Montblanc Urban Speed Fineliner Refill

[Acb5456]

Hello!

 

Quick question on the Urban Speed fineliner refills. Before you guys say "why spend over $500 on a Montblanc pen and then not want to spend the money on Montblanc refills?" I want to go ahead and say I just don't see the need to spend $15+ on a 2-pack of fineliner refills when I can (hopefully) spend less than $30 on a pack of 10 or so...

 

So, what type of fineliner refills would this pen accept? Schmidt fineliner refills possibly?

 

Any suggestions are welcomed and appreciated!!

 

Thanks for reading my post,

 

Alec

[Valdair]

They would need to be threaded in a specific way, where the refill would fit in the section. I don't know of any others that will fit.

[Harunie]

If you are adventurous, many enthusiasts actually encourage you to empty out the original refill by either writing till its empty etc, you could get some pliers and yank out or twist off the plastic end bit of the refill (its friction fit in there), and with some tweezers you can fish out the sponge-like thing in the refill. It is basically like a highligher where it has liquid ink and the sponge holds the ink. From there, you can fill it with any liquid ink you like such as montblanc's own fountain pen inks either by soaking the washed sponge unit into the ink or with a syringe and fill it up that way.

This way you can just use one refill forever until it starts to degrade, and you can also use any ink you like without being limited by montblanc's limited color selection.

[Acb5456]

If you are adventurous, many enthusiasts actually encourage you to empty out the original refill by either writing till its empty etc, you could get some pliers and yank out or twist off the plastic end bit of the refill (its friction fit in there), and with some tweezers you can fish out the sponge-like thing in the refill. It is basically like a highligher where it has liquid ink and the sponge holds the ink. From there, you can fill it with any liquid ink you like such as montblanc's own fountain pen inks either by soaking the washed sponge unit into the ink or with a syringe and fill it up that way.

 

This way you can just use one refill forever until it starts to degrade, and you can also use any ink you like without being limited by montblanc's limited color selection.

 

Thanks for helping me out!

 

If I am wanting to refill this pen with a rollerball refill, and do not want to purchase Montblanc's rollerball option, what would be a good alternative? Schmidt rollerball?

 

Thanks in advance!

[macball]

If you are adventurous, many enthusiasts actually encourage you to empty out the original refill by either writing till its empty etc, you could get some pliers and yank out or twist off the plastic end bit of the refill (its friction fit in there), and with some tweezers you can fish out the sponge-like thing in the refill. It is basically like a highligher where it has liquid ink and the sponge holds the ink. From there, you can fill it with any liquid ink you like such as montblanc's own fountain pen inks either by soaking the washed sponge unit into the ink or with a syringe and fill it up that way.

 

The method described above can be used if you want to change the manufacturer or colour of the ink. Roller ball ink appears to be the same as fountain pen ink. At least I have been refilling a rollerball refill for years using fountain pen ink without any problems. If you do not want to change to a different type of ink all you have to do is rock the plastic top back and forth with appropriate sized pliers until it pops off. When it is off once, it will be easy to take off for subsequent refills. Top up the refill using ink of the same type (Blue -> MB Royal Blue; Black -> MB Mystery Black) with an eyedropper or syringe. Pop the top back on and let sit for a few hours for the sponge to saturate with the new ink. Do this over a sink because any excess ink will drip out the breather hole at the bottom. This is a very easy process and details can be found on other posts in this forum. I refill the rollerballs and the highlighters but I don't have a fineliner. I would be curious to find out if refilling works for the fineliner as well. If your fineliner is running out there is nothing to lose by giving it a try. Refilling costs virtually $0.

[Harunie]

 

Thanks for helping me out!

 

If I am wanting to refill this pen with a rollerball refill, and do not want to purchase Montblanc's rollerball option, what would be a good alternative? Schmidt rollerball?

 

Thanks in advance!

 

i am not sure, as i believe the montblancs are proprietary with the threads around the tip of the refill. However if you find a schmidt one that is threaded you can use that