non washable ink risks

[rubenwap]

Hello,

 

I have a small problem: I own a bottle of black parker quink that I bought some time ago, when I was not really into fountain pens but into dip pens instead, so I used it to dip my caligraphy pen. Now I was considering to use it with a converter in my fountain pens, but I realized I don't really know if it's washable or not. I checked, and parker seems to manufacture both kinds, with identical bottles, but in the label it says nothing.

 

I am not really sure, but I think it's a bad idea to use non washable ink in a fountain pen, because then you won't be able to clean the nib properly and there will be dried ink everywhere, right? I wonder if there is some foolproof test I can do in order to confirm whether this ink is washable or not. Is it as easy as writing down and using a drop of water to erase it? It might sound strange, but I never used the washable properties of ink, I was never interested on erasing anything...

 

thanks!

Ruben

[Ondina]

Ruben, the ink you have can be safely used in Fpens and "permanent" Parker black means that even though it will wash out from paper, if you stain clothing, carpets, or wood, it may not be easily washed off. Welcome to the fpen world!

[View from the Loft]

Agree with Odina. I have used permanent black Quink for years in pens (and must confess to not having flushed my P25 for the first 20 years that I owned it) without a problem. My P25 flushed very easily, even after such abuse.

[rubenwap]

Thanks,

I was just concerned because since Parker sells the same ink in washable and non washable version, the non washable was not going to disappear from inside the nib once the work is done. My thought got stronger when I realized that the nib I was using with a dip pen with that ink, cannot become totally clean after a work session, but then again, maybe is just a bad quality nib of some not very proper material...

 

So as I understand, whenever I shop around for ink, I shouldn't be concerned about that issue, because if it's manufactured to be used with fountain pens, it will surely flush... I am just starting in this world, and the "what to buy" issue is the hardest to figure out. Luckily there is plenty of material in this forum to investigate!

 

What I cannot really see (unless I am blind!) is some kind of compilation of sites where to buy ink and pens online, with small comments about how reliable they are. That would be helpful...