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screen printing => General Screen Printing => Topic started by: ericheartsu on December 19, 2013, 04:10:58 PM

Title: squeegee and ink clean ups (off press)
Post by: ericheartsu on December 19, 2013, 04:10:58 PM: Let's talk about this for a second. What system are you guys doing? where are you doing it?

Right now we are out of solvent in our parts cleaner, but i've been relecutant to buy more as it's really not good for our employees health. Currently they've been cleaning them in our ink sink, but it's eating up our red sponges, and our bean-e-doo.

How are you all cleaning them?
Title: Re: squeegee and ink clean ups (off press)
Post by: ebscreen on December 19, 2013, 04:31:23 PM: Shurloc Squeegee Clean and Citra Paste cut with a fair bit of water.
Title: Re: squeegee and ink clean ups (off press)
Post by: Printficient on December 19, 2013, 04:57:43 PM: Plastiwash in your solvent tank.
Title: Re: squeegee and ink clean ups (off press)
Post by: Inkworks on December 20, 2013, 12:24:41 AM: Solvent in a big solvent tank, and a ventilated hood over it.
Title: Re: squeegee and ink clean ups (off press)
Post by: rmonks on December 20, 2013, 07:13:58 AM: Quote from: Printficient on December 19, 2013, 04:57:43 PM
Plastiwash in your solvent tank.
This is what i use WORKS GREAT
Title: Re: squeegee and ink clean ups (off press)
Post by: mk162 on December 20, 2013, 11:09:26 AM: yup, I use plastiwash here too, works great
Title: Re: squeegee and ink clean ups (off press)
Post by: IntegrityShirts on December 20, 2013, 11:50:53 AM: I use a cleanup card and card every little scrap of ink off the blade and floodbar back into the bucket. Then a spritz of 701 on both sides, one paper towel, rub until clean. Takes about 20-40 seconds depending on how much the ink climbed the squeegee.
Title: Re: squeegee and ink clean ups (off press)
Post by: kingscreen on December 20, 2013, 02:25:38 PM: Give Citra-Paste a try. It is dilutable with water. For simple ink clean up and squeegees we dilute it up to 50% with water. We've found it won't leave a greasy residue like Bean-e-Doo.