Things You'll Need:
- Brother printer
- Brother printer manual (optional)
- Brother ink cartridges
- Brother refill kit
- Newspaper
- Paper towels
- Rubber gloves
- Old shirt
- Scotch tape
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Step 1
Establish your Brother printer ink requirements. You must be exact on which model of printer you have. The assorted varieties of Brother printers use dissimilar ink cartridges and refill kits. For this reason, you have got to confirm the model and/or the precise ink cartridge required. This information should be on either the front, top, side or back of your Brother printer. You can also find it in your manual or on the actual ink cartridges. Remember the Brother printer’s specific name and ink cartridge number(s).
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Step 2
Obtain your Brother printer refill kit. Get a refill kit that will work in particular with your precise Brother printer model. The ink cartridges of the different printers are frequently unalike; therefore the Brother printer refill kits may be also. The kits include precise tools essential for every type of cartridge and you need to have the one for your exact Brother printer.
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Step 3
Understand the refill directions. The refill kit will include thorough directions on how to correctly refill the ink cartridge. It is very important that you know every part of the instructions first. Review areas of the instructions another time that you do not grasp the first time.
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Step 4
Organize your work area. If this is the first time you ever attempted refilling ink cartridges you need to understand that this process can turn into a very messy task. You should place down several layers of newspapers on a flat surface, be dressed in an old shirt and in addition wear some rubber gloves. Set the kits contents on the newspaper where you can get to them easily and have a roll of paper towels close at hand to clean any spills.
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Step 5
Refill your Brother printer ink cartridges. Take out the ink cartridge(s). Each model could vary slightly, but the fundamental process of refilling the cartridges will consist of creating a hole in the cartridge with a tiny tool supplied, or widening an accessible hole or by means of taking off a cover over a hole. After that you should make use of the syringes supplied to gradually refill the Brother ink cartridge. It is important to not allow the ink to overflow. Cover the hole with a cover or apply scotch tape. Reinsert the cartridge into the printer.
