Most silver gelatin emulsions are on the warm side, so I wouldn't be surprised if your neutral black looks a little cool if you're spotting silver gelatin prints.
Just checked my spotting supplies. I have some Spotones and Marshells red green blue and yellow. I put a couple of drops on a white porcelain palette and mix off to the side then test on a piece of proscessed paper next to the spot I want to correct. Time consuming but it works Better than rewashing drying and starting over.
I found something similar spotting FB with the Cibachrome spotting pack, which is all I've got. I've sometimes mixed a little of the yellow-brown one into the black, to get it to match more accurately.
It has no blue tinge to it.
Hmm, mine is definitely blue-ish. It looks pretty black straight out of the bottle but gets pretty blue when thinned down to spot lighter tones.
Therefore you need a little bit of Selnium Brown dye added to the Neutral Black to match the dark areas of the print.
If pencil works well for you, that's all that matters. But I humbly suggest that if you find liquid dyes inclined to run, you are using far too much dye on your brush ... and/or trying to mend too large a spot in one hit. I find it helps to soften the spot (taking care not stray over its edges) with a very small amount of water before using any dye, and to use the dye diluted to a tone weaker than the tone one is ultimately aiming for.I don't use liquid dyes for spotting. They tend to run, making it difficult to maintain sharp edges. This is especially true for glossy paper. Instead, I use a very soft lead pencil, which works far better.
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