refill injet cartridges?

has anyone refilled their inkjet cartridge with color ink? have you had problems with the color being clear the 2nd time you refilled it? we refilled once and the color was normal. but on the 2nd time the color is not clear. it looks like the cartridge is running out of ink. it prints and would be acceptable for text. any suggestions besides buy a new cartridge or new printer?

 

Have you tried clean (electronic and physical) and align?

 

refill cartridge

i did try what you said and the red is not really red. it is almost a light chocolate color. the only true color is blue. do i clean it again?

 

refill ink cartridge

okay i can try that, but being a beginner and almost blond, what is the head of the cartridge? please explain indetails what you put in the water. remember i am a novice. you may have a point because the cartridge was dry for ink for several months.
sheila

 

The head of the cartridge has a small printed circuit module. If not clean it may inhibit electronic interaction to "spray" the ink thru the jets at the appropriate time.

If ink dries, it will clog the jets. If all jets are clogged it will not print. If some jets are clogged you may have a distortion.