Noodler's Black

[Mafia Geek]

Here's my review of Noodler's Black ink. Not a whole lot that can be said about this ink that hasn't already been said. The only complaint I have with this ink that is actually a deal breaker for me is that it smudges quite a lot from a highlighter and after drying for a while. It doesn't really seem to ever dry for me, it could be that the bottle I have has a higher concentration of dye that if I dilute it with water it will solve the problem, but I haven't had a chance to play around with that yet. It's a very nice black ink, well behaved and is a bullet proof ink so it's going anywhere anytime soon. Some people love this ink, and I can understand why, but I personally can't get on the wagon with it yet, need to experiment with dilution a little to convince me. As it stands I can't get past the fact that it just won't dry and a highlighter smudges it a lot.

 

Here's my review.

 

 

Here's the water test. For this I wrote on a small Rhodia pad and after letting the ink dry for several minutes ran it under tap water for a few seconds.

 

[The Good Captain]

A good review because it's nice to see someone say that this ink isn't necessarily 'the best thing since sliced bread'. A British expression but appropriate, nevertheless.

[Oranges and Apples]

Good review, thanks.

 

You posted about dilution, could you please post you experience on it. There has been a lot of recommendations for the dilution but the compare and contrast is lacking.

[Mafia Geek]

I just finished my dilution tests this morning, I will make a post of the result tonight in a new thread. I'll put I link on this thread to it.

[Truman]

I bought Noodler's Black after reading positive reviews on teh forum. I've been disappointed in that it seems to turn to a gray on the cheap paper I normally use. I would love to find a true, deep black. Appreciate your review.

[Chiro75]

I've used Black on the cheapest, worst papers and it stays BLACK for me. HAd the same smudging problem myself, diluted my bottle a substantial amount and it fixed the problem and the ink is still as black as can be.