Best ink for a Parker 75?

[Amy B.]

Thanks for adding me!  My good old Parker 75 which I bought new in 1966 keeps getting clogged, even though I've used Goulet pen wash.  What type of ink do others use that doesn't clog?  I have used Mont Blanc black ink...should I use Quink and if so, where do I find it?  Many thanks, Amy B.

[IThinkIHaveAProblem]

Is the clogging a recent thing, or does the issue go all the way back to 1966?

 

[torstar]

Through the decades and probably 100 brands and colours of ink....

 

My nod for freeflowing is Private Reserve Tanzanite, they had to release a quick-dry version as well. 

 

 

 

[IThinkIHaveAProblem]

 

weird.

has it ever been allowed to completely (or mostly) dry out while full of ink?...

It may be build up from lots of years of partial dry outs?...

 

has it ever been put in an ultrasonic cleaner? That would clean it out real good.

(someone jump in and stop me here if for some reason the section for a 75 can't be sonicated, I have no experience with 75s)

Maybe just a nice long soak in a glass of water with a single drop of dawn dishsoap would help (if ultra sonic is not available)

 

 

[TheRedBeard]

I have used P75 as my daily pen for years with Parker Quink and faced no such problems ever.

 

[Amy B.]

Thanks for all your input!  I think I will try good old Parker Quink again and see if my fountain pen improves!  I appreciate the suggestions...

 

[Mangrove Jack]

It's easy to remove the nib from the Parker 75. Just hold it firmly and twist pull it out of the section. Remove the converter from the section too and give them a good wash in water. Let the nib and section soak for a while (1/2 hour). Not too long because the section of the Parker 75 gets discoloured with long soakings. 

Would suggest you floss between the tines of the nib too while you are at it.

After so many years it probably needs a good flush. 

 

[georgeb]

You might check for a small obstruction in nib or tines; such as paper fibers or such.

[gyasko]

If you have to ask, then the ink for you is a washable royal blue from Parker, Waterman, Pelikan or MB.

[vicpen123]

Quink, of course. Why bother with anything else?

 

Like yin and yang, Mickey and Minnie, Simon and Garfunkel they just go together.

[readytotalk]

I have used Parker 75 for 15 years, and never faced any problems with any ink.

Seems ink isn`t an issue in this case. I guess the problem is the clogged feed channels. 

I`d recommend to dismantle the nib unit, remove the nib and inspect the feed thoroughly. 

[Amy B.]

Okay, cleaned/soaked my Parker 75 and filled it with Quink.  But, how do I keep from getting ink on my hands as I fill the converter?  It's always been a problem...

 

[senzen]

I've thrown a few inks from different brands at my two 75s (J Herbin, Waterman, Pelikan Edelstein, Pilot Iroshizuku...), all have worked fine; once clogged up it can take a little patience to clean them, I had Aonibi for a while and it took quite a bit of water with a bulb syringe and the converter; after a while I was able to swap to Diamine Blood Orange. A single drop of dishwashing liquid and said bulb syringe help a lot.

 

75s seem to evaporate a little over time, you might want to keep them stored between uses.

 

[AL01]

On 6/1/2021 at 11:21 AM, Amy B. said:

Thanks for adding me!  My good old Parker 75 which I bought new in 1966 keeps getting clogged, even though I've used Goulet pen wash.  What type of ink do others use that doesn't clog?  I have used Mont Blanc black ink...should I use Quink and if so, where do I find it?  Many thanks, Amy B.

 

 You may want someone to take out the feed in your pen as there may be some fussy ink/ unknown substance that has gotten stuck in the section.

 

 If not, you could try to get an old bottle of Quink/Skrip with either SOLV-X or RC-32 (?), and that stuff will take out anything that's stuck in a pen.

[NumberSix]

5 hours ago, Amy B. said:

Okay, cleaned/soaked my Parker 75 and filled it with Quink.  But, how do I keep from getting ink on my hands as I fill the converter?  It's always been a problem...

 

Some ink on the hands now and then goes along with fountain pen use. 😁

 

But I wonder: Might you be filling the converter and then attaching it to the pen? If so, it's very short -- certainly a bigger chance of getting your fingers into the bottle. 

[alexwi]

On 6/1/2021 at 3:39 PM, Mangrove Jack said:

It's easy to remove the nib from the Parker 75. Just hold it firmly and twist pull it out of the section.

 

Do this ONLY after making sure that it does turn with not a whole lot of force. If it doesn't move, soak in water for a few hours and try again.

[alexwi]

9 hours ago, Amy B. said:

Okay, cleaned/soaked my Parker 75 and filled it with Quink.  But, how do I keep from getting ink on my hands as I fill the converter?  It's always been a problem...

 

 

Without removing the converter, submerge the nib in the ink, operate the converter to suck some ink in, remove nib from ink, and wipe.

 

Alex