Looking for a good Black ink.

[JD77]

I'm looking to buy a ink bottle for my fountain pen and I need help on deciding which ink.

 

Here's a list of the inks I'm thinking on getting.

 

1. Noodler's borealis black. the bottle is really ugly lol.

2. Noodler's black (Polar black or the bulletproof one)

3. Aurora Black.

4. Parker Quink black (both washable and permanent)

5. private reserve ultra black quick drying

6. umm... Any other good ink that I missed.

 

I'm really new to fountain pen and the only ink I have ever used are the Noodler's borealis black (Someone, kristi, gave me a sample) and a really BAD eBay ink.

 

What I'm looking forward is a PERFECT ink, by perfect I mean the best . I'm left handed and I use a Lamy Safary, and I am looking for a ink that writes well, dries fast, and maybe water resistant. Plus a good looking ink bottle like the quink one would be awesome too lol.

 

I hope I'm not being too picky, but if I buy a ink bottle I want to buy a really good ink and not one like the ebay ink

Edited June 27, 2008 by JD77

[london]

I'd consider the Lamy Black too.

 

Especially as you use a Lamy Safari. It means you can use a convertor, but also have back-up cartridges of the same ink.

 

- Mark

[Pupster]

My Lamy Black fades to a dark brown in just ONE day after writing on some recycled paper. After a week or 2, it was a brown rather than a black. Quink black and Noodler's bulletproof black didn't have such a problem with the same paper. It doesn't seem to happen to such a large extent on other papers though.

[kaos]

I like both Noodlers Black and Pelikan Black.

[southpaw]

I'd go with the Noodlers regular bulletproof black. You'd hate to have something spill on your work and it vanish.

[Toulouse]

Although I love the deep black look of Aurora Black, I wouldn't recommend it for left handed writers ... it can be VERY slow drying.

 

Todd

[ethernautrix]

I use Noodler's Old Manhattan Black in my Lamy Safari.

 

And my Lamy Vista.

 

And my Nakaya Piccolo Cigar.

 

And my Visconti Metropolis.

 

Also, the Hero 240.

 

 

So, yuh know... I'd suggest Old Manhattan Black. You can get it only from the Fountain Pen Hospital.

[Neill78]

I suggest Sailor Kiwaguro. Behaves well on every kind of paper I've tried it on, including newspaper!

 

Neill

[Juan in Andalucia]

Pelikan black; my black ink of choice (well, also aurora)

 

Juan

[JD77]

Hmmm... Hard to decided, but has anyone ever tried the Borealis Black?

 

The Lamy Black... I'll add that one to the list.

 

For the rest of the ink's I'll have to search them up.

[Goodwhiskers]

Borealis Black, as you know, isn't waterproof. If you like it and don't need water resistance, enjoy it!

 

I'm another fan of Noodler's standard ("bulletproof") Black. The drying time is fairly fast but not super-fast. Polar Black does not behave as well on bad paper. I keep my N's std. Black in a Levenger bottle .

 

If N's std. Black dries too slowly for you,

the new Sheaffer Skrip Black in the multi-cone-shaped bottle from Slovenia (safe-opening, tipover-resistant and good-looking) is quick-drying, nearly as well-behaved on most paper, and water-resistant enough to remain legible after a few minutes in water (the paper becomes discolored, but not very much). Coming out of a dry-writing pen like a Safari, the new Skrip Black is darker than Parker Quink.

 

Parker Quink Black, even the non-"washable" variety, is less water-resistant than the new Skrip Black, as are Pelikan 4001 Brilliant Black (also sold as A T Cross Black) and Lamy Black. Nonetheless, all three of these are quick-drying.

 

PR Ultra Black Quick Drying is finicky about paper.

 

(edited for grammar)

Edited June 27, 2008 by Goodwhiskers

[CharlieB]

For the best value for your money (i.e., nice ink at a low price), I'd recommend Pelikan Black. If you're willing to pay more, get Aurora Black.

[Lloyd]

Noodlers Black is my current favorite ink. I've yet to find any ink that is better at minimizing feathering, making a fine nib yield a fine line, reasonably good flow, remaining "stuck" to the paper regardless of solvents/light, and ease of washing off of skin due to messy filling. If only someone (Nathan) made a non-black ink with these properties.

[DeaconKC]

The new Sheaffer Skrip Black is also very un-fussy about what pen it is in or what paper it is on. The stuff even works on thermal receipts.

[nkk]

Borealis Black, as you know, isn't waterproof. If you like it and don't need water resistance, enjoy it!

 

[snip for irrelevancy to my response]

 

May I respond with :

 

It (referring to Borealis Black) is water resistant on most paper grades - HOWEVER, unlike other grades of Noodler's Black (Standard Black, Polar Black, Heart of Darkness, and "X-Feather") Borealis is NOT a bulletproof black.

 

As for responding to the original question, I like Pelikan black. It is deep, but not as annoying as Noodlers. Trust me, the last thing you need is for something to go wrong in school and to get the nice waterproof ink on you. Pelikan you can get out with some soap and scrubbing and about 5 to 10 minutes. Either way, it is not a pleasent experience (bad memories...), but it is evven worse if you cannot get rid of the spots.

 

-Nkk

[Lloyd]

Trust me, the last thing you need is for something to go wrong in school and to get the nice waterproof ink on you.

Actually, the Noodlers Bulletproof inks work by bonding with cellulose. They rinse off of skin extremely easily. On the other hand, they are permanent on cotton clothing.

[inkobsessed]

My Lamy Black fades to a dark brown in just ONE day after writing on some recycled paper. After a week or 2, it was a brown rather than a black. Quink black and Noodler's bulletproof black didn't have such a problem with the same paper. It doesn't seem to happen to such a large extent on other papers though.

 

 

I have the same experience with Lamy Black and not only on recycled paper. Looking back at notes with Lamy Black from three years ago, they al faded a bit to brown.

 

 

[inkobsessed]

I'm looking to buy a ink bottle for my fountain pen and I need help on deciding which ink.

 

Here's a list of the inks I'm thinking on getting.

 

1. Noodler's borealis black. the bottle is really ugly lol.

2. Noodler's black (Polar black or the bulletproof one)

3. Aurora Black.

4. Parker Quink black (both washable and permanent)

5. private reserve ultra black quick drying

6. umm... Any other good ink that I missed.

 

I'm really new to fountain pen and the only ink I have ever used are the Noodler's borealis black (Someone, kristi, gave me a sample) and a really BAD eBay ink.

 

What I'm looking forward is a PERFECT ink, by perfect I mean the best . I'm left handed and I use a Lamy Safary, and I am looking for a ink that writes well, dries fast, and maybe water resistant. Plus a good looking ink bottle like the quink one would be awesome too lol.

 

I hope I'm not being too picky, but if I buy a ink bottle I want to buy a really good ink and not one like the ebay ink

 

My choice would be Parker Quick Black. It's dark enough but not so dark as Pelikan, Aurora or J Herbin blackand that's just what I really like about Parker. I mostly write on white paper and don't like the high contrast from al really deep black on white paper. Parker Quink Black remains black and doesn't get brown like Lamy Black. The flow is really good; it behaves better than Parker Quick Blue in my 'dry' Parker Latitude; it doesn't feather like Sheaffer Black does. Futher, but that just an argument fore me living in The Netherlands, and it's much better availeble. Indeed it's just a bit waterresistant, but when I really want to take notes that need to last a century, I take a 'Din archival' ballpoint like Lamy, a Uniball Signo 207 or East Indian Ink with a dip-pen.

[bluemoon]

I'm looking to buy a ink bottle for my fountain pen and I need help on deciding which ink.

 

Here's a list of the inks I'm thinking on getting.

 

1. Noodler's borealis black. the bottle is really ugly lol.

2. Noodler's black (Polar black or the bulletproof one)

3. Aurora Black.

4. Parker Quink black (both washable and permanent)

5. private reserve ultra black quick drying

6. umm... Any other good ink that I missed.

 

I'm really new to fountain pen and the only ink I have ever used are the Noodler's borealis black (Someone, kristi, gave me a sample) and a really BAD eBay ink.

 

What I'm looking forward is a PERFECT ink, by perfect I mean the best . I'm left handed and I use a Lamy Safary, and I am looking for a ink that writes well, dries fast, and maybe water resistant. Plus a good looking ink bottle like the quink one would be awesome too lol.

 

I hope I'm not being too picky, but if I buy a ink bottle I want to buy a really good ink and not one like the ebay ink

 

 

I believe you missed two workhorses.. Pelikan 4001 Brilliant Black and Skirp Black. Among the inks you mentioned, I used

Noodlers(one of my shirts remembers it quite well), and Quink black. Quink is too light and watery(Quink grey would have been a better name) but otherwise an excellent ink from all respect. For schools I do not think bullet or fireproof

inks are a good idea(sadly, I do not know about a homeworkproof ink, if you can find out one, all the best!). So I suggest

give Skirp black a try... it is the one of the best all round ink around. It's price is reasonable, and after all it comes with a

very good looking bottle.

[lapis]

Okay, I haven't tried out all inks, not even all of any one colour.

But do try out Pelikan's 4001 black. A good workhorse in general. And in any case affordable. Okay, other bottles (themselves) like those of CdA are more handsome but today it's about the ink itself, I think.

 

Mike