Black Waterproof Fountain Pen Ink - Bulletproof,3 ounce

I am not an expert on ink or fountain pens. I use this with a Lamy Safari Demonstrator and an EF nib, with the converter. Have been using it for about a month, almost daily during that time.At first the ink was drying dark grey. I was disappointed. Then I started using a different kind of paper and refilling the converter by dipping the nib into the ink instead of trying to refill the converter by itself. After that, black ink. I suspect it was more the paper than the ink filling method that made the ink black or gray. It's been a nice black on every paper I have used it on since that first day though.Waterproof. Dries very quickly (almost instantly) on every paper I have used it on, even - to my surprise - parchment. Smudge proof almost immediately - within about a second for me. Flows nicely. Nice density. And even though I am going through it rather quickly at one refill every four days (as I am filling up a very detailed research journal which must be archival), there is still lots and lots left.You do get nib creep, but that doesn't do anything. I don't care if there's ink on the nib. I care if it writes smoothly, is waterproof, and works well in my pen. It does. So...as far as I know about pens and ink... I would say this is the best I have used. Take that as you will, since my experience is not extensive with fountain pens.

I've used Noodler's inks for several years and they have always performed well until they get wet. I needed something that would be more stable in the long term, waterproof archival ink. This stuff fits the bill perfectly. The flow is consistent with no hard starts so far, and it cleans up with water so long as it doesn't come in contact with cellulose. I'm using it in a Pelikan M100 and I really enjoy writing with it so far.

This is a great ink! I like to draw as well as use watercolor, so this ink let's me do that using my favorite fountain pens.I love Noodler's ink! So many beautiful colors with so many that are waterproof as well. Also very very affordable for such a large and extremely full jar of ink! So worth it!Always open carefully as they are truly filled to the brim! Which i appreciate for sure! I'd much rather it be super full than not :) I just make sure I have several paper towels on the counter and I only open the bottle when it's down on the flat surface, and carefully remove the lid. No issues then :)

I've gone through about 6 of these jars in the past 5 years. I do a whole lot of writing and drawing. I find this ink to be of perfect consistency. I have a TWSBI that has been loaded with this ink for about 7 years and it is used daily with NO degradation of the nib. True PH balanced. Only thing to be aware of, this ink is pigmented so it does leave trace material making a pen potentially difficult to clean.

The ink out of the bottle takes a long time to dry. It smears even after 10 or 20 minutes on many of the different writing and art papers. After my initial review I did some reading and found that adding water even up to 50/50 ratio helps this problem. I actually only add about 25% water to 75% ink, and it does truly make a big difference. Doesn't seem to bleed any worse, still pretty dark and black and sharp and contrasty. For writing I would say this is a great ink. The price is very good, plus add water and it's even cheaper.Though I will not be using this undiluted. I will probably fill some smaller containers using an eye dropper to get the ink ratio. I guess eventually I might even just add water to the bottle once the level goes down. It ships about as full as you could possibly get a glass bottle - careful!For art it depends. Just pen and ink, great. For any water work on top, not so much. As others point out, even after hours or days, the ink can still be effected by water and watercolor washes. It will still maintain a defined line, but some ink will cloud the area with gray. Careful light washes near the lines are not so much a problem. A hair dryer helps, but that's a pain and not practical on location. I would probably go with Platinum Carbon in such a case as it is probably the most waterproof fountain pen ink, though it has a gray sheen from some angles when dry, and is more expensive. Also De Atrimentis document or archive ink, probably the very best waterproof fp ink, though also much more expensive.Next is its performance with flex nibs which is also not that great. I have a converted Noodler's Konrad with a Zebra G nib and ebonite feed that will keep up with it. On a plastic feed I am having trouble railroading. I may try Heart of Darkness which I hear is much better in dry time and also perhaps better in flex feeds. We'll see.

Wonderful ink, flows well, no need to dab or work the ink back into the nib if you leave the pen overnight. Came right off my hands with soap and water, but stayed on the paper when exposed to water, coffee, soda, oils, and alcohol. Dry time varies on the paper you use. Overall very impressed, added bonus, I prefer items made in the usa, local if possible. I love the fact this ink is made in Massachusetts, USA. Small batch, small company, great quality, great quantity, great price for what you get.

Just ordered this for my Noodler's Ahab Flex pen, and it is great!Tips though:- If you're using a Noodler's pen like me, take out the nib and feed (black part under nib) and scrub it clean with water and soap, and put it back. A lot of users with either the ink and/or pen complain because they haven't done this- When you first get this bottle, slowly open it as you will see that it is filled to the brim with ink!On the most conventional paper like 20lb copier paper or filler paper, this ink won't bleed through the other side (unless you put blobs of ink then it will). Feathering, nope. But it may on other papers, I haven't experienced any. The darkness of this ink is as black as Pilot gel ink as used in the Pilot G-2 pen. Drying time is about a few seconds if not less than that.When filling my pen, the ink level in the bottle barely went down (and that's saying something, my pen holds more than a cartridge). This should last me a long time.For more detailed information on the "Bulletproof" qualities on this ink, visit the company's website, but in short it is (supposedly, I have no reason to test them) water proof, bleach proof, as well as archival quality. Good thing it washes off hands easily!Seeing as you'll be dipping the body of the pen into ink, you should know the ink will drip off a plastic body (like celluloid) as you pull the pen out so no worries about having to grip an inky pen. I will say this, "nib-creep" as described by other reviewers, I have experienced as well. Wiping the nib clean will only bring up more ink so I just leave it alone. No biggy, I have 3 oz. of ink anyway.UPDATE 2/5/2013: Works well with the Parker 45 with the Deluxe Parker Converter. When using a Fine nib, this thing lays down a little more ink than the Noodler's Ahab, but it glides on copier paper like glass.

This ink solved all of my fountain pen problems. I own a Lamy Safari with an Extra Fine nib, and the Lamy branded ink cartridges just were not cutting it at all. Using those, the ink would come out and dry a grayish color and wouldn't flow out of the nib continuously and the overall writing just was bad no matter what I tried, so I bought the Lamy converter for my pen and this ink, and now all is well. This ink dries in a nice, dark black and has a very steady flow from the nib. It is waterproof, as described and very resilient to fading it seems. This is a steal for the amount of ink you receive as well, 3 ounces will last a very ample amount of time with any average writer. The only thing I would mention to a potential purchaser of this ink, IT WILL ARRIVE FULL. And when I was FULL, I mean very, very, very FULL. You will want to open this thing over top of a sink, with running hot water in it, because YOU WILL SPILL IT. I don't care if you handle the Uranium in nuclear reactor cores for a living, you can have the steadiest hands in the world, but this stuff will spill everywhere if you aren't careful. It is full so much that just taking the cap off, will let some of it out of the bottle. So, just be careful! But once that ordeal is over with, the ink works GREAT.

Nada más abrir el bote, sorpresa agradable: viene lleno hasta arriba, bien "despachao", como se dice en la plaza :) Tenedlo en cuenta también para que no se os derrame. La tinta fluye bien en mi pluma Faber-Castell Loom y es muy resistente al agua. El color no es tan intenso como la tinta negra original de Faber-Castell que tenía antes cargada en la pluma, la Carbon Black, que es un negro más fuerte. Ésta es como un poco más gris, más clarilla, pero apenas perceptible.

Aunque es algo cara, bien vale su precio. Sobre todo si se busca trabajar la tinta con medios líquidos o técnicas mixtas.Me encanta la textura y consistencia de la tinta, pero solo la he probado en una pluma de la misma marca. Me parece que pueden estropear las plumas Pilot o de otras marcas por la misma consistencia de la tinta.

Gostei do produto e vou usar em pinturas em aquarela

Oh my goodness, this ink is amazing! It's a lovely deep black colour and you can run the page under a tap, scrubbing it with a nailbrush as soon as you've written it. This stuff resists bleach, water, oil, whiskey and I'll update this review if it doesn't resist sunlight. It's also pH-neutral so it won't corrode your pen's nib. Despite this ink being "bullet proof", it doesn't clog your pen as it doesn't contain particles and is water-soluble. The way it becomes permanent is by chemically-boding to cellulose (i.e. what paper is made out of). Thus it won't clog your pen (and it hasn't clogged mine yet). It's also safe for the vast majority of pens, whether modern, vintage, expensive or mass-produced. This ink flows better and wetter than Parker Quink, and whilst it's not the fastest-drying ink, I'd be willing to bet a left-handed writer could use it if needs be (although Noodler's do actually make a quick-drying ink range for lefties). I have written on rubbish papers like newspaper with this ink and it actually did a modestly-good job of resisting bleed-through and feathering (better than other inks I've tried), although if you really wanted an ink with those properties, Noodler's make an anti-feather ink specifically for this purpose! On most papers, there's no visible feathering or bleed-through, which is excellent. The colour is a lovely deep black, which seems to be comprised of grey rather than blue/purple pigments like some other black inks. That said, the smoothness, wetness and flow of the ink aren't quite as good as my favourite inks made by Diamine. If you have a troublesome pen that is a difficult starter or skips, try Noodler's lubricated "Eel" inks instead, or use Diamine's inks (most of Diamine's aren't waterproof though). Also, whilst this is a good black colour, Diamine again win against Noodler's with their Onyx black - although it's a narrow victory, and Diamine's onyx black also seems to show hints of being derived from blue/purple pigments. I suppose it comes down to what you want from your ink. For everyday writing with no worries about being waterproof, fading, etc., and just wanting the most comfortable writing experience, nothing will ever beat Diamine, especially for the price. However, this ink comes a very close second in terms of depth of colour and smoothness/flow. Factor in the fact that this ink resists almost all the known tools of the forger (I write notes for the milkman/postman, which are left outside, with it, sign cheques with it etc) and is designed to preserve the written word until the end of time... well, nothing can beat Noodler's. It's a bit pricier than competing inks, but you get much, much more for your money. I think Noodler's is the closest any writing ink can get to a Jack-of-all-trades. It nearly does everything, and does it almost perfectly. Oh, one last thing... the bottle is FULL. Literally. It is filled right to the brim. Even the act of dipping your pen into it risks making it overflow. Be very careful on first opening! You really do get every last drop you pay for. I also like that it's a tall bottle, which unlike flatter bottle designs as used by most ink manufacturers, means you'll be able to fill your pen easily right down to the last few drops, without having to tilt the bottle.

C'est une encre, que j'ai découverte par hasard.Son prix est intéressant et le flacon (pas si large, mais surtout d'une bonne hauteur) est parfait pour le rechargement de mon stylo à piston. Les flacons plus bas et plus larges ne me permettaient pas de pomper correctement, arrivé à un certain niveau (système de piston interne), d'où l'intérêt pour cette encre américaine.A proprement parler, elle est d'un beau noir foncé (pas bleu/noir), mais pas le plus profond que je connaisse.Elle reste néanmoins excellente pour l'écriture - temps de séchage très correct. En outre, elle est parfaite sur la plupart des supports que j'utilise, y compris sur certains papiers recyclés de moindre qualité. Pour l'instant, l'encre ne traverse pas la feuille et je peux utiliser le verso sans souci.Il me semble également que mon trait s'est affiné, en comparaison avec d'autres encres employées pourtant avec la même plume, ce qui me plaît d'autant plus.Je rachèterai ce produit qui répond largement à mes attentes. Beau contenant en verre et bon contenu (90 ml).