Hi,
What products are you finding best for clean up of raster / vector residue on Lasermax type products ?
cheers,
Chris
Hi,
What products are you finding best for clean up of raster / vector residue on Lasermax type products ?
cheers,
Chris
Chris,
We have had great success with a product called Rapid Remover sold by sign supply houses. Works great on LaserMax.
However, it seems to leave blemishes on the Rowmark Ultra Grave product. Nothing but dish soap and water on Ultra Grave for me going forward.
Epilog 45 watt, Graphtec cutter-plotter, Corel Graphics Suite X3 - X4, HP and Vaio computers, woodshop.
"Trust, but Verify"
Mr. Clean's Magic Eraser seems to work for a surprising number of substrates...
Hi-Tec Designs, LLC -- Owner (and self-proclaimed LED guru )
Trotec 80W Speedy 300 laser w/everything
CAMaster Stinger CNC (25" x 36" x 5")
USCutter 24" LaserPoint Vinyl Cutter
Jet JWBS-18QT-3 18", 3HP bandsaw
Robust Beauty 25"x52" wood lathe w/everything
Jet BD-920W 9"x20" metal lathe
Delta 18-900L 18" drill press
Flame Polisher (ooooh, FIRE!)
Freeware: InkScape, Paint.NET, DoubleCAD XT
Paidware: Wacom Intuos4 (Large), CorelDRAW X5
Magic Eraser's creep me out for some reason. Can't handle the texture/feel of them. It's a really weird product.
We use Rapid remover and Rapid Tac to neutralize the rapid remover. Works really well. We have it setup in an ultrasonic cleaner, so we can drop the parts in, come back, dip them in rapid tac and blot dry. Can do 100's of small items in about 5 minutes total.
Lasers : Trotec Speedy 300 75W, Trotec Speedy 300 80W, Galvo Fiber Laser 20W
Printers : Mimaki UJF-6042 UV Flatbed Printer , HP Designjet L26500 61" Wide Format Latex Printer, Summa S140-T 48" Vinyl Plotter
Router : ShopBot 48" x 96" CNC Router Rotary Engravers : (2) Xenetech XOT 16 x 25 Rotary Engravers
Real name Steve but that name was taken on the forum. Used Middle name. Call me Steve or Scott, doesn't matter.
I've had good luck with a number of citrus-based cleaners. Wife bought me some stuff which seems to be lilac-based and smells like one of those house with a red light on them- or so I've been told..........
Best Regards,
George
Laserarts
*twin 80 watt Shenhui 1280
*60 watt Laserpro Mercury -42ips
*(2) 30 watt Laserpro Venus-42 ips
*whole bunch of woodworking/metalworking machines
*128 screwdrivers (all needed)
*wonderful wife (1st) of 53 years who allows me to collect screwdrivers
I use the magic erasers as well
Universal M-300 (35 Watt CO2)
Universal X-660 (50 Watt CO2)
Hans (35 watt YAG)
Electrox Cobra (40 watt YAG)
Glass With Class, Cameron, Wisconsin
I think rowmark has a video on youtube showing how to clean their products and how to laser them to keep the needed cleanup to a minimum.
Universal M-300 (35 Watt CO2)
Universal X-660 (50 Watt CO2)
Hans (35 watt YAG)
Electrox Cobra (40 watt YAG)
Glass With Class, Cameron, Wisconsin
Speaking from experience, you don't want to "clean" too much with the Magic Eraser on the lasermax plastic or you will rub off the top layer exposing the core color. That said, the magic eraser works great on those fussy blue/white, white/blue, red/white, white/red colors. I find WD-40 works great on cleaning up lasermax residue.
I read recipes the same way I read science fiction. I get to the end and I think, "Well, that’s not going to happen."
Denatured alcohol, 90% isopropyl or Everclear. Alcohol is the ONLY thing I've found that will get that gooey off to suit me. I quit trying other stuff years ago...
Last edited by Mike Null; 10-17-2013 at 5:09 PM.
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ELEVEN - rotary cutter tool machines
FOUR - CO2 lasers
THREE- make that FOUR now - fiber lasers
ONE - vinyl cutter
CASmate, Corel, Gravostyle
If you are trying to remove fine dust not removed by blower then try some application tape medium tack.
Apply and squeegee it on the sheet then peel it off. Most of dust will come off with the tape.
Trotec Speedy 300 - 60w, with Quatro CSA-626 fume extraction
Xenetech 1625 x2,
New Hermes TX pantograph, CG4 cutter grinder
Brady Globalmark2 label printer,
Assortment of custom tooling , shears & punches, heat bender.
Software: Xenetech XOT, Corel X3, Bartender label software
I agree with Kev, been using Denatured alcohol for years.
I use Goo be Gone or the magic eraser.
2017 Trotec Speedy 300, 80 watt, rotary attachment, vector grid.
Corel X8
Photograv 3.0
New Hermes Pantograph
2-Corner cutters/notchers
1- Combo Shear.
Vision VE810HD Rotary
Numerous support tools.
Thanks heaps to all for the replies,
Now to get some of those products to try...
Again - much appreciated...
Cheers,
Chris
If you can run your engraving "bottom up" it will help a bit as the fine dust is drawn toward the back of the machine, so in affect you engrave the area that the dust has drawn over it. Less settling in the engraved areas from "top down" engraving.
Martin Boekers
1 - Epilog Radius 25watt laser 1998
1 - Epilog Legend EXT36 75watt laser 2005
1 - Epilog Legend EXT36 75watt laser 2007
1 - Epilog Fusion M2 32 120watt laser with camera 2015
2 - Geo Knight K20S 16x20 Heat Press
Geo Knight K Mug Press,
Ricoh GX-7000 Dye Sub Printer
Zerox Phaser 6360 Laser Printer
numerous other tools and implements
of distruction/distraction!