Tried both and AB did not stain my test pen. Did not like it though as it is pretty close to BSB. It is just too purple for my taste.
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So, thus far, the list of scary staining inks is: 1) BSB, 2) Kung Te-Cheung, 3) Aurora Blue.
FIFY
C'mon, people, let's put our thinking caps on! Precisely *one* person mentioned a staining problem with Aurora Blue, and then mentioned it was a sample, and then when describing the color, noted elements of the ink that others who have used it for a long time thought odd. A scenario like that is hardly the kind of info to start adding it to a "please avoid" list.
This is precisely how rumors and innuendo get started. BSB has a long-documented history of being a problematic ink. Not even remotely same case for Aurora Blue, so let's keep our sanity about all of this.
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Those plastic pipettes and ink cartridges are meant to be disposable and are likely made from a material different from the plastics used in pen barrels. So I wouldn't necessarily conclude anything from their being stained by AB.
While Kung Te-cheng does stain nibs (apparently) I wouldn't want people to put it on a list of inks to avoid. The manufacturer gives a full disclosure and provides a dedicated pen for it. It's a great ink and I always have a pen in my rotation inked with it. Amongst other things, due to its bulletproof qualities, I address all of my correspondence with it.
There are others that will say similar things about BSB -I can't because I've never used it.
And Ottoman Azure stains my hands more than any other ink I have used; but it does flush out of pens.
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Well I'd like a list of inks that have stained pens, not a list of inks to avoid. I'd also like a list of pens that are prone to staining, whether because of the material or design or manufacturing.
Some of us are particular about ink staining their pens & some aren't.
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I use both BSB and Kung Te Chung, and BSB far more often. Just can't quit that eye-searing blue. I have an Aurora Style dedicated to it. I used to syringe-fill the converter, but now I just dip in the bottle to fill with impunity. Has the feed got a blue sheen? Yes, but I don't mind it. This rotation I've had it inked for about 5 weeks now - pen writes without problems, even after a couple of days of non-use.
I've never had an issue with flushing out KTC either.
I have used only samples of BSB but it never really stained anything I used it in (Preppy demo, Lamy Safari). I loved the colour. I used in in a Safari *gasp* even though people say it eats their feeds. I managed to get through a converter in 2 days so it wasn't hanging around. The only reason I haven't bought more is because it's stupidly expensive to have it shipped to Ireland. Never had an issue before with Aurora Blue either. Pen hygiene ftw.
I kept Baystate Blue in a blue demo Pelikan M205 for over a year. It was the first ink ever put in that pen; I think I flushed it two or three times, but otherwise just used it regularly and refilled with Baystate Blue. When I finished my stash of BSB, I decided not to buy another bottle--I have too many other inks that need to be used!!--and so I flushed the Pelikan thoroughly, soaked it, flushed it some more, and soaked the nib unit for a few days. The pen is a little bit stained but otherwise unharmed.
Um...I don't care if an ink stains a converter. They are easily replaced.
I think Noodler's American Eel Blue is also a nice bright blue without all the headaches from BSB. I was in my local pen shop when this color was first released and the sample swatch the store displayed really caught my eye, but I went with another color. Soooooooo glad I did. Store had no warnings posted anywhere about the staining problems of this ink.
Well...my association with BSB has ended.
PM me if you want samples and the pen I've used it in. Too traumatized to speak further! ;p
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And my latest ebook, for spooky wintery reading:
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I havea dedicated TWSBI with 1.5 mm stub...nil issues thus far. Bleaching it helps.
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Could the ink you used by any chance actually be Platinum's Aurora Blue, and not Aurora brand blue? Because Platinum's Aurora Blue definitely stains, and I'm sure I've read of it staining for other people as well. Aurora Blue, however, washes away quite easily for me.
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