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screen printing => Equipment => Topic started by: LuckyFlyinROUSH on September 16, 2018, 07:37:33 PM

Title: Squeegee Cleaning Solution
Post by: LuckyFlyinROUSH on September 16, 2018, 07:37:33 PM
We need to up our squeegee cleaning game. What do you all use to quickly clean squeegees? Thinking automated, maybe just a huge squgee tank? I didn't think that those pumps that pump chemicals through the brushes pushed enough liquid through. Do they?
Title: Re: Squeegee Cleaning Solution
Post by: BlueMoonMatt on September 17, 2018, 07:47:28 AM
I've been very happy with our Shur-Loc Squeegee Clean but it stinks for winged floodbars. As far as automated goes, I've used a parts washer from Crystal Clean that connected to air and had a platform that moved up and down. It basically agitated the parts in the solution. To be honest I rarely used that feature though.
Title: Re: Squeegee Cleaning Solution
Post by: ericheartsu on September 17, 2018, 10:11:57 AM
We need to up our squeegee cleaning game. What do you all use to quickly clean squeegees? Thinking automated, maybe just a huge squgee tank? I didn't think that those pumps that pump chemicals through the brushes pushed enough liquid through. Do they?

The smart washer does. We use it, ONLY FOR PLASTISOL. but it does leave a film over everything, which is honestly gross, and needs to be rinsed with water.
Title: Re: Squeegee Cleaning Solution
Post by: RICK STEFANICK on September 17, 2018, 03:36:08 PM
Another option is to take them to the reclaim tank spray them with 701 scrub then pressure wash. They come out spotless.
Title: Re: Squeegee Cleaning Solution
Post by: mimosatexas on September 17, 2018, 04:32:58 PM
Another option is to take them to the reclaim tank spray them with 701 scrub then pressure wash. They come out spotless.

This is what we do, but its slow.
Title: Re: Squeegee Cleaning Solution
Post by: Atownsend on September 17, 2018, 05:14:06 PM
I got us a Shurloc cleaner a little over a month ago. Haven't cleaned a squeegee or flood bar since, so it must be working :)

I do wish it was a little bigger for the winged flood bars, but overall it rules. So much faster than our old parts washer. Worth the $$$.
Title: Re: Squeegee Cleaning Solution
Post by: Doug S on September 18, 2018, 08:09:28 AM
We need to up our squeegee cleaning game. What do you all use to quickly clean squeegees? Thinking automated, maybe just a huge squgee tank? I didn't think that those pumps that pump chemicals through the brushes pushed enough liquid through. Do they?

The smart washer does. We use it, ONLY FOR PLASTISOL. but it does leave a film over everything, which is honestly gross, and needs to be rinsed with water.

I moved my smart washer next to a sink just for that purpose.  That film turns to hard screen popping granules eventually.
Title: Re: Squeegee Cleaning Solution
Post by: Alex M on September 18, 2018, 08:15:09 AM
We need to up our squeegee cleaning game. What do you all use to quickly clean squeegees? Thinking automated, maybe just a huge squgee tank? I didn't think that those pumps that pump chemicals through the brushes pushed enough liquid through. Do they?

The smart washer does. We use it, ONLY FOR PLASTISOL. but it does leave a film over everything, which is honestly gross, and needs to be rinsed with water.
Put some of our 842 in the machine with the heater off... ask Danny about it.


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Title: Re: Squeegee Cleaning Solution
Post by: LuckyFlyinROUSH on September 18, 2018, 06:21:39 PM
Can you link me to that machine?

Just ordered that shurloc contraption to try that also. If not it will go on ebay. I feel like we've been going through 100 squeegees a day these last couple months. Too  many 5 color jobs all pms colors.