Shane Cavitt
August 8th, 2017, 06:08 AM
I just purchased a Parker 51 Special online. When I received it, I was pleasantly surprised that it looked better in person than it did in the photos. Unfortunately the seller shipped it filled with ink so there was a mess to clean up. Cleaned it up and decided to go ahead and give it a good soak and flush.
The ink it came filled with was a standard looking blue. However, when I placed it in the container of pen flush solution everything turned a pinkish red color. I was somewhat taken aback. Is this ok/normal? Is it just a chemical reaction between the ink and pen flush? Is this something I should be concerned about? I have continued the soaking process and the coloration continues to fade to a lighter and lighter pinkish hue (not clear yet).
I would appreciate any thoughts from those much more knowledgeable than me.
The ink it came filled with was a standard looking blue. However, when I placed it in the container of pen flush solution everything turned a pinkish red color. I was somewhat taken aback. Is this ok/normal? Is it just a chemical reaction between the ink and pen flush? Is this something I should be concerned about? I have continued the soaking process and the coloration continues to fade to a lighter and lighter pinkish hue (not clear yet).
I would appreciate any thoughts from those much more knowledgeable than me.