montblanc ink "SC21"

[petra]

So does anyone know what the "SC21" super-cleaner in Montblanc ink actually is? Is this the ingredient that gives Montblanc ink its odd feel coming out of the nib? I like all the Montblanc ink colors I have, but I've wondered about this SC21... :blink:

 

Petra

[saintsimon]

So does anyone know what the "SC21" super-cleaner in Montblanc ink actually is? Is this the ingredient that gives Montblanc ink its odd feel coming out of the nib? I like all the Montblanc ink colors I have, but I've wondered about this SC21... :blink:

 

Petra

I'm sure somebody from MB marketing is more likely to answer this question than some folks of the ink department. All I can say, it is not the same as SC-22 :roflmho: :roflmho:

 

This something so special is not mentioned on all MB boxes: my Bordeaux carts' box mentiones it, but the British Racing Green carts' box has no word about it. Conclusio:BRG must be unsafe! :ltcapd:

 

Just to make sure: Petra, I'm not joking about you, but about that MB mystery.

Edited April 12, 2006 by saintsimon

[Michael Wright]

As a pure SWAG, I would imagine it's pretty closely related to Parker's Solv-X, which was, IIRC, a small quantity of Teepol (?sp), one of the first synthetic detergents.

 

I can't remember having seen this on an MB ink bottle, which is hardly surprising since MB mostly markets around prestige, rather than magic technological advances.

 

Best

 

Michael

[RLTodd]

So does anyone know what the "SC21" super-cleaner in Montblanc ink actually is? Is this the ingredient that gives Montblanc ink its odd feel coming out of the nib? I like all the Montblanc ink colors I have, but I've wondered about this SC21... :blink:

 

Petra

I would guess it is the detergent or wetting agent to control flow. The "SC-21" probably comes from marketing.

[Inkanthropist]

Could it be some kind of rating, like the age-related 'NC-17' that films get in the USA? 'Salubrious Customers, £21000+ income only'? It is Mont Blanc, after all.

 

Neil