rk7520
Newbie to Printing
- Joined
- Jul 4, 2017
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- Printer Model
- Pixma MG7520
Hello,
I'm new here. I'm in a bind and was hoping someone might be able to offer me some advice.
I was cleaning inside my Pixma MG7520, using distilled water. I opened the cover to the printer, unplugged it, and pushed the carriage to the left. This way I could try cleaning around the parking station with cotton swabs and distilled water. There was a lot of black ink gummed up on what I assumed were flexible plastic wipers, but it came up easily.
There is a metal rail, bar or guide that the print carriage (or whatever it is called), slides back and forth on.
It had black gunk all over it that I wiped off. It looked like black ink, though it was a little thicker like it was partially drying out. I got to thinking afterwards that I may have made a mistake. What if it was some kind of grease or lubrication? Come to think of it, I'm not quite sure how any ink might get onto that rail.
So I have two questions:
Was that ink or some kind of grease?
And if it wasn't ink, what can I replace it with?
I can order something (preferably from Amazon or eBay in the U.S.), or use something I have like:
White Lithium Grease Multi-Purpose Lubricant (good for gears, axles, outboard motors, etc). This was used to lubricate the shaft of our string trimmer.
I also have sewing machine oil, lawnmower oil, Wahl clipper oil for electric hair clippers, WD-40, a decades-old bottle of 3 in 1 household oil, olive oil.
What to do?
I'm new here. I'm in a bind and was hoping someone might be able to offer me some advice.
I was cleaning inside my Pixma MG7520, using distilled water. I opened the cover to the printer, unplugged it, and pushed the carriage to the left. This way I could try cleaning around the parking station with cotton swabs and distilled water. There was a lot of black ink gummed up on what I assumed were flexible plastic wipers, but it came up easily.
There is a metal rail, bar or guide that the print carriage (or whatever it is called), slides back and forth on.
It had black gunk all over it that I wiped off. It looked like black ink, though it was a little thicker like it was partially drying out. I got to thinking afterwards that I may have made a mistake. What if it was some kind of grease or lubrication? Come to think of it, I'm not quite sure how any ink might get onto that rail.
So I have two questions:
Was that ink or some kind of grease?
And if it wasn't ink, what can I replace it with?
I can order something (preferably from Amazon or eBay in the U.S.), or use something I have like:
White Lithium Grease Multi-Purpose Lubricant (good for gears, axles, outboard motors, etc). This was used to lubricate the shaft of our string trimmer.
I also have sewing machine oil, lawnmower oil, Wahl clipper oil for electric hair clippers, WD-40, a decades-old bottle of 3 in 1 household oil, olive oil.
What to do?