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    Best empty refillable carts for Pixma IP4500?

    Again thanks for your comments. If I want acurate colours and create custom ICC profiles it seems that I would ned to purge original Canon carts to not mix the rest of the ink with new Hobbicolors ink... What is the best way to purge the carts? Using syringe and needle with water? Blow out the...
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    Best empty refillable carts for Pixma IP4500?

    Sounds good. Thank you or your comments. By best I 'm reliable cartridge uitable for refilling with consistent results over time and no cloging. If I use Canon OEM carts I would need to purge them to not mix Canon inks with Hobbicolors inks. However are the chips on the cartridges colour...
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    Best empty refillable carts for Pixma IP4500?

    Thanks for your comment. What is the best refill method when using original Canon carts? Is it necessary to purge them? And how to do it?
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    Best empty refillable carts for Pixma IP4500?

    Hi, I'm using Hobbicolors inks and I'm happy with the colours. However it seems that the print are not consistent in time. I'm printing the same picture several times and I can see a color shift. Also when I perform nozzle check patern print I can see some thin white lines or dots in the light...
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    Pigment(ed) ink for dye ink Canon printers (IP4500)

    Does somebody here have an experience with pigment(ed) inks that can be used for Canon Pixma dye based inkjets? I have IP4500 and I would like to print onto baryta papers (e.g. Ilford Galerie Gold Fibre) that only accept pigment inks. I know there are e.g. Kyson inks with small pigment...
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    Grain and red dots in prints - Canon Pixma MP520

    Hi, I have been using original Canon inks in the past and everything was o.k. (3 x CLI-8 + PGI-5). When I switch over to Hobbicolors inks and new virgin carts my prints have some strange grain and visible red dots in dark areas. I have tried different papers (Canon Platinum Paper Pro, Photo...
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