial and let it sit for a week or two to observe the behavior before putting it in any pen (maybe not even a dip pen, IMO).

The Baystate inks don't even play well with "standard" Noodler's inks -- I saw the photos someone posted a couple of years ago of what happened in an experiment to get the "perfect" blue blue-black: BSB mixed with Noodler's Black. The results were seriously Not Pretty™ (I would call it an "epic Fail" -- the ink came out of the person's pen in chunks...; and even before that, the inks never really mixed, so you'd get writing that was blue, and writing that was black, and only occasionally get blue black -- and that would all be on the same line of writing).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[tdewald]

 

The problem with the Baystate inks is that they are (unlike most FP inks) very alkaline (i.e., high pH). If you knew what the pH of Kon-peki is, you might consider trying it -- but do the mixing in a sample vial and let it sit for a week or two to observe the behavior before putting it in any pen (maybe not even a dip pen, IMO).

The Baystate inks don't even play well with "standard" Noodler's inks -- I saw the photos someone posted a couple of years ago of what happened in an experiment to get the "perfect" blue blue-black: BSB mixed with Noodler's Black. The results were seriously Not Pretty™ (I would call it an "epic Fail" -- the ink came out of the person's pen in chunks...; and even before that, the inks never really mixed, so you'd get writing that was blue, and writing that was black, and only occasionally get blue black -- and that would all be on the same line of writing).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

Thanks for the warning, I appreciate the input. Along with some empty ink sample vials, I have the following in my Goulet shopping cart online right now all waterproof/bulletproof:

 

Nooder's Black

Nooder's Bad Black Moccasin

Nooder's Baystate Blue

Nooder's Liberty Elysium

Pilot Namiki Blue

 

Hopefully at least one of these will play well with Kon-Peki. I love Kon-Peki, but I want something legible left behind in the event of a hydrophilic disaster.

Edited April 29, 2016 by tdewald

[carlos.q]

Pilot Namiki blue is a nice water resistant blue that should mix well with Kon-Peki. I've used it before in mixes with Waterman ink with good results.