Noodler's Black Waterproof Fountain Pen Ink - Bulletproof

by Noodler's Ink

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 10.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000MVZ2E6
• Item model number: 19001
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (74 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #144 in Office Products (See Top 100 in Office Products)
  • #1 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing > Drawing > Drawing Media > Inks
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 24, 2007

Product Description

Bulletproof is a Noodlers term for waterproof, bleach proof, lightfast, and archival qualities. Noodler's Black Waterproof Fountain Pen Ink - Bulletproof Genuine Noodler's Quality Fountain Pen Ink for Vintage or New Pens

Customer Reviews

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100 of 100 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well-behaved, even on bad paper; waterproof, forgery proof, February 2, 2007

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S. Blackwelder "fountain pen daily user" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Noodler's Black Waterproof Fountain Pen Ink - Bulletproof (Office Product)

I write with Noodler's Black (the brand's "standard" black ink) almost every day because I can't always choose the paper to write on. Noodler's Black can be used for two-sided writing on bad paper, even newsprint, which is rare among all the fountain pen inks in the world.

I also write with Noodler's Black because it's waterproof, forgery-proof, good-looking, and pleasantly smooth during writing. I confidently write checks with Noodler's Black, and it is safe for signing valuable or important documents too (when black is an acceptable color; ask your lawyer).

Please keep in mind that the Noodler's company carefully says which of the brand's colors are waterproof and which are not. In my experience Noodler's Black is by far the best Noodler's color for writing on both sides of bad paper.

One behavior you might notice, if your pen's nib is an exposed metal surface (not covered with colored enamel), is that Noodler's (standard) Black spreads itself over exposed metal surfaces. This "nib creep" is harmless behavior because the ink doesn't run down onto the grip area. Wiping the ink off the nib is only temporary; more ink will soon spread to replace what you wiped off. Again, this is harmless behavior and a very small price to pay for the security of your marks, signatures and important handwritten texts.

72 of 73 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A welcome change - works well., July 6, 2007

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Fidelis (Las Vegas, NV USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Noodler's Black Waterproof Fountain Pen Ink - Bulletproof (Office Product)

[For the record, I used this ink with the Cross Century II Medalist medium-nib fountain pen.]

Like others have said, this ink has some impressive qualities.

As soon as I opened the bottle (the bottle is glass, and attractive - like the bottles of old), I noticed that it was full to the very brim. While subjective looks have nothing to do with the quantity of ink one actually gets, it's helpful in getting the nib in deep enough not to pull up air, but not so deep that it's overly dirtied.

This ink wipes off of solid surfaces easily - it's much easier to clean off than the Higgins Fountain Pen India I used before. It also doesn't seem to cause "nib goo" on the underside of the nib - which was a regular occurrence with the aforementioned Higgins, particularly when drawing (I draw as well as write).

I decided to see exactly how waterproof this stuff is. While it wasn't a scientific test by any stretch of the imagination, I licked my finger, and rubbed over a completely blackened portion of a sketch I did - and none ended up on my fingertip. The drawing showed no effect, either.

The pen writes more smoothly than before, as well as starting more quickly after pauses with the cap removed.

All-in-all, I think I'm sold on this stuff from now on. =:o)

57 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great ink, and Made in the USA!, December 28, 2007

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Biffybeans - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Noodler's Black Waterproof Fountain Pen Ink - Bulletproof (Office Product)

I just bought my first fountain pen a few months ago, Lamy Safari Charcoal Fountain Pen - Charcoal, Medium Nib L17M bought the converter for it, Lamy Safari Converter Z24 and proceeded to fill it with this fine Noodler's black "bulletproof" ink. I do a majority of my writing in Moleskine journals, Moleskine Large Ruled Notebook and while the paper can sometimes be inconsistent when accepting fountain pen ink, (bleeding & feathering) I have not have had any problems with this particular ink. I also have a bottle of Noodler's Le Colour Royale (a dark purplish blue) and unfortunately, that particular color does bleed & feather slightly in the same Moleskine. Le Colour Royale is not Bulletproof/waterproof, and I wonder if that's the difference.

Of note, there are many journals that can handle fountain pen ink with no bleeding at all, such as Clairfontaine and Miguel Rius. I'm just partial to the Moleskines.

I love using the Black Noodler's ink for doing pen & wash watercolor art.

I think this is a reasonably priced product, and I'm quite pleased that it's made in the USA, which I try to buy as often as possible.