QUESTION: bought used ip5000, needs light maintenance

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BD said:
Had to think about this one - I gather you meant Windex. I've been
using rubbing alcohol up to now. Not for the pads, mind - that was just
water.

I might try Windex - see if it cuts through the stain better than
alcohol has been.
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Sorry about that, yes windex, though alcohol would be cool as well.
It's not so much the stains but so long as it's not getting on the
paper. There is a technique in the printer manual called roller
cleaning which uses paper with a fold in it to help pickup surplus ink.
 
paper. There is a technique in the printer manual called roller
cleaning which uses paper with a fold in it to help pickup surplus ink.
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I basically rolled up a cotton makeup applicator around some needlenose
pliers, and rubbed them clean while slowly rolling the gear to turn
them.

So, all the ink's cleaned out, I hacked it for CD printing, set up the
driver, and WOOHOO it works a treat!
 
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