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Lots of great info but I want to respond to this bit...

 

I have IG Mandarin. I like it sometimes for journaling, but it goes down looking almost like lemon juice so it helps to have good task lighting when you're writing with it. It dries to more of that orange skin color. Neat, but wholly inappropriate for business use, I think.

 

I've had a sample of the IG Turquoise and I think it's got to be the most beautiful blue-black. It goes down that light turquoise color, and wetter areas dry to a dark blue-black.

 

The KWZ IG Green Gold does scratch one particular itch: blue inks look odd to me in a green-trimmed TWSBI demonstrator.

 

 

I have IG Mandarin too, as well as IG Gold, and IG Aztec Gold, all the lighter brown IG's except for Orange, and yeah, because they are lighter colored they may not be as evident on the paper as the other KWZ IG inks unless you use a very wet pen. Over a few weeks they will turn to a medium grey, if very wet possibly a light black. I have used both Mandarin and IG Gold to sign documents at my work with no problem, but understand different businesses have different expectations. Though my documents must last five years, I can sign them in Diamine Orange and not hear a peep about it!!

 

IG Green Gold in a wet pen will turn to a black with a touch of green on the edges overtime, obviously different than most 'business" inks, but still part of the club....worth a sample at least!

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FP Ink Orphanage-Is an ink not working with your pens, not the color you're looking for, is never to see the light of day again?!! If this is you, and the ink is in fine condition otherwise, don't dump it down the sink, or throw it into the trash, send it to me (payment can be negotiated), and I will provide it a nice safe home with love, and a decent meal of paper! Please PM me!<span style='color: #000080'>For Sale:</span> TBA

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Could you post some photos of well-aged darkened KWZ IG inks you've described, please?

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Could you post some photos of well-aged darkened KWZ IG inks you've described, please?

 

I will see what I can gather, and probably be able to post by tomorrow.....

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Okay, I can't believe that Ruth didn't mention it. She and I have this little comment thing going on....

 

Noodler's KTC.

 

The ink will work in a demonstrator and not stain (but NT doesn't want to hear about it). It has outlasted sun, sand and water at our plant nursery here in the desert. If you can only have one, this one will last.

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Okay, I can't believe that Ruth didn't mention it. She and I have this little comment thing going on....

 

Noodler's KTC.

 

The ink will work in a demonstrator and not stain (but NT doesn't want to hear about it). It has outlasted sun, sand and water at our plant nursery here in the desert. If you can only have one, this one will last.

 

Actually I kinda did, responding to MG66. But I don't necessarily recommend it because it's not best behaved.

OTOH, I'm convinced it will outlast Armageddon and the Zombie Apocalypse, and will hang in mid-air after you set the paper it's on on fire.... And I have yet to find an ink that resembles the color enough.

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So I had a little bit of Noodler's KTC left in a Goulet sample vial. There was enough to draw up into my Lamy 2000 and try it out again.

 

Strong no-go. It bleeds through Leuchtturm1917 notebook paper pretty badly. I like the color, though. It reminds me of a pair of blue jeans.

 

Ironically, I hadn't used the Lamy 2000 in a long, long time. And it's not a demonstrator. So the rules can change a little bit.

 

Right now the Lamy 2000 and some Noodler's Black are making me feel like maybe everything I need is right here.

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Magnus, add a tiny bit of water and see if that helps.

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That's my experience also with KTC on Leuchtturm. Which is why I don't buy Leuchtturm any more. :)

 

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That's my experience also with KTC on Leuchtturm. Which is why I don't buy Leuchtturm any more. :)

 

Carl

 

If it bleeds through Leuchtturm, it will bleed through the random copy paper the OP wishes to use as well....

 

 

Diluting may help, but if you are liking Noodler's Black with the Lamy 2000, why go looking for a solution to a problem already answered.....

 

Especially if we are comparing these inks to your average ballpoint, rollerball, or gel pen.....

 

Also, archival is not the same as apocalypse proof......there are plenty of inks that will last the needs of a legal document.....

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That's true. I used Luxury Blue for years on all my legal contracts.

 

We use KTC at the nursery, which is as close to a desert island as I'm getting in Southern Nevada.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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