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Today I tried the ink cleaning kit by sailor, just to suck some one from a Lamy cartridge and pour it out in a small glass bottle. All went according to plan except that the plait base of the needle contained in the kit, which one attaches to the syringe, has reddish ink residue, very faint, but visible. 

Any advice about thorough washing away this ink?

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1 hour ago, Paul_LZ said:

very faint, but visible.

 

My method is to ignore it.

Add lightness and simplicate.

 

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2 hours ago, Karmachanic said:

 

My method is to ignore it.

But won’t it contaminate a different colour ink if employed?

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52 minutes ago, Paul_LZ said:

But won’t it contaminate a different colour ink if employed?

I also ignore it if it is a mere dry stain. It's not enough to impact the color of another ink. Do you have liquid stuck there?

 

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6 hours ago, Paul_LZ said:

… base of the needle contained in the kit, which one attaches to the syringe, has reddish ink residue, very faint, but visible. 

 

Um, do you mean faint red as shown in the following product photos?

 

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Source: Sailor Pen

 

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If so, then it is not ink residue, and I don't think you're going to ‘wash’ away the pink colour of that plastic part.

 

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32 minutes ago, dragondazd said:

It's not enough to impact the color of another ink.

 

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Add lightness and simplicate.

 

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6 hours ago, dragondazd said:

I also ignore it if it is a mere dry stain. It's not enough to impact the color of another ink. Do you have liquid stuck there?

 

No liquid

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6 hours ago, A Smug Dill said:

 

Um, do you mean faint red as shown in the following product photos?

 

14-1006-000-02-848x920.jpg

Source: Sailor Pen

 

sailor_maintenance-kit_new_2.jpg

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If so, then it is not ink residue, and I don't think you're going to ‘wash’ away the pink colour of that plastic part.

 

To be quite honest, I can't remember if the needle plastic base was that pink colour. If no, no problem then.

Thank 🙂

 

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Also, I flush a few times with dish soapy water and then I choose not to worry.

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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8 hours ago, amberleadavis said:

Also, I flush a few times with dish soapy water and then I choose not to worry.

Ok, will flush my Sailor Black hole now to use a different colour ink: violet of Pelikan 4001

 

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21 minutes ago, Paul_LZ said:

Ok, will flush my Sailor Black hole now to use a different colour ink: violet of Pelikan 4001

 

Done, used the sailor washing up kit. 10 minutes and the nib now ejects transparent clear water. Leaving it out to dry in open shade, well protected, both nib and converter. Yupiiii!!!

 

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AWESOME

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

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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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