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Darkening Ink? (midwest.social)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I have a couple of Lamy 2000s, one inked with Diamine Wild Strawberry and the other one with Sailor Manyo Yamabuki. It takes me a couple of months to write them dry, after which I give them a good cleaning and ink them back up again.

The Diamine Wild Strawberry has been fine, but about a month into my latest fill of the Sailor Manyo Yamabuki it started coming out as a distinctly dark brown. I took the nib and feeder out to give it a scrubbing, and there was a build up of residue on the nib that took some scrubbing to get off. The ink behaved fine for the rest of the day, but has already started to darken again after about 72 hours.

Should I dump what's left in the reservoir? Try a different ink? Or is this normal for Yamabuki?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

@JakeSparkleChicken some of the Manyo and Yurameku inks are prone to change colors with oxidation. This is a known thing and at least partially intended, though I can’t speak to the specific change you’re talking about. But I wouldn’t assume anything’s wrong with the ink in terms of its being safe for use in a pen.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Thank you, @[email protected]! I was way more worried that I was doing something wrong than anything else. Both the Lamy 2k and Sailor inks are highly regarded, so I'm the weakest link here. I had no idea that the Manyo inks would change like that, but now that I know I'll see it as something to appreciate instead of panic over. Thanks, again!