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Thought this might be useful to some, since many people are attracted to inks that are permanent or at least highly water resistant, but may not be aware of the complete selection. I know most of this stuff has been discussed before, but it would be good to have a complete list compiled. Please feel free to correct me if I make any mistakes, or add more inks that I left out.

 

I'm not making the distinction between bulletproof, waterproof, eternal, etc... Just a list of inks that survive water well.

 

Thanks to Viseguy, saintsimon & FLZapped for additions/corrections to the list. :D

 

Noodler's Inks:

 

Black

Polar Black

Luxury Blue

Hunter Green

Fox Red

Blue Ghost (invisible)

Lexington Gray

 

Legal Blue (Art Brown exclusive)

 

Legal Lapis (Pendemonium exclusive)

Eternal Brown (Pendemonium exclusive)

Iraqi Indigo (Pendemonium exclusive)

 

Aquamarine Blue (Swisher exclusive)

Hellbender Red (Swisher exclusive)

Devil Red (Swisher exclusive)

Verdun Green (Swisher exclusive)

Naval Orange (Swisher exclusive)

Goldfinch (Swisher exclusive)

Gulf Stream Blue (Swisher exclusive)

Grizzly (Swisher exclusive)

 

Recently promoted to "near-bulletproof" status:

 

Aircorps Blue-Black

Blue-Black

Standard Brown

Golden Brown

Kiowa Pecan

Marine Green

Navy

Red-Black

Walnut

Zhivago

 

UK exclusive eternals:

 

El Lawrence

Britannia's Blue Waves

Mata Hari's Cordial

Victoria's Royal Mint

Socrates

The Sun Never Sets

Highland's Heather

Empire Red

 

Germany exclusive eternal:

 

Prussian Blue

 

Russian exclusive eternal:

 

Rachmaninov (pink)

Tchaikovsky (purple)

Dostoevsky (dark turquoise)

Lermontov (violet)

Tsvetayeva (pink red)

Pushkin (grey)

Akhmatova (green)

Tolstoy (orange)

Esenin (red)

Pasternak (blue)

Chekhov (peach)

Kuprin (magenta)

 

 

Advantages:

Will not damage pens, can be rinsed out easily.

 

Disadvantages:

Ink likes to creep out onto nibs

May sometimes be smudged even when dry

 

 

Swishmix (Made by Noodlers, Swisher exclusive):

 

Nile Ebony

True Rouge

Lakeshore Spruce

Glacier Blue

Burgundy

Tahitian Pearl

Seminole Sepia

Royal Aztec

 

Advantages:

Quick drying for left-handed writers.

 

Disadvantages:

May feather on some papers.

 

 

Iron-Gall Inks:

 

Mont Blanc Blue-Black (same as Lamy)

Lamy Blue-Black (same as MB)

Rohrer & Klingner Salix

Rohrer & Klingner Scabiosa

Diamine Registar's Ink

 

Advantages:

Will not creep like Noodler's products.

 

Disadvantages:

May clog pens and are acidic, but modern formulations should be milder.

Not resistant to bleach, may not be resistant to UV.

 

 

Carbon/Particle Inks:

 

Pelikan Font India

Platinum Carbon Black

Sailor Kiwagura Very Black

 

Advantages:

Very very black.

 

Disadvantages:

High clogging risk.

 

 

Other water resistant inks, but not waterproof:

 

Namiki/Pilot Blue-Black

Namiki/Pilot Blue

Namiki/Pilot Black

Sailor Blue-Black

Sailor Blue

Sailor Black

Pelikan Black

 

Disadvantages:

Not completely waterproof.

 

 

Ok, that's the best I can do from memory. Now is the time for everyone to point out my mistakes. :blink:

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Hey, thanks, NeoTiger! That's a great list B) !

 

Edit: I just pinned a topic on Ink Reviews with a link to this thread.

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  • Noodler's Lexington Gray is an eternal, IIRC.
  • I think "N1001" is just Swisher's product number for Noodler's Black. I believe they're one and the same.

Many thanks for this list -- very useful!

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Let's not forget the exclusive inks for export markets by Noodler's:

 

UK exclusive eternals:

El Lawrence

Britannia's Blue Waves

Mata Hari's Cordial

Victoria's Royal Mint

Socrates

The Sun Never Sets

Highland's Heather

Empire Red

 

Germany exclusive eternal:

Prussian Blue

 

I have found that the only ink by De Atramentis I've tried so far has a waterproof componet:

 

'Aubergine'(eggplant) has a greenish-gray water-resistant part.

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I think "N1001" is just Swisher's product number for Noodler's Black.  I believe they're one and the same.

Thanks Viseguy & saintsimon for adding the ones I missed.

 

Yeah the Black N1001 has been removed from the list now, I just missed it when I copy&pasted from Swisher's site.

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I would add that Sheaffer Blue-Black has some excellent water resistant qualities, though not nearly as waterproof as the noodlers products. Prior to Noodlers I considered it the most water-resistant ink out their (I had not experienced any of the iron-gall inks yet).

 

Thanks for the list - it's a great resource!

 

John

So if you have a lot of ink,

You should get a Yink, I think.

 

- Dr Suess

 

Always looking for pens by Baird-North, Charles Ingersoll, and nibs marked "CHI"

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Ah, thanks for that link, it's different from what Pendemonium had up and is much clearer.

 

And I didn't know Golden Brown was on the "nearly bulletproof" list! Now I am very happy.

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Disadvantages:

Ink likes to creep out onto nibs

Is not resistent against mechanikal stress on some paper sorts.

 

Iron-Gall Inks:

 

Mont Blanc Blue-Black (same as Lamy)

Lamy Blue-Black (same as MB)

Rohrer & Klingner Salix

Rohrer & Klingner Scabiosa

Diamine Registar's Ink

 

Advantages:

Will not creep like Noodler's products.

 

Disadvantages:

May clog pens and are acidic, but modern formulations should be milder.

Is not completly UV proof and really not proof against chlor bleach.

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Is not resistent against mechanikal stress on some paper sorts.

 

Is not completly UV proof and really not proof against chlor bleach.

Good points Schuttwegraeumer. I'll add those comments to the list too. Thanks!

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I would add that Sheaffer Blue-Black has some excellent water resistant qualities, though not nearly as waterproof as the noodlers products.

 

This link: https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/in...ndpost&p=133962

 

describes some water resistant inks per Clarks Ink Sampler.

 

 

 

Apparently Pelikan black is considered very good, but not listed above. I'm curious if anyone has access to Clark's to check out how water resistant Sheaffer blue-black is, or perhaps Sheaffer Black or blue.

 

John

John in NC

 

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https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/in...ndpost&p=136594

 

Per this link, Sheaffer is only rated as fair in Clarks. According to that book, Pelikan black sounds like one of the more water resilient of the non water proof inks.

 

John

John in NC

 

The passion not to be fooled and not to fool anybody else..two searching questions of positivism: what do you mean? How do you know? (Bertrand Russell, Dominant Passion of The True Scientist)

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Per this link, Sheaffer is only rated as fair in Clarks. According to that book, Pelikan black sounds like one of the more water resilient of the non water proof inks.

 

Actually, if you read it the old Sheaffer Blue-Black is rated as Excellent, and the new Sheaffer Blue-Black is rated as fair.

 

Too bad I used the old - and don't have too much left :bonk:

 

John

So if you have a lot of ink,

You should get a Yink, I think.

 

- Dr Suess

 

Always looking for pens by Baird-North, Charles Ingersoll, and nibs marked "CHI"

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Where might I purchase Rohrer & Klingner's iron gall inks?

I bought mine from Inked Nib (http://www.inkednib.com/) and would be happy to recommend them, good service.

 

I'm sure R&K is available elsewhere, but I can't remember right now.

I would also highly recommend The Inked Nib for customer service. I bought some Noodler's inks from them and was very pleased. No connection, usual disclaimer.

 

Mac

Sometimes a technology reaches perfection and further development is just tinkering. The fountain pen is a good example of this.

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Might be easier if we listed sellers of ink that have not been top notch. :P I can't put anyone in that category, yet. I've bought from Swishers, A Pen Lovers Paradise, The Inked Nib, Pendemonium and I think another that I can't remember and they've all been flawless, prompt and friendly. :)

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