Hi all:

I'm looking for a quick drying water-resistant black ink. It doesn't have to be "bulletproof" like Noodler's but it should be quick drying and water resistant.

I write in Moleskine notebooks and once in a while, I slam shut the book too quickly (or I flip the page too quickly) and the ink impresses a little on the opposite page. I've used Parker Quink and Noodler's Bulletproof black and while they're not bad in being quick drying, is there something QUICKER than that? :-)

Thanks,
Th

Have a look at the swishmix inks which are supposed to be fast drying and 75% bulletproof.

You have to get these from swisher pens,
Tahitinan pearl is a blue black,
or nile ebony is black.
there is a scan here of the nile ebony.

http://harmless-dilettante.blogspot.com/20...nile-ebony.html

edit: these inks tend to feather a bit more than most other inks, part of the trade-off for being fast dry, but that may not matter to you.

As a lefty (who really dislikes smearing), let me echo Superbleu's recommendation of the Swishmix line. I have both Nile Ebony and Tahitian Pearl, and both dry very quickly - on the order of a second, maybe two or three with a really wet writer. I've noticed some feathering and bleed-through on thinner papers, Moleskine included I'm afraid. A fine nib and drier pens will mitigate this, and also speed the drying. Both are water-resistant as well.

Best,
Jon

Thank to both of you above. I don't have many FP to compare with but can you tell me if the Pilot 78G is considered a drier pen? I know it has a Fine nib since that is what it has and it's Japanese so it's finer than nibs from American or European FP companies.

Oh wow! I just took a look at your scanned image and indeed it does really feather quite a bit. I don't like that, unfortunately because my handwriting is tiny and so the feathering would make my handwriting look like long blocks of nothing but ink.

Here is a scan of a few noodler inks
The first line is a mix of violet vote, Tanzanite, and water. it looks almost the same as violet vote alone.

Next line is hunter green, noodler eternal, renowned for it's feathering

Then we has noodler swishmix Tahitian pearl, this surprisingly doesn't feather too much.

Glacier blue is the fourth line, This is one of the worst feathering inks I have used.

Fifth in line is Noodler Old manhattan black, a bulletproof black only available at Fountain pen hospital

After that is Noodler Hearts of darkness black, this feathers a bit more than the OMB, just a bit

Pelikan black is not waterproof, but I think it is partially water resistant (you'll have to look that up on your own)

Last is Legal lapis just for fun and comparison's sake.

I used a moleskine cahier, that is the only moleskine paper I have.
and I only dipped the nibs to write these samples,
The moleskine paper is pretty absorbent, so all these inks dried pretty quickly
The scans of the black inks came out a bit brown, I have no idea why.

I don't have regular noodler bulletproof black, and I don't have the swishmix Nile Ebony, so sorry I can't add those 2 to the comparison.

Now for your viewing pleasure:

http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/st.../attach_add.png

Thanks for doing this! Quite helpful!