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I mentioned in my last post that I've already tried this by opening the fill hole, allowing the ink to drain out, and filling it again with fresh ink (this was for all 4 colors: CYMBk), but it didn't make much of a difference. I don't have a scanner at home, but I'll bring my prints to the...

Well, the vent I'm referring to is the one I drilled above the reservoir. The hobbicolors ink came with a rubber plug which you're supposed to use to seal the hole after the refilling process. If the hole is unplugged, the ink drips out of the bottom hole with the sponge. I simply opened the...

Thanks for all the replies. I think I may have been a little unclear as to what I meant when I said that the prints were faded. So, to clarify: 1. ghwellsjr's method was the method I used to dry out the cartridges. The first time, I used his method with the paper towels, and then refilled right...

Good suggestion. I'll try emptying the cartridge and refilling again (without purging this time) to see if it makes a difference.

Well, I thought that at first, so I took a second set of cartridges and did the same thing but made sure to let them dry for several days. The colors aren't exactly faded, but there is definitely less contrast and slight differences in the shades of blue and yellow.

Hi, I've just recently tried refilling my oem cartridges on a canon ip4500 based on the information in this forum, and I'm having trouble getting the refilled colors to match my OEM prints. Printer: canon ip4500 Ink: Hobbicolors UW-8 Refill Method: top fill after purging cartridges and drying...