Ink Review #1770: Vinta Piloncitos

Vinta Gold Dust Piloncitos 1521 is from Vinta’s Series 2 collection. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

The color:

Piloncitos is a pale green-grey with shimmer.

*For my swab cards I use a Col-o-ring by Skylab Letterpress, a medium Pilot Ishime and a Mabie Todd Swan.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink has some pretty shading and shimmer.

Writing samples:

Let's take a look at how the ink behaves on fountain pen friendly papers: Rhodia, Tomoe River, and Leuchtturm.

*For my writing samples I use:

• EF Pilot Vanishing Point

• F, M, B Pilot Ishime

• Vintage Mabie Todd Swan (flex nib)

• Rhodia Goalbook

• Taroko Enigma notebooks (68gsm TR)

• Leuchtturm A5

• Pen & Gear Paper from Walmart

Dry time: 30 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: medium shading, no sheen, and gold shimmer.

On 20 lb copy paper there is some feathering in all nib sizes.

Comparison Swabs:

Piloncitos is not close to any of the other green shimmers I have. Click here to see the green inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Pelikan M400 White Tortoise with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had a dry flow.

Overall, it’s a unique color with shading and shimmer. If you are into unusual colors this may be the ink for you.

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