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Inkjet Cleaning Videos

We know how frustrating it is when you start printing an important batch of prints and you are let down by your inkjet printer. Printers need occasional maintenance and service, our 7 videos will show you how to keep your printer as new!

The videos below will show you how to -
1 - Unblock your Printer Head
2 - Clean your Printers Head
3 - Clean your Printers Pump Cap
4 - Clean your Printers Wiper Blade
5 - Clean your Printers Spit Pad
6 - Clean your Printers Spigots
7 - Use Micro Drill to drill out Epson Spigots
8 - How to clean and maintain your wide format printer

In all of our videos there is a star performer! As good as our printer technician is it is not him! The star is Magic Bullet Print head Unblocker! You can purchase Magic Bullet below (included is 1 x free Essential Printer Maintenance Video with all 7 videos on).

MAGIC BULLET PRINT HEAD CLEANER:
  • As used by Printer Technicians - see videos below
  • Video will teach you 7 professional cleaning techniques!
  • Also included - Purge Files for all printers and all colours!
  • 20% off RRP

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Video 1 - Unblock Printer Heads

This video demonstrates how to unblock a blocked printer head. A blocked printer head is when Ink dries on a print head, usually with a mixture of ink and paper dust. Do not run multiple cleans as this in fact makes it worse, as even more ink dries out and wastes ink!

There is a new product available -
Magic Bullet Printhead Un-Blocker

Magic Bullet breaks ink particles down.
Directions as shown in video -
1 - Remove Cartridges and Power Cable
2 - Place a paper towel under head
3 - Use syringe to insert Magic Bullet into ink exit ports
4 - Replace Cartridges - Perform Nozzle Check


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Video 2 - How to Clean your Printers Head

A printer can sometimes become blocked under the head. This video shows you how to solve this

There is a new product available -
Magic Bullet Printhead Un-Blocker

Directions as shown in video -
1 - Cut a cloth approx 50mm x 300mm
2 - Mover carriage across, place the cloth under head
3 - Lay cloth on platen, pull head across
4 - Draw Magic Bullet, apply on each side of cloth
5 - Pull the cloth back and forth for 10 seconds
6 - Repeat process until perfect Nozzle Check


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Video 3 - How to Clean your Printers Pump Cap

An essential piece of maintenance that is often forgotten on a printer is cleaning the pump cap. The pump cap is crucial in the general operation of a healthy inkjet printer. This video shows you how to clean the pump cap

There is a new product available -
Magic Bullet Printhead Un-Blocker

Directions as shown in video -
1 - Pump cap has 2 sections. Felt and Surround
2 - Draw 1ml of Magic Bullet, squirt onto Felt
3 - Allow Magic Bullet to soak for 10 seconds
4 - Gently dry with towel
5 - Soak cotton buds with Magic Bullet
6 - Clean Surround


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Video 4 - How to Clean your Printers Wiper Blade

The wiper blade wipes under the side of the print head and often gets ink dry on it. A perfectly clean wiper blade is essential in the running of a reliable printer. This video shows you how to clean the wiper blade
There is a new product available -
Magic Bullet Printhead Un-Blocker

Directions as shown in video -
1 - With a flat screw-driver push to back of printer
2 - Soak cotton bud with Magic Bullet
3 - Wipe cotton bud either side of wiper blade
4 - If lots of dry ink wipe with screwdriver
5 - Lubricate with Magic Bullet
6 - Don't forget to place wiper blade back!

 


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Video 5 - How to Clean your Printers Spit Pad

The spit pad on a printer enables the head to clear ink after printing. A clean spit pad (sometimes known as a parking pad) in essential in the running of a reliable printer. This video shows you how to clean the spit pad.

There is a new product available -
Magic Bullet Printhead Un-Blocker

Directions as shown in video -
1 - Syringe 1/2ml of Magic Bullet onto spit pad
2 - Allow to soak for 30 seconds
3 - Dry with towel, do not touch film strip!
4 - Repeat 2 or 3 times
5 - Spit pad should be allowing head to clear itself


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Video 6 - How to Clean your Printers Spigots

The spigots on a printer often get ignored when cleaning a printer. This video shows you how to clean the spigots and get a perfect air tight seal between your printer and cartridge.

There is a new product available -
Magic Bullet Printhead Un-Blocker

Directions as shown in video -
1 - press ink change button, remover power cord
2 - Remove CIS, cartridges or refill cartridges
3 - Move carriage up
4 - Soak cotton bud, clean around spigots
5 - This clean will help enable a reliable nozzle check


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Video 7 - Use Micro Drill to drill out Epson Spigots - ONLY TO BE USED AS A LAST RESORT!!

Epson Desktop and Wide Format Printers can lose a complete color channel due to dried ink residues building up in the printer spigot holes.

There is a new product available -
Magic Bullet Printhead Un-Blocker

Directions as shown in video -
1 - If you have failure of 1 color channel
2 - The spigot which pierces cartridge may be blocked
3 - To clear - Insert Micro Drill into Spigot as shown
4 - Use Magic Bullet to flush through print head

 


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Video Description

If your wide format printer nozzle check shows interruptions in the same place each time, it is likely that either paper dust or some foreign material has found its way underneath your print head, and has combined with your inkjet ink to form a hard area of dried ink, which is refusing to be shifted.

John demonstrates how to clean the underside of your print head using Magic Bullet Maintenance Fluid. You will need a J Cloth Pad and Scissors.

Purchase Wide Format Magic Bullet Printhead Cleaner below: 20% off RRP

Further Wide format Cleaning videos:  

General wide format fault-finding

Cleaning your wiper blade, capping station & spit pad