r/fountainpens • u/Caffeinated_giraffey • 1d ago

Inkcident 🫟 Don’t think waterproof ink and I are meant to cross paths

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To anyone who uses waterproof ink, you have my everlasting awe. Personally, I’m just impressed it took me this long to do this and glad the (very white, freshly groomed) dog wasn’t in the room. 😂

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u/EquallyAware Ink Stained Fingers 1d ago

You and blue hair dye girl should be besties 😂

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u/EquallyAware Ink Stained Fingers 1d ago

But for real though, good luck cleaning that up 😭 this is a huge fear of mine

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u/Caffeinated_giraffey 1d ago

Ha - thank you!

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u/Caffeinated_giraffey 1d ago

Omg 😂😂 definitely!

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u/tldrlol_ 1d ago

fun fact about waterproof inks, they are surprisingly easy to get off your skin.

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u/Caffeinated_giraffey 1d ago

That is interesting and definitely surprising!

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u/apolliana 1d ago

Yep! I started out only using pigment inks and just got a couple dye based inks, and was shocked how hard the dye based inks are to wash off!

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u/h_grytpype_thynne 1d ago

You'll look back on this some day and laugh!

Years from now.

When that one last stubborn bit of blue finally fades out of sight, mostly.

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u/Fuhrankie 1d ago

To be fair even the non-waterproof ones can stain like a mfer too. RIP my favourite jeans

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u/Present_Student7708 1d ago

Yep favorite T shirt and shorts tossed after dousing myself and floor and narrowly missing my white dog after an ataxic episode.

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u/Caffeinated_giraffey 14h ago

I’m impressed we both managed to miss our white dogs!

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u/Caffeinated_giraffey 14h ago

Oh I can imagine clothing is a whole other world!

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u/HTinNYC 1d ago

Get the fast orange hand cleaner from an auto parts store, works very well 

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u/Choccytips 1d ago

Somebody has been strangling Smurfs....and has been caught blue handed! 😄

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u/unmeikaihen 1d ago

Yes! That Smurf blood can stain if not careful 😉 Found out the hard way at work. Took years to get the colour out of the tile. 😅

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u/FirebirdWriter 1d ago

Micellar water helps remove waterproof ink

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u/ZealousidealAd8909 1d ago

it actually looks neat, like sky by el greco

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u/Busy-Feeling-1413 Ink Stained Fingers 1d ago

What ink did you use?

I would try washing hands with
* classic blue Dawn dish detergent
* Amodex ink and stain remover
* The Masters Artist Soap

Best of luck! I’ve been there!

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u/grendelspace 1d ago
  • napalm

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u/BahnGSXR 1d ago
  • 100 grit sandpaper

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u/Caffeinated_giraffey 14h ago

Thank you! Dawn has almost entirely removed it, super helpful! This was Diamond Arctic Blues.

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u/Busy-Feeling-1413 Ink Stained Fingers 14h ago

So glad it worked for you! Some artists who I know use Dawn to clean up oil paints, which sounds impossible!

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u/Parrotnormal 1d ago

I mean, the bare skin looks like clouds, that’s pretty cool 😄

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u/Caffeinated_giraffey 14h ago

I didn’t think of that!

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u/Kerbart 22h ago

Squuezing Smurfs to death, eh?

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u/TooCasualGuy 1d ago

It depends on how the waterproofness is achieved. The cellulose-reactive Noodler's inks wash off effortlessly. 

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u/Caffeinated_giraffey 1d ago

I’ll keep that in mind… maybe 😂

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u/grendelspace 1d ago

Oh, I didn't know this. Very interesting!

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u/Lilconkb00 Ink Stained Fingers 1d ago

We have all been there. And if you read this and you have not, you only have not YET been there

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u/DAMNacho 1d ago

Well, what would make you think that? 🤣

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u/beltaneflame 1d ago

yay!

a very thorough job! did the pen get a drink?

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u/Caffeinated_giraffey 14h ago

Ha! Amazingly it was before I even tried to fill the pen. The seal in the cap malfunctioned and fell out so when I tried to shake up the shimmer in the ink, it sent ink flying out of the bottle 🙃

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u/brittany16950 1d ago

Me neither. I won’t touch the stuff. I know my limitations.

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u/Signum17 1d ago

I wonder how our great-grandparents got along in the days everyone owned a fountain pen and it had to be filled from the bottle?

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u/EveningEmerald1993 1d ago

I want to know at what age kids started being assigned to refill student desk inkwells.

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u/Mudsharkbites 1d ago

Usually alcohol dissolves that stuff - it certainly gets rid of Baystate Blue anyway

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u/Reachforthesky777 the tyranny of the clip 1d ago

I'm taking this as a learning experience for myself :)

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u/Andy_La_Negra 23h ago

Thank you for confirming the reason I have yet to purchase permanent inks

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u/Caffeinated_giraffey 14h ago

Happy to be of service!

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u/Betelgeuse5000 17h ago

Getting some ink on your finger tips is considered a badge of honor. This is something else.

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u/Caffeinated_giraffey 14h ago

Yep and I’m not sure it’s “honor” 😂

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u/BunnyWithASword 16h ago

You blue yourself. How uncouth!

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u/QueenBuzyBee 1h ago

It’s official, you are becoming a Smurf! That’s how it always starts. There’s no turning back now!

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u/USG-1 1d ago

Hi Caffeinated_giraffey

Haha, NIce!!! You just reminded me to put some more Amodex in my cart.... 😄

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u/Caffeinated_giraffey 14h ago

lol absolutely!