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I was over joyed to see I could get to my capping station and the catch pan with ease (my new epson pro 4k) - I want to clean said parts.

Doing a qiuck Google search I see Conde suggesting using 'Simple Green' but whats the equivalent in the UK?

How is everyone else cleaning their capping station and catch pan?

I dont see a reason I couldnt even use Thinners for this but I doubt that's recommended.

woops, just seen I can remove that catch pan entirely with a single screw - so it's the Capping station I need to know how to clean properly ?

Found this, hopre it helps?

ECS/Simple Green UK
Despatch Centre
Harmony Road
Roche
GB-St. Austell PL26 8ES, United Kingdom

Visit Distributors Website

Phone: +44 1726 891199
Fax: +44 1726 891187
Cel: +44 7773 069177
Contact: [EMAIL="simplegreen@encleansols.co.uk]Paul Munro [/EMAIL]

Cheers!
Nigel

I use a syringe and Inktec's cleaning fluid, and squirt a load of it onto them to 'wash them' through.
Dust, and fibres of the papers your printing to (esp if you use the inbuilt cutter) will collect with ink and congeal a bit here (and sometimes on the head) which is usually exhibited by drops of black ink on the edges of your paper/canvas - here I use cotton buds and tweezers dipped in the cleaning fluid to pull them off - this happens on both our pigment/paper printer, and the sublimation printer, although more often on the sub printer, I guess because of the coating on the paper giving off more dust when cut.
For cleaning the head, I get a paper towel and put it in place of where the paper sits, and then run the head assembly over the top of it (a bit tricky, but you'll get there with practice) and then once in place, squirt more cleaner in behind the head on to the towel, and then gently pull the paper towel left/right to rub the head.

http://www.dyesubforum.co.uk/vbforum/sh ... mple+green

I think it's the same link to simple green posted above.

I use those cleaning towel roll similar to this, it doesn't shed dust or disintegrate as easily as kitchen roll.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Home-Connection ... cloth+roll