What chemicals do you use to keep your printer clean?

[slimslob]

I meant anything useful and reliable. To keep it clean as the screens of the different laptops etc. May be it is chemical one or not. Anyway, I want to have a good result and more leisure time.

There is no one cleaner does it all. Everything techs here have mentioned is useful and reliable.

[blackcat4866]

Thanks BC...
You just triggered a light bulb moment for me.

My water taps are always cutting the rubber tap washer, which reduces their life. I believe I will try an place silicone grease inside the tap/plunger to allow the tap to twist while the rubber ring stays fixed to the watertight seat; at least for the first quarter turn. I feel the rubber washer tears its gripped by the rusty water tap and the watertight copper seat....

I will let you know if I get any extra life out of my tap washers....

apology for topic tangent...

Look for something called Dow Corning 111 (or something similar).
Dow Corning 111 O-Ring Silicone Lubricant (5.3 oz Tube) | Serv-A-Pure

It's a food grade plumbers grease. The 150g tube should last me several lifetimes. About 4 years ago I did some research and discovered that petroleum based lubricants attack the rubber seal, shortening it's life (like Vaseline).

Around that same time I was changing the O-ring seals on the fuel injectors of the wife's Cadillac. They needed some sort of grease to get everything to slide together. I reached for the Dow Corning ... then got to thinking: "hmmm ... fuel lines and fuel seals MUST be resistant to petroleum products, so THIS is the place to use the Vaseline."

=^..^=

[JasonMcDowell]

Not sure if you mean to clean the covers but after many years using harsh chemicals I switched to all organic cleaners. Safer for me and the enviroment. Only difference now I have to scrub a lot harder with the brillo pad!

Thanks for the offer. Why not do it here! It'll be great, I think!