suitable cleaning fluid

[plimsol]

have any of the british correspondents found the uk equivalent of windex?
I have scoured the shelves for an ammonia based cleaner to no avail.
has any one tracked down an easily available suitable substitute for "windex" ?
plimsol.

 

[fotofreek]

Do you have a product known as windoline in the UK? I've seen that mentioned in some posts.

 

[plimsol]

thanks, yes we do have windoline, I looked at the label in my search but ammonia is not mentioned but I will give it a try

 

[~PJ~]

What are you actually trying to clean? The original Windolene has chalk in to absorb grease, and I can't see that being much good for a printer...

 

[plimsol]

suspect dried ink blocking the heads, I understand the best solvent is an ammonia based liquid, the americans must still have ammonia in their windex but having sniffed the uk equivalent ie windolene, I cannot detect any smell of ammonia.
Any ideas as to a suitable uk liquid?
I am loath to try something too strong such as household bleach or ammonia, even diluted
hugo.

 

[~PJ~]

Printhead cleaning fluid here is isopropyl alcohol, isn't it?

 

[Grandad35]

This is a long thread, but it has a lot of good information on various mixtures that have been used to clean print heads.
http://www.nifty-stuff.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=63

 

[plimsol]

yes indeed, but in the dump i live in if you ask for isopropyl alcohol they look at you as if you are an alcoholic, have tried vodka but not with any success..

 

[panos]

No problem plimsol, ammonia-based glass cleaner works better than alcohol

 

[plimsol]

still got a problem, uk has become so politically correct that all the glass cleaners i have looked do not contain ammonia anymore, that was why my original enquiry was to see if anyone in the uk had actually tracked down one with an ammonia base. I looked,at and had a smell of all the ones I could get the tops off, not a hint of ammonia!