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I am obsessed with inks that are fade and water resistant. In fact, whenever I use an ink that is not, I feel a little uneasy like my words are on the verge of disappearing. So I wanted to test several of the inks I have for fade resistance. Most of these have been tested before, but I was interested in going longer and more intense than other tests I have seen. Setup: I wrote the same thing with each ink on two halves of a piece of Black 'n Red notebook paper, then taped one to the inside of the rear window of my car and kept the other protected from light. I live in the sunny Texas panhandle and my car is always parked outside, so the exposed strip gets a lot of sun every day. After one month and nine months I put the strips side-by-side and photographed them. One month Nine Months Not all of these inks are waterproof, but I put a few that had in for comparison along with some non fountain pen inks. Totally or mostly faded: Noodler's Baystate Blue Noodler's Rachmaninoff J. Herbin Emerald of Chivor (The gold flecks are still there, but no color) Diamine Ancient Copper (still just barely readable) Unchanged or nearly unchanged: Noodler's El Lawrence Noodler's La Reine Mauve Noodler's Heart of Darkness Noodler's Upper Ganges Blue Noodler's 54th Massachusetts If fade resistance is important, these are all good bets. Other inks tested for comparison: Uni-ball Signo 207 black Pilot G-2 Black Retro 1951 ball point Uni-Ball Signo UM-153 Gold Uni-Ball Signo UM-153 Silver Pencil These all fared very well. After nine months the Gold looks indistinguishable from the silver I was very surprised by Iroshizuku Kon-Peki. If only it were more water resistant.