Rubber Restorer...

From: Douglas Quebbeman <dhquebbeman_at_theestopinalgroup.com>
Date: Mon Nov 5 16:16:04 2001

> HP recommends a plain old water (a damp cloth) to clean printer rollers. I
> just cleaned the rollers on my DeskJet 820ce and the paper feed is much
> improved. It remains to be seen how long it lasts this way, though.

Cleaning isn't the issue- deglazing is. Rubber rollers become
glazed on their surface, and whether it's from picking up dirt
and dust or because the rubber simply fuses chemically at the
surface I don't know. But traditionally, cerbon tetrachloride
was used for this purpose. I also used it to highlight watermarks
in vintage postage stamps.

Regards,
-dq
Received on Mon Nov 05 2001 - 16:16:04 GMT