Replacement sponge/foam/rubber seals and cleaning blades?

[sargas]

Diverse seals on my copier are falling apart on developers, toner intake and so on...
Is it possible to get only the seals and replace them myself? They seem to be some kind of pre-cut adhesive sponge/foam/rubber.
Also, the cleaning blades on the developers are not flexible and rubber-like anymore. They have gotten brittle and stiff. Because we do not use Canon toners and developers, it is not easy for us to change the whole developer with a new one. It would be best for us to replace only the the parts that we really need...

How should I search for them?

[copyman]

Re: Replacement sponge/foam/rubber seals and cleaning blades?

It would help to know the model #? Looks like you are dealing with a very old machine if foam rubber is turning to glue and blades hard, etc. Keep in mind if more than 10 yrs old parts are probably discontinued. Only option may be aftermarket for the common parts, blades, etc. Seals, etc will be hard to get.
Foam rubber seals are usually to keep toner & dust from floating around in machine and not for the operation. Most of time I just remove the sticky foam rubber with alcohol or WD-40 and the time machine will work fine without. If you want to keep an old machine going these are type of modifications necessary.

Here is a good place to start for parts:
PrecisionRoller.com: Online Shopping for Toner Cartridges & more

[sargas]

Re: Replacement sponge/foam/rubber seals and cleaning blades?

Thanks man!

I am dealing with Canon ImagePress C1. I can try to make the seals myself with some thin sponge and double-sided tape...