Blog posts tagged with 'roller cleaner'

Let’s face it.  Cleaning presses can be a real pain in the you-know-what!  It’s not fun, and it’s just about the last thing in the world printers want to do.  But if you don’t find time to do necessary maintenance and cleaning, you can set yourself up for a wide range of problems such as roller stripping, glazing, ink emulsification, picture framing, etc.  When these problems rear their ugly heads, you will consume a lot of time and effort trying to figure out what’s going on.  It’s like that old expression…. you can pay me now, or pay me later, but you’ll spend a lot more time and money if you pay later.

This is where Clear Gel Roller Cleaner and Deglazer can become your new best friend and cleaning buddy.  Applying a thin bead to rollers will dissolve paper glaze from calcium, and will remove other contaminants so your rollers perform line new!   You can even go from black to yellow easily!   And it’s safe for daily use.  With Clear Gel there is no need to stock separate calcium or glaze removers.

Some manufacturers recommend leaving their cleaner on overnight for maximum effectiveness.  Not Clear Gel.  It works quickly so you can apply it and have time for more important things.  Sure, you could leave it on overnight if you want (it won’t swell rollers), but it’s not necessary.  

Clear Gel’s convenient squeeze bottle is easy to use too.   Liquid deglazers can be harder to handle and may be hazardous.  What could be easier than shake, apply and remove with your favorite roller wash? 

Clear Gel is safe for all presses and rollers – even acrylic.  Years ago, when T-Heads were quite popular, Townsend sent us a great testimonial about the effectiveness of Clear Gel on their acrylic rollers.

We’ve also had testimonials from dealer reps touting how well Clear Gel worked on large presses.  It was able to pull old ink out of rollers that were supposedly well maintained. 

If you’re not happy with your current roller cleaners or deglazers, or if you’d prefer to buy one product that cleans and deglazes instead of stocking multiple products, give Clear Gel a try!  You won’t be disappointed.

https://www.burnishine.com/clear-gel-non-abrasive-y9

Putz has been around a long time!  Believe it or not, it dates back to 1887 and the JC Paul Co. in Germany.   They made metal polishes, and named this product Universal Putz Pomade.  It was also known as the genuine Helmet Brand Putz Pomade and even the label was in German.  Some people have their own ideas about what Putz means, but it actually means to polish metal.

Universal Putz Pomade had many uses and eventually the label was changed to English.   It was used for polishing hot metals around engine rooms and boiler plants, cleaning copper plates, rotogravure cylinders and linotype molds.  It was even sold as a razor strap dressing.   It did a great job cleaning musical instruments too!

After the advent of offset printing , someone discovered Putz Pomade was an excellent cleaning agent for rubber rollers.  It was then marketed and sold as a deglazer, and is still known today as the "original" deglazer.   Putz Liquidflow was introduced in 1978.

You'd think the story ends with offset, but  a few years ago, service techs and pressmen discovered Putz Liquidflow could clean and extend the life of OPC drums on digital Xeikon presses.   For more information on this application, check out directions on our product sheet.

https://www.burnishine.com/content/PDF/PutzCommonPS.pdf