Diamine Majestic Blue - Dries Up?

[seanruss]

Hi All,

 

I have a bottle of Diamine's Majestic Blue. I do really like the color and have it in my pen rotation. Currently It is in an Esterbrook Dollar pen. I have used a 9556 nib, then switched to a 9668 nib. I have also tried this ink in my Sheaffer Sentinel. The problem I have is that in any pen/nib i use, it is hard to start. I usually have to shake it hard or tap it fairly hard to get it to start. I will write with it for a while and then a few minutes later when I go to use it again, I have to do the same thing again to start it. I have washed of the nib and even tried different nibs, but get the same result. This is the only ink that does this for me, I also have a Diamine Woodland Green, which works great.

 

Anyone else had this experience?

Sean

[uzkntuocmw]

I had terrible difficulties with this in a Lamy pen with an F nib. I switched the nib to an M and it behaved perfectly.

[piembi]

Yes, I do have the same problems.

 

I use it either dilluted with some water or mixed with Diamine Prussian Blue. Mixed it is well behaved and I can get rid of the boring PB. The dilluted MB is filled into a Pelikan M250 with a wet M nib This seems to be a good combination and it works flawlessly.

[The Good Captain]

I think it is a 'thick' ink which might explain why it takes ages to dry and smears for ever. The dilution seems to be the answer = water to keep its colour or other inks to use it/them up.

[seanruss]

Thanks for the advise! I may add some water to it to dilute it a little bit. I now have seen the pinned topic on that. Funny I used that ink in a different pen with the same 9668 nib and it worked just fine.

 

Thanks

[Joe in Seattle]

Very slight hesitancy on the first letter only with a Waterman F nib. Lovely ink.

[jonwat]

I know this is somewhat off-topic, but does anyone know if the stuff in the cartridges is different from the bottled stuff?

i bought a 30ml bottle of "Majestic Blue" based on a sample cartridge I had been sent by Diamine, and it definitely looks different! The pen I used was a well-flushed Parker 45 (I used a Platignum No5 Studio and a Jinhao X750 with the cartridge).

The cartridge was a brilliant dark blue; the bottle has a greenish look to it, almost like Teal.

[rjbull]

In his Glenn's Pens review of Diamine blue inks at http://www.marcuslink.com/pens/ink/diamine-blues.html Glenn says that Majestic Blue gave problems in some pens, and Diamine Midnight Blue is "probably" his replacement for it.

[jk0592]

I have had this problem in Pelikan M800 and Waterman edson, both with medium nibs. I have stopped using this ink, although the colour is very nice. It is the only ink that gives me this kind of trouble, other Diamine are fine, including Registrar's.

[Lazarus Long]

I usually have a Safari F loaded with it, I have not noticed any clogging problems with it. It does flow well and seems to output a lot of ink. It does remind me a lot of the way Private Reserve Sherwood Green behaves - a bit slow drying, and smears a bit even after dry. If I handle the paper a lot, the ink tends to come off onto my hands.

 

I have used it in a Pelikan M215 F, which had more flow than I wanted. I think it does better in a pen that is a little dry rather than wet.

[Dead_Smile]

I had the same problem with my Pelikan m800 F pen. It is a shame that such a beautiful colour has this problem.

Does Diamine Midnight Blue have the same problem? They are very similar colours.

[entity999]

Pleased I spotted this thread! My fine nibbed Lamy 2000, which has worked perfectly with my other Diamine inks, has dried up a bit and become a bit scratchy when using this ink. First time I've had any issues with this ink and pleased I can "fix" my Lamy 2000 with a flush and change of ink.

[The Good Captain]

I had the same problem with my Pelikan m800 F pen. It is a shame that such a beautiful colour has this problem.

Does Diamine Midnight Blue have the same problem? They are very similar colours.

Just for what it's worth.

 

 

 

 

 

[JeanManuel]

I was convinced that every Diamine inks would be flowing equally well.

 

Well. The color is really nice. Perhaps it's worth the trouble.

 

When diluted to 20%ink/80% water it is a light blue-turquoise. It flows much better but it also feathers much more on cheaper paper.

 

Can't hug every cat.

[arran]

I have some experience with this ink in a CS beliver with F nib.

The ink is gorgeous in colour , but pen started writing dry after half converter empty.

By pushing a bit more pressure on the tines , it suddenly became more of a wet writer.

Is this ink more prone to drying in , while letting the pen uncapped , which I do quite often in business circumstances.

NO such issues with other inks at all

[amberleadavis]

I've found it to be a cloggy ink..very pretty...very sheeny.. but it has given me grief in every pen. It performed better after I added a flow enhancer (I've heard good things about PhotoFlo).

[proton007]

I've been using it in my Pilot Prera M nib.

 

If the pen is left uncapped for a while, yes, it skips slightly before starting to write again.

 

No issues if I cap the pen when I stop writing.

[dcwaites]

I've found it to be a cloggy ink..very pretty...very sheeny.. but it has given me grief in every pen. It performed better after I added a flow enhancer (I've heard good things about PhotoFlo).

 

Or, you can just add water. Enough (10, 15, 20%) to make it behave better without changing the colour.

[strictlyobiter]

I only use broad or stub nibs and haven't had any problems with Majestic Blue, and I've been using various bottles of this ink since about 2011.

[amberleadavis]

 

Or, you can just add water. Enough (10, 15, 20%) to make it behave better without changing the colour.

 

Doesn't that change the sheen?