# Black PLA vs. other colors **URL:** \ **Category:** Filament\ **Created:** [January 14, 2016, 7:07am UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/black-pla-vs-other-colors/2781 "2016-01-14T07:07:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![celtwolf](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.lulzbot.com/celtwolf/32/79_2.png) [@celtwolf](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/celtwolf)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2016, 7:07am UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/black-pla-vs-other-colors/2781/1 "2016-01-14T07:07:24Z")
I grabbed some old (some nearly 5years) scraps of pla filament from my maker space to use on my mini while I waited for my spool of black pla to come. Every piece of every age worked beautifully, save for the black. It would delaminate and birds nest on smaller parts after a couple layers. And layer adhesion seemed rather poor. I thought it was simply that the material was old, but when I got the new spool and started working with it, I had similar issues. Anything I could do to fix the issue? ---
**Author:** ![drifter57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c77e96/32.png) [@drifter57](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/drifter57)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2016, 7:27pm UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/black-pla-vs-other-colors/2781/2 "2016-01-19T19:27:51Z")
I have two spools of Black PLA that Aleph Objects sent me by mistake when I had ordered ABS. They are refusing to swap them for me because I took too long to notice their error. I can’t use PLA for the work I do. Make me a reasonable offer and they’re yours. ---
**Author:** ![drifter57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c77e96/32.png) [@drifter57](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/drifter57)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2016, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/black-pla-vs-other-colors/2781/3 "2016-01-19T19:35:38Z")
To fix your layer adhesion raise the extruder temperature a few degrees. Also try to have your printer in a warm non-drafty area of your house. If you are using the fan, slow it down. I have noticed if the fan is running at greater than about 60% it will begin to cool the nozzle as well as the filament.