ivanalbright
Getting Fingers Dirty
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I've been using a canon 9000 pro mkII for a long time and I print out a ton of 4x6 borderless prints (500+ a week). A long time ago, I noticed that enough ink had built up in the spots where the printhead "overprints" for borderless, that it was bleeding back onto the backs of pages that passed through. So, I took out the sponge that is under there and rinsed it out with water.
However over even more time, I've realized that I have to rinse out the sponge more and more often (every week now, where I used to only do it every few months). The sponge seems to be losing its ability to absorb as much ink.
I was wondering if anyone can recommend some mixture besides pure water to do a "deep clean" of the sponge and hopefully allow it to absorb more ink in between cleanings. My first thought is just soap and water, but I am slightly worried that a soap may leave residue that actually causes it to be slightly more resistant to ink.
Also I was wondering if anyone knows where I can buy extras of this part (the thin/13" long sponge that runs under the printhead), or maybe even if someone happened to have one they'd sell me if they have a broken canon pro 9000 mkII perhaps? Unfortunately mine also has a couple small rips in it.
However over even more time, I've realized that I have to rinse out the sponge more and more often (every week now, where I used to only do it every few months). The sponge seems to be losing its ability to absorb as much ink.
I was wondering if anyone can recommend some mixture besides pure water to do a "deep clean" of the sponge and hopefully allow it to absorb more ink in between cleanings. My first thought is just soap and water, but I am slightly worried that a soap may leave residue that actually causes it to be slightly more resistant to ink.
Also I was wondering if anyone knows where I can buy extras of this part (the thin/13" long sponge that runs under the printhead), or maybe even if someone happened to have one they'd sell me if they have a broken canon pro 9000 mkII perhaps? Unfortunately mine also has a couple small rips in it.