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I did sunlight and water tests of 13 Noodler's inks and Hero 232 Iron Gall ink.  I call these Noodler's "durable" inks because some are labelled by Nathan as archival, water proof, water resistant, fire resistant or bulletproof. After my test photos I've posted my own notes on how the individual inks are labelled. The inks names were written with a glass dip pen on HP 32lb laser paper.

 

Sunlight test   The test sheet was place in a south facing window here in sunny San Diego from January 23 to March 23, 2022

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Water Test.  The paper was submerged for approximately two minutes and then hung to dry.

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My list of the advertised ink descriptions (in alphabetical order)

54th Massachusetts. Archival, Water resistant, Bullet proof

Baltimore Canyon Archival, Waterproof, Permanent

Black Swan Australian Roses. Archival, Water resistant, Bullet proof

Fox Red. Archival, Water resistant, Bullet proof

Galileo Manuscript  Bulletproof, Waterproof, good lubrication

Golden Brown. Bullet Proof, Forge Resistant, Water Resistant

Hunter Green. Archival, Water resistant, Bullet proof

Kiowa Pecan. Bullet Proof, Forge Resistant, Water Resistant

Kuprin. Archival, Water resistant, Bullet proof

La Reine Mauve. Archival, Water resistant, Bullet proof

Red Black. Bullet Proof, Forge Resistant, Water Resistant

Tchaikovsky. Bullet Proof, Forge Resistant, Water Resistant

Tolstoy. Archival, Water resistant, Bullet proof

 

Some Personal Takes from These Tests

Baltimore Canyon did very well in both tests and has become my default ink

I was surprised how well Fox Red did in the fade tests as I've always heard that reds and browns were more fugitive

Tolstoy near totally disappeared in the fade test and is out of my life. There are plenty of other turquoise inks on the market

Kiowa Pecan did acceptably well in both tests. A very lovely colored ink that it is a regular in my pens

Hunter Green, a very bright green and a good performer in the tests. I use it often

I always keep a pen loaded with 54th Massachusetts and Galileo (a FPN ink)

I haven't used Australian Roses, Golden Brown,or Red Black that much but their decent test results tempt me to use them more

Kuprin and Tchaikovsky never went zing to the strings of my heart

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Old age is the most unexpected of all the things that happen to a man.”   —LEON TROTSKY”

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:) Thanks for these!  Really interesting results.  I'm most surprised that the Hero ink withstood sunlight.

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I love it! What's up with Tolstoy?

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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45 minutes ago, amberleadavis said:

I love it! What's up with Tolstoy?

Well, he died. :(  Poor fellow, but then, we all have to do it eventually...  Oh, you mean the ink. :blush:  Well, it appears to have followed his example... :P

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3 minutes ago, LizEF said:

Well, he died. :(  Poor fellow, but then, we all have to do it eventually...  Oh, you mean the ink. :blush:  Well, it appears to have followed his example... :P

 

 

Bad bad joke.  Loved it.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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48 minutes ago, LizEF said:

Well, he died. :(  Poor fellow, but then, we all have to do it eventually...  Oh, you mean the ink. :blush:  Well, it appears to have followed his example... :P

Hey, I was going to say that. I acknowledge a quicker wit!!

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21 hours ago, LizEF said:

I'm most surprised that the Hero ink withstood sunlight.

 

If it's an IG ink as documented, laying it down with a glass dip pen may have meant a significantly higher amount of ink on the page. In my own tests, IG can be pretty durable to light provided that it's thickly applied. Not forever, of course, but definitely more durable than the lighter applications. 

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37 minutes ago, arcfide said:

 

If it's an IG ink as documented, laying it down with a glass dip pen may have meant a significantly higher amount of ink on the page. In my own tests, IG can be pretty durable to light provided that it's thickly applied. Not forever, of course, but definitely more durable than the lighter applications. 

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