Anywhere to buy small batch custom pantone color ink pre-mixed?

saraeh
on 20 Oct 25 (14:05)

Hi all!
Just wondering if there is somewhere to buy pre-mixed ink in custom pantone colors in smaller batches than the 2lb van Son cans you can get from Boxcar. I am not at the point yet where I want to mix my own inks, at least for client jobs, but the 2lb cans are vastly more ink than I’ll ever use in a single color! I’d be so happy if I could buy a small tube of a color. Thanks!

BComstock
on 21 Oct 25 (01:50)

Southern ink has options for that. 5 oz tube, 10 oz tub, or 1 lb can for custom blends. I haven’t used that from them, but I have used their black, gold, and silver inks and really like them.

Brent

saraeh
on 21 Oct 25 (10:12)

Thank you so much, that’s exactly what I need!

WarriorPrintress
on 21 Oct 25 (11:02)

Are there any other sources besides Southern Ink?

BComstock
on 23 Oct 25 (15:51)

WarriorPrintress mixmasters in Connecticut or New Hampshire should. Small shop, I don’t believe they have an online presence really. Haven’t used them personally, but a friend near Salem swears by them.

Other options would be just standard offset oil based ink. That’s mostly all I use.

senspire
on 25 Oct 25 (09:51)

dave robinson. read about him here:

https://excelsiorpress.tiiny.site/forsale/inkintubes/index.html#tubes

cmcgarr
on 25 Oct 25 (10:30)

Oldham Ink Group
(800) 468-4649

Dave Robison
on 7 Nov 25 (23:40)

Thanks, Gregory for mentioning my name. For anyone looking for me, though, it’s Robison, not Robinson (no “n” in the middle); and the contact info for me on the Excelsior Press website is obsolete (with Alan gone, I don’t know if there’s any way of updating it).
My current contact is through my new Ink in Tubes website:
https://ink-in-tubes.myshopify.com/, (or just ‘inkintubes.com’) and yes, you can finally order online! Over 80 colors of ink available in 5-oz tubes, many premixed Pantone colors in addition to basics.