New inks for fountain pen in use

I wanted to switch to permanent bulletproof inks long time ago. I was happy with my current colors after a long process of testing and trying new ones until I defined my palette. Adding the superpower of waterproof (and more other properties) could be a plus. Since I know the colors I want the task seemed easy. Just find a new brand with those colors and try.

Expert's voices about archive and conservative materials pushed me to change. It looks like cleaning and restoring a notebook in the future could be much easier with these bulletproof inks otherwise the inks goes away almost like magic. Have a look at this video to see by yourself.

Rohrer & Klinger is my first attempt. The colors are amazing, exactly what I was looking for. And the color's names very original for inks! I chose Carmen, Frida, Emma and Klara for this trip.

It's quite risky to start a new long trip without testing them in deep but I had to do it. New year, new trip, new notebook and... new inks.

Result of investigations coming soon!

Water test for inks

As far as I'm starting to worry about using bulletproof inks, or at least waterproof inks, I did this fast test with my current writing tools together with the new candidates.

The new candidates are mainly Nooderls inks shown in the first lines and Kuretake marker.

Here we can see how some of them exhibit show-through even when this 100g/m2 laid paper is quite resistant to that behavior.

The video is quite clear and doesn't need words.

Definitely water based inks go so easily. Stabilo markers do the same. Vanish like magic!

See BIC ballpens and pencils. Great and simple tools. Full archive quality and many other amazing properties.

Inks in use

These are the inks I'm using currently. There were chosen in order to match with my notebook style. After years I manage to use them properly and find myself confortable with these tones. My fountain pens love them.

However they are not waterproof and I wonder if I could find similar colors in waterproof brands. Soon I will post a video testing these ink with water. Horrible results.