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Title: Help! Dinged up floodbars
Post by: inkbrigade on February 19, 2012, 11:04:44 PM

Hey Everyone,
So we have some dinged up flood bars and they are starting to rip screens. I know i can use some kind of polishing wheel attached to our grinder. Just not sure what to get. Does anyone have any ideas?

I've seen this but seems a little expensive.
http://spresource.blogspot.com/2010/03/flood-bar-polisher.html (http://spresource.blogspot.com/2010/03/flood-bar-polisher.html)

Title: Re: Help! Dinged up floodbars
Post by: mk162 on February 20, 2012, 12:46:26 AM

I am sure if you dig around you can find wheels similar to those.  I think their price includes the grinder.  Not an awful deal.

Why are your bars dinged?  I have some from the mid-90's that are still in great shape.  I treat them like I treat the squeegees.

Title: Re: Help! Dinged up floodbars
Post by: 244 on February 20, 2012, 06:08:21 AM

Quote from: inkbrigade on February 19, 2012, 11:04:44 PM

Hey Everyone,
So we have some dinged up flood bars and they are starting to rip screens. I know i can use some kind of polishing wheel attached to our grinder. Just not sure what to get. Does anyone have any ideas?

I've seen this but seems a little expensive.
[url]http://spresource.blogspot.com/2010/03/flood-bar-polisher.html[/url] ([url]http://spresource.blogspot.com/2010/03/flood-bar-polisher.html[/url])

Just buff them down with a 3m buffing pad available at Home Depot. Even a sanding block with very fine grit sandpaper works fine. A little more care in storing them is in order!

Title: Re: Help! Dinged up floodbars
Post by: inkbrigade on February 20, 2012, 10:53:53 AM

Thanks guys. I'll check out the buffing wheel. Maybe i'll run employees hands in it as well to teach them a lesson ;)

Title: Re: Help! Dinged up floodbars
Post by: 3Deep on February 20, 2012, 11:13:29 AM

Ink you can take a block of wood and slide back and forth across your floodbar blades and it will smooth them out without messing anything up, I do my coaters like that all the time.

Darryl

Title: Re: Help! Dinged up floodbars
Post by: inkbrigade on February 22, 2012, 04:20:11 AM

Quote from: 3Deep on February 20, 2012, 11:13:29 AM

Ink you can take a block of wood and slide back and forth across your floodbar blades and it will smooth them out without messing anything up, I do my coaters like that all the time.

Darryl

Cool.. i'll give that a try as well