Ink Review #2622: Inkebara Petrol Dark
/Inkebara Petrol Dark is from the Standard collection. You can find this ink for sale at some retailers including Vanness Pens.
*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 looks much darker than it does on the Col-o-ring swab and has some dark pink sheen.
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:
Vintage Mabie Todd Swan (flex nib)
Taroko Enigma notebooks (68gsm TR)
Dry time: 60 seconds
Water resistance: Low
Feathering: None
Show through: Medium
Bleeding: None
Other properties: low shading, medium pink sheen, and no shimmer.
On 20 lb copy paper the ink had some feathering and bleeding in the larger nib sizes.
Comparison Swabs:
Petrol Dark is closest to Colorverse 84 SM1. Click here to see the teal inks together.
Longer Writing:
I used a Lamy Safari Petrol with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has an average flow.
Overall, I like this ink! It’s well behaved, is a nice color, has some shading and sheen, and is affordable.
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