Water Resistant Ink

[cjr]

Here are some posts I made in the past of water test of inks that may be helpful:

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/278574-water-test-of-my-most-permanent-inks/

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/312466-water-testing-18-inks-and-3-papers/

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/266757-testing-water-resistance-of-my-inks/

[mpennxr]

If you can find it either locally or online you can try Noodler's Black by Noodler's Ink. It is a water-resistant ink that is always well behaved as far as I know. You can also look at the "Warden" series of inks offered by Noodler's Ink (Bad Blue Heron, Bad Belted Kingfisher, etc.). But sometimes the Warden series of inks can misbehave in some pens (prime example: Bad Blue Heron in a Lamy-Al Star in an Extra Fine nib).

 

Good luck.

[Ink Stained Wretch]

Rohrer & Klingner Dokumentus ink is certified to DIN ISO 12757-2. Completely waterproof. The black is very smooth and rather wet so I use it with a fine nib. Not only for writing, but I also like to draw with it. I also tried the light blue but didn't like the colour. To much green in it so a kind of turquoise and more for girls and women; not for seriaou writings.

 

And you imagine that girls and women don't write anything serious ? Really? Read much?

[Ink Stained Wretch]

If you can find it either locally or online you can try Noodler's Black by Noodler's Ink. It is a water-resistant ink that is always well behaved as far as I know. You can also look at the "Warden" series of inks offered by Noodler's Ink (Bad Blue Heron, Bad Belted Kingfisher, etc.). But sometimes the Warden series of inks can misbehave in some pens (prime example: Bad Blue Heron in a Lamy-Al Star in an Extra Fine nib).

 

Noodler's Black isn't water resistant, it's waterproof. It is also just about all-other-solvents-proof. As long as the paper lasts the ink on it lasts.

 

There's been an enormous amount of discussion about Noodler's Black ink here since the inception of FPN, and before that on other fora. Once the ink is allowed to dry on cellulose it is quite permanent, although the Noodler's Black was erasable by a guy at MIT using sophisticated laser technology. The Warden series of inks are made to resist even the lasers .

[AndyYNWA]

If you can get hold of KWZ Inks they have a range of Iron Gall inks that could be worth a try. They are all good value for the money.

 

Otherwise my favorite waterproof ink is Sailor Sei-boku from their nano pigmented line. Lovely colour and very resistant against water. However, it's slightly more expensive.

[inkstainedruth]

 

Noodler's Black isn't water resistant, it's waterproof. It is also just about all-other-solvents-proof. As long as the paper lasts the ink on it lasts.

 

There's been an enormous amount of discussion about Noodler's Black ink here since the inception of FPN, and before that on other fora. Once the ink is allowed to dry on cellulose it is quite permanent, although the Noodler's Black was erasable by a guy at MIT using sophisticated laser technology. The Warden series of inks are made to resist even the lasers .

 

I'd pick Noodler's Heart of Darkness over Noodler's Black, on the grounds that it dries a bit faster and is generally a bit better behaved, IMO.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Arkanabar]

Likewise. IMX, Noodler's original Black is a bit more prone to smudging than HoD.

[dcwaites]

 

I'd pick Noodler's Heart of Darkness over Noodler's Black, on the grounds that it dries a bit faster and is generally a bit better behaved, IMO.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

I find that HOD and Noodler's Black (NB) to be a matched pair (I have both).

NB is better behaved on poor paper, and bleeds and feathers less than HOD.

HOD, however, is a tad thinner, and wetter, and better behaved in drier pens. But, it does need better quality papers. If you are writing on good, hard, smooth, dense paper, HOD is probably the better choice, as NB may take longer to dry and smudge more after it dries. The HOD can penetrate further into those papers and leaves less on the surface to smudge.

However, on poorer, softer, less dense papers, the HOD will bleed through to the other side, so NB is the better choice there. It will penetrate a little into the paper, leaving little to none on the surface to smudge, but won't go all the way though to the other side.

[truthpil]

 

I find that HOD and Noodler's Black (NB) to be a matched pair (I have both).

NB is better behaved on poor paper, and bleeds and feathers less than HOD.

HOD, however, is a tad thinner, and wetter, and better behaved in drier pens. But, it does need better quality papers. If you are writing on good, hard, smooth, dense paper, HOD is probably the better choice, as NB may take longer to dry and smudge more after it dries. The HOD can penetrate further into those papers and leaves less on the surface to smudge.

However, on poorer, softer, less dense papers, the HOD will bleed through to the other side, so NB is the better choice there. It will penetrate a little into the paper, leaving little to none on the surface to smudge, but won't go all the way though to the other side.

 

A very helpful summary of the purposes for these two inks. My personal experience is that NB can smudge on anything other than the worst paper (i.e., newsprint, cheap copy paper), so it has been banned from my journals. It's nice to know that HOD could solve the smudging problem! I shudder at having two waterproof black inks though...

[dcwaites]

 

A very helpful summary of the purposes for these two inks. My personal experience is that NB can smudge on anything other than the worst paper (i.e., newsprint, cheap copy paper), so it has been banned from my journals. It's nice to know that HOD could solve the smudging problem! I shudder at having two waterproof black inks though...

 

Different inks for different purposes.

However, given that I am not a particular fan of Black, for the simple reason that it doesn't look like PPS, I have these waterproof black inks -

 

Noodler's Black.

Noodler's Heart of Darkness

Sailor Kiwaguro

Pelikan Fount India (vintage)

Barrister Black

Pilot Black

 

Also these non-waterproof black inks (although they have various degrees of water resistance)

Pelikan 4001 Brilliant Black (Vintage in Shoe bottle and Modern)

Iroshizuku Take-Sumi

Parker Penman Ebony

Parker Penman Black (short-lived revival of Ebony)

Parker Quink 'Permanent' Black (vintage, with Solv-X)

Parker Quink 'Permanent' Black (modern)

Sheaffer Skrip Black