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Hat, perhaps I wasn't clear. It wasn't messy, the cart would bubble up out the outlet during fill because the sponge was saturated. But only if I filled too fast, I slowed down and everything was fine. Please correct me if I am wrong, you favor top filling cli-8 carts. I have an extra set of...

Mikling, thank you for the advise. As I plan on keeping the printer as long as possible, I will limit my ink changes to any that are lower then 50% when 1 goes empty. I may even pick up a spare printer if I come across a deal. Can the waste sponge be serviced or replaced by a catch bottle...

Oh, I see that the cli-8 itself is being reused. Just the shell?:( DYI.

I believe Tin Ho has a point. Changing the color of the plastic to opaque is cheap and doesn't involve a change in tooling. although using up new old stock would keep clear carts in the pipeline until they ran out and then opaque carts could be introduced as a running change. The up side to...

Hi All, based on what I read here and elsewhere over the last few months I have started refilling. Canon CLI-8 OEM carts, German method, IS inks from Precision Colors. Here is my experience and observations. If I repeat information found elsewhere, please forgive me. I started by gathering the...

Thank you for the advise. I read part of the multi page post before but hadn't gotten that far, covers a lot of info including why I slant drilled. So far I have filled 6 of my e_bay empties and 2 that came with the printer. I will post my experience in a new thread. DIY.

I.S.= Image Specialist. I too have a pro 9000 II and am getting ready to do my first refill. Good luck, DIY.

Hi, I have found this place a great source of inkjet refill info. I have a Canon pro 9000 II. Still on the original carts but starting to run low. I am about setup for the German method. I bought a kit of IS ink from PC in Canada and 2 sets of OEM carts from the bay. One set of carts have been...