Noodler's Baystate blue just ruined my Ahab! Help!

[dr.grace]

And the funny thing is, it's grown on me.

Sounds like a fungus or mold.

[KrazyIvan]

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.

[jor412]

So, thus far, the list of scary staining inks is: 1) BSB, 2) Kung Te-Cheung, 3) Aurora Blue.

[fountainpenkid]

And the funny thing is, it's grown on me.

I want a writing sample of this "Aurora Blue" you have!

[Jon Szanto]

So, thus far, the list of scary staining inks is: 1) BSB, 2) Kung Te-Cheung.

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.

[Sailor Kenshin]

So, thus far, the list of scary staining inks is: 1) BSB, 2) Kung Te-Cheung.

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.

Besides, you will note I just refilled the Lamy ABC the AB was in. If the cart wants to be blue let it. I just wouldn't put this sample stuff in a light-colored pen I didn't want stained.

I will see if I can take a shot of the stained ink pipette, though.

[dr.grace]

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.

[cedargirl]

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.

[firstpancake]

And Ottoman Azure stains my hands more than any other ink I have used; but it does flush out of pens.

So True!!! Ottoman Azure has never stained my pens, and I can wash it off paper... but my fingers there's still a stain on my thumb from three days ago.

[jor412]

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.

[MisterBoll]

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[Steph]

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.

[CapeClear]

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.

[dgator]

Moral of the story seems to be:
Use BSB only in a pen you don't mind getting ruined if the ink doesn't agree with its innards.

+1

Makes sense to me. Any ink I'm the least bit concerned about gets put in a cheap pen (in my case, Pilot 78G).

[reprieve]

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.

[heraclitus682]

Um...I don't care if an ink stains a converter. They are easily replaced.

[AtomicLeo]

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.

[Sailor Kenshin]

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

[Mags]

I havea dedicated TWSBI with 1.5 mm stub...nil issues thus far. Bleaching it helps.

Mags sent from my blackberry playbook using tapatalks

[Honey Mustard]

I mentioned that AB stained a cart, pipette, and cleaning tool every bit as badly as BSB is said to stain, and no one treats AB as nuclear waste.

1. I think, at least in the representative sample on the forums, that far, far fewer people use AB than BSB. You may not see problems reported with AB, but you also certainly don't see people touting it's innate incredibleness as you do the League of Fanbois and Grrlls of BSB.

2. Since you mention your staining, have you heard of *anyone* reporting a similar problem with AB? I'm curious, because I am totally committed to Aurora Black, and I've considered giving the Blue a try.

Nope. Haven't, but then this is my first exoerience with AB, and I,ve read reviews, and no one mentions staining either.

I am indeed wondering whether the AB formula has changed, because everyone also says it has a purple cast, but mine reads turquoise.

And since it is growing on me, I've changed its status from Nemesis Ink to Use Only In Certain Pens.

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.