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Ink Review: Private Reserve American Blue

9/21/2015

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Pen: Kaweco Sport Medium (Eyedropper)
Paper: Rhodia #18 Grid Lines, Georgia Pacific 75g, Hammermill 90g, Sustainable Earth by Staples


Private Reserve American Blue is my go to blue ink. It is a very well behaved blue ink and I have had no issues with it in any pens. It works great with all the papers I use. I found some feathering and show-through when writing on cheap paper, but it's not too bad. It does have a long dry time in general compared to other inks. Overall I really enjoy Private Reserve American Blue and it makes writing jump of the page. 


Here are some thoughts: 
  • Flow: I have used this ink in lots of pens and have never had a problem. 
  • Saturation: SO BLUE!
  • Shading: A little shading but nothing special. 
  • Dry Time: Dry times are a little slow. On Rhodia paper it's a little over ten seconds for the ink to dry. 
  • Show-through and Feathering: I had a little feathering on the cheap copy paper but that was expected. I did have some show-through on both copy papers and Sustainable Earth paper but nothing to be worried about. 
  • Waterproofness: Not very waterproof. 



Thank you for reading!

Rhodia No. 18

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Rhodia No. 18 Ink Swab

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Rhodia No. 18 Writing Sample

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Georgia Pacific 75g

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Hammermill 90g

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Staples Sustainable Earth

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