Do you use a rubber rejuvenator?

[unisys12]

I will experiment with the WD-40 on a shop machine we have though. I'm always willing to try new things.

Hey guys! I said I would try it and I did. I have been playing around with the stuff on all sorts of different transport rollers and I will admit that I am pretty impressed with the results. Just today I was cleaning a machine that had been sitting in the garage (3 bay garage we have at our shop were we store used equipment and misc crap) for a few months. While cleaning the transport rollers in the duplex area, which are spring loaded on a shaft, I was having a hard time cleaning them with SD-20. I was just about to grab the Fedron and thought of the WD-40, so I grabbed it instead. I have cleaned transport rollers in several ADF's in the shop and was happy with the results, so I thought what the heck. I hardly had to apply any pressure to get the crap off the rollers.

Needless to say, I will be removing the small "flask" of Fedron from my tool kit and will be purchusing a small spray bottle of Da' 40 to replace it.

Now, if we could just come up with a way to stop techs from pouring oil all over brass bushings, we might actually have this copier repair thing down to a science!

[peakcity]

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[dagoof]

Re: Do you use a rubber rejuvenator?

Sorry to bump an old thread but I just thought I'd share the WD-40 love
Started off using a general printroom cleaner (think it's alkaline based), which helped with cleaning but little else. Rejuvinator, likewise, cleaned them up ok but didn't seem to restore any grip qualities. WD on the other hand, definitely adds grip, for a while at least. It's amazing how versatile this stuff is!

[Akitu]

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Use Sel-sol up here, does the trick... (The red stuff)

Won't bring a dead tire back to life, but keeps them clean and gives a surprising amount of grip back to a roller that isn't completely worn out. Alternatively, soap and water is usually all you need to clean it. Can't say I've tried to revive a dead one however, as messing around with life and inanimate objects is best left for mad scientists.

[Hemlock]

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scientiest at NASA invented it by accident seeking a lubricant for rocket ships. they noticed it displaced water, so the name wd formula 40.

What the hell were they trying to squeeze that rocket ship into?

[Hemlock]

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Do you use a rubber rejuvenator?
If you do which one do you use and recommend?

Dude, just get a new rubber; they're not that expensive and way cheaper than a kid.

[prntrfxr]

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I'd love to know who voted that they hated you for coming up with the poll. ROFL. That category nearly killed me.

[fixthecopier]

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I'd love to know who voted that they hated you for coming up with the poll. ROFL. That category nearly killed me.

The guy who voted in that category probably sells rubber rejuvenator.

[Zackuth]

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I use the Martin Yale brand of rubber rejuvenator when ever I clean rollers. But once the tread is gone I replace them.

[jmaister]

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If I didnt know better, I'd think you were refering to something else.

TROJAN MAN!

[fixthecopier]

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If I didnt know better, I'd think you were refering to something else.

TROJAN MAN!

I think that is called Viagra

[kingpd@businessprints.net]

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We use them. Good stuff. It's not a replacement to changing rubber rollers, we still do that when the time comes for it. Rather the rubber rejuvenator acts as a stronger cleaner to help reduce jams in the interim from things like cheap dusty paper.

We use max professional. Good for getting glue gunk off of stuff, other types of cleaning, and helps renew windshield wiper blades. I have pine trees at my house and sappy goo drips sometimes. Rubber rejuv. gets it off.

[Guest]

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I Tried Silicone Spray. Works Great!

[allan]

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You need plasticizer. Its in dashboard spray. Only for hardened transport rollers.

[Tonerkiller]

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I use simple green it works great and has a pleasant smell