Robert Oster Motor Oil Ink is one of Robert Oster’s newest ink colors. This Australian ink company, has developed over 80 unique and interesting ink colors. Many of their inks have fantastic shading, sheening and color combinations. With each ink, Robert Oster comes up with a unique, descriptive name usually with an Australian theme.
Robert Oster has developed a new green-brown ink color, properly named Motor Oil. The name brings to mind a dirty, sticky, thick liquid that some people want nothing to do with. To others, motor oil is the life-blood to their vehicle, which could be a classic sports car or just an every day driver used as a practical mode of transportation for their family. Either perspective is correct from a certain point of view. However, what is surprising and uncommon is for an ink company to call their ink color, “Motor Oil”. Robert Oster Motor Oil ink has been correctly named as the ink looks like oil. Robert Oster Motor Oil ink is a unique “dirty” blend of khaki brown, green, and black. The ink also has a hint of gold with a slight blue sheen on the wet edges. Robert Oster Motor Oil ink shows up very nice and dark on white paper, making it viable as an every day home or office use ink color.
Robert Oster Motor Oil Ink
We found the following characteristics while reviewing Robert Oster Motor Oil ink that you may find helpful:
Testing Factors
We used Rhodia dot pad paper with a French made glass dip pen by J. Herbin, which has a tip similar to a fine fountain pen nib.
Bottle Sizes
Robert Oster Motor Oil ink comes in the standard plastic Robert Oster 50 ml. ink bottle. The clear, environmentally friendly bottle is simple, with a smaller ribbed lid containing a white label identifying the color of the ink inside and a small color swab. The simplicity of the ink bottle helps keeps the cost down for this imported ink.
Cost
Robert Oster Motor Oil ink is a mid-priced ink, retailing for $17.00 in the United States. This is a reasonable value, considering that each bottle is handcrafted in Australia and then imported to America.
Dry Time
Robert Oster Motor Oil ink had a dry time of approximately 7-8 seconds during our review. This is not super quick but reasonable enough for use as an every day ink color. What do you expect for Motor Oil?
Bleed Through
We did not notice any bleeding during any part of our review of Robert Oster Motor Oil ink.
Feathering
We did not experience any feathering during normal use with Robert Oster Motor Oil ink. However, during the water test, we did notice some feathering and line distortion, but only at the wettest points of the test.
Water Test
Robert Oster Motor Oil ink is not waterproof, but held up pretty well during the water test. During this test, we ran a wet cotton swab over a dried ink sample of Robert Oster Motor Oil ink. We found significant color smearing, which is not unusual for a dark non-water proof color. There was some slight feathering at the wettest points, but no additional bleeding or real line distortion.
Shading
Robert Oster inks in general are known for their shading. Robert Oster Motor Oil ink however is a unique color and we were not sure how much shading would be noticed. We were able to achieve some unique shading though using Robert Oster Motor Oil ink. The ink varied from a light brown/gold color to a dark black-brown-green color. We did notice some slight blue sheening as well at the wettest points of the cotton swab test. This sheening would also be more prevalent using certain paper such as Tomoe River.
Conclusion about the Robert Oster Motor Oil Ink
Robert Oster Motor Oil ink is a common name, but unique color from Robert Oster Ink Company. It has nice characteristics such as shading, reasonable dry time and is dark enough for use as an every day ink at the office or home. It’s crazy to think that you might just put “motor oil” into your favorite fine writing instrument, but highly recommended! Happy Writing.
