Birmingham Nano Pigment Inks

[Carrau]

I’m not sure how many others saw this, but I n the hiatus, Birmingham Pens released a number of new inks, including several with nano pigments labeled as “permanent and waterproof.”  Their site looks flush with inks at the moment (recently they have not had many inks available).  I don't particularly seek out nano pigment or waterproof inks, but I know others are interested, and Birmingham is a small company that doesn’t get a great deal of exposure, so I thought I’d pass along the info.  I have no affiliation, but have enjoyed the 4-5 inks I have bought from them in the past.

I tried to post a link but it doesn’t seem to be working in FPN-bug in new system?

[sombrueil]

I just bought four of the new BP inks including one of their 'everlasting' series, Interstate 376 Black Ice. Since I keep only one pen with permanent ink in it and am using up the last of my Salix, I have not filled with it yet. May try for a review when I do. 

Of the other inks, I've only yet tried Waterfront Dusk, which is a unique, fascinating ,violet gray brown, and seriously wet. 

[Intensity]

On 12/5/2020 at 4:41 PM, sombrueil said:

I just bought four of the new BP inks including one of their 'everlasting' series, Interstate 376 Black Ice. Since I keep only one pen with permanent ink in it and am using up the last of my Salix, I have not filled with it yet. May try for a review when I do. 

Of the other inks, I've only yet tried Waterfront Dusk, which is a unique, fascinating ,violet gray brown, and seriously wet. 

 

Now that it's been a month, have you had a chance to experiment with your new "Everlasting" inks?  If so, what do you think of them?  How's your experience rinsing them out of a pen?  I'm pretty interested in Black Ice.

[sombrueil]

5 hours ago, Intensity said:

 

Now that it's been a month, have you had a chance to experiment with your new "Everlasting" inks?  If so, what do you think of them?  How's your experience rinsing them out of a pen?  I'm pretty interested in Black Ice.

 
Of all the permanent inks I have tried, Black Ice is considerably the prettiest. Good flow, not dry like most of them, an actually interesting color. IA wee bit on the pale side, but not to an unusable level at all. You should try it!

[Carrau]

I’ve had Black Ice in a Lamy Safari for the past month.  It continues to be easy to rinse out of the pen, with no staining of the convertor after a month.  I’ve also tried another of their new inks, Aluminum Oxide, which is not “Everlasting” / nano pigment containing, but is a similar color and also has significant water resistance.  Chimney Soot is another “Everlasting” ink I’ve tried, a dark grey, and it’s performance is similar to Black Ice.  

[Intensity]

Excellent news, thanks to you both for your feedback on the new inks!