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Easy Coat

 

HardCoat & ProCoat

 

SuperHard Coat & Mega-Coat

 

Instant Black Mag Roller Coating

 

Poly-2000 Precleaner

 

Tuff Coat

  

Product Facts

EASYCOAT GEL PCR COATING INSTRUCTIONS

 

Easycoat is new and improved!  While containing the same active ingredients, Easycoat now has a gel consistency for easier application and contains improved cleaning agents.

 

Easycoat PCR coating is a proven single cycle coating for OEM PCRs. Its purpose is to prevent static electricity from building on the PCR, to eliminate ghosting, and gray backgrounds.  It will prevent low humidity failures by eliminating heavy toner discharge, which is caused by a build up of static electricity.

 

If using Easycoat with a PCR that has been stripped with an acid or solvent in your facility, make sure the PCR is no longer tacky before applying Easycoat. Simply air drying for approximately 48 hours will remove all tackiness.

 

Easycoat will work perfectly with most OEM HP black PCR’s, the Fuji 5/10, and IBM PCRs.  The Easycoat gel formula is not compatible with the AX PCR.  We recommend using a cloth dampened with water to clean them.  Because of its texture, the AX PCR will absorb any chemical used for cleaning or coating and will cause poor print results.

          Please keep in mind that Easycoat will not repair a damaged PCR.

 

Application

 

1. Clean all loose toner off of the PCR.  If baked on toner is present, Easycoat will remove it during the coating process.

 

2. Squeeze a small amount of Easycoat onto a soft, lint free cloth (use approximately the size of a dime).  With your forefinger, wipe the PCR in short vertical strokes along the entire surface, rotating the PCR as necessary. You will notice the Easycoat will remove embedded dirt and toner as you apply it to the PCR.

 

Apply as thin a coat as possible but coat the entire surface because it is wasteful to apply excessive coating. Spread the coating thinly and evenly over the entire PCR.

 

3. Using a clean section of your cloth, wipe the PCR thoroughly to a shiny condition removing all excess coating.

 

4. The PCR is ready to install. When installing the PCR, try not to touch the surface with your bare fingers.  If you do accidentally touch the PCR, rewipe the surface with a clean soft cloth.

 

Apply Easycoat to the PCR between each cycle.

 

REVISED 8-23-01

HARD COAT & PRO COAT INSTRUCTIONS

 

Using a 200 to 300 RPM lathe and a polyurethane swab. Note: wear protective eye glasses when working with coatings.

 

1. Place the drum in the lathe and turn on the power. Start wiping any excess toner off the drum while it is rotating. You can accomplish this by using one of our Toner Grabber cloths (Part # TO7001).

 

2. After you have cleaned any loose toner from the drum, continue to let it rotate. While the drum is turning, spray the complete surface with 99% Isopropyl Alcohol. Do not worry, this will in no way harm a good drum. This is to ensure that you will remove any oxidation, other coatings, creams or polishes off the drum. For easy cleaning we recommend you use our Chicopee Cloths (Part # W1275). Using slight rotational pressure, move the cloth back and forth on the drum surface. Once finished, let the drum rotate for a few seconds so that any alcohol will evaporate completely. Please note, if the drum has already been coated with Pro Coat or Hard Coat, you may skip this step.

 

3. While the drum is still turning in the lathe, dip the swab into the bottle of coating. After the swab has absorbed the coating, you will need to remove any excess coating from the swab. Do this by gently squeezing one side of the swab on the inside of the bottle, do not press too hard.

 

4. Place the swab on the drum surface starting from the left side. Hold the handle of the swab down and begin to move the swab slowly to the right. It should take you roughly 30 seconds to go from left to right. You must move the swab slowly to avoid any coating skips. When you reach the end of the drum, roll the swab counter-clockwise and lift the swab off the drum. After you apply the coating, place the swab back into the bottle for the next application. The swabs can be used approximately 10 times before you need to discard it.

 

5. Continue to let the drum rotate for 20 seconds before removing it from the lathe. In some cases, you may see the coating ripple to the right; this is perfectly normal. What you are seeing is the coating being evenly distributed along the entire length of the drum.

 

6. Stop the lathe and remove the drum. You must place the drum on a rack in a dark area to let them cure and to protect them from light or loose dust or toner. For easy drying and stacking of your coated drums you can use our Drum Drying Racks (Part # DR-195). Each rack will hold up to 19 SX drums and can be stacked on top of each other.

 

7. Curing time for a coated drum is a minimum of 3 to 4 hours with normal air drying. For best results, however, we recommend letting the coated drums dry overnight.

 

8. After the drums have been properly cured and dried, you can place the drum into a cartridge. Be sure to use padding powder on the drum. We have found that the best dry lubricant is Zinc Sterate. Do not use toner or Kynar as a dry lubricant!

Note: Pro Coat and Hard Coat are photoconductive coatings that are harder than the original OEM drum surface. Any wear and tear will take place on the coatings and no the original drum surface thereby assuring a maximum lifecycle of 3 uses per drum. Also note that Pro Coat and Hard Coat are single cycle coatings. You will have to re-coat the drums each time they come back.

 

It is recommended that after a drum has been coated and been through a complete cycle, repeat step #1. Do not use alcohol on the drum, then go directly to step #4 and re-apply the new coating. You do not need to remove any Pro Coat or Hard Coat that will still be on the drum at each cycle.

 

Remember that coating drums may be a new process for you and it will take a little practice to perfect your technique. Try using just plain alcohol on the swabs to get a feel of the coating process. Do not worry if your first attempts are unsuccessful. If the drums are not coated right the first time, immediately remove the coating with 99% Isopropyl Alcohol and reapply the coating.

 

Pro Coat is to be used on PC type OEM and aftermarket drums. Hard Coat is to be used on laserprinter type OEM and aftermarket drums.

 

REVISED 2-21-97

SUPERHARD COAT & MEGA-COAT INSTRUCTIONS

 

Using a 200 to 300 RPM lathe and a polyurethane swab. Note: wear protective eye glasses when working with coatings.

 

Please read before coating: SuperHard Coat and Mega-Coat are much more sensitive in application than their predecessor Hard Coat. You must absolutely follow these instructions and not deviate from them. The most critical step in these instructions is STEP 3. Cardinal Imaging will not be held responsible in any way if your drums do not turn out right as a result of not reading these instructions or doing other procedures not stated here. If you do another procedure other than the steps shown in these instructions, please call our technical support before coating! We can not stress enough how important STEP 3 is in the application procedure. We have also put a Frequently Asked Questions list at the end of these instructions, so please read them as well.

 

1. Place the drum in the lathe and turn on the power. Start wiping any excess toner off the drum while it is rotating. You can accomplish this by using one of our Toner Grabber Cloths (Part # TO7001).

 

2. After you have cleaned any loose toner from the drum, continue to let it rotate. While the drum is turning, spray the complete surface with 99% Isopropyl Alcohol (Part #IS-395). Do not be afraid, this will in no way harm a good drum. Using a soft, lint free cloth such as our Chicopee Cloth (Part # W1275) apply slight rotational pressure while moving the cloth back and forth on the drum surface. This is to ensure that you will remove any oxidization, other coatings, creams or polishes off the drum.

 

Please note; if the drum has already been coated with SuperHard Coat or Mega-Coat, you will not need to clean the drum with alcohol. Once finished, let the drum rotate for a few seconds so that any alcohol will evaporate completely.

 

3. While the drum is still turning in the lathe, dip the coating swab (Part # SWB-50) into the bottle of SuperHard Coat or Mega-Coat. After the swab has absorbed the coating, squeeze both sides of the swab on the inside of the bottle. The swab should now have more coating along the edges than in the middle. The middle sections of the swab, on both sides, will look as if they are not completely saturated but they are. You must do this step exactly as written! DO NOT DEVIATE FROM THIS APPLICATION METHOD!

 

4. Place the swab on the drum surface starting from the left or right side of the drum. Hold the handle of the swab down and begin to move the swab slowly to the opposite side. It should take you roughly 30 to 35 seconds to go from one end of the drum to the other (15 seconds to 1 minute if you are using an autocoater). You must move the swab slowly to avoid any skipping. When you reach the end of the drum, roll the swab counter clockwise and lift the swab off the drum surface. Note; after you apply the coating, place the swab back into the bottle for the next application. The swabs can be used for about 10 drums before you need to discard.

 

5. Continue to let the drum rotate for 20 seconds before removing. In some cases you may see the coating ripple to one side; this is perfectly normal. What you are seeing is the coating being evenly distributed along the entire length of the drum.

 

6. Stop the lathe and remove the drum. You must place the drums on a rack in a dark area to let them cure and to protect them from light or loose dust or toner. For easy curing and stacking of your coated drums you can use our Drum Drying Racks (Part # DR195). Each rack will hold up to 19 SX type drums and can be stacked on top of each other.

 

7. Curing time for a SuperHard Coated or Mega-Coated drum in most areas is 4 to 6 hours with normal air drying.  If possible, it is best to let the drums cure overnight.  After the drums have been properly cured and dried, you can now place the drum into a cartridge. Be sure to use padding powder on the drum! We have found that the best dry lubricant is Zinc Stearate. Do not use toner or Kynar powder as a dry lubricant.

 

NOTE: SuperHard Coat and Mega-Coat are photoconductive coatings that are harder than the original OEM drum surface. Any normal wear and tear will take place on the coating and not the actual drum surface, thereby assuring a maximum lifecycle of 5 to 6 cycles on SX, LX and PX drums and 1 to 2 cycles on NX, EX, BX and WX drums. Also note that SuperHard Coat and Mega-Coat are multiple cycle coatings. You will NOT have to re-coat the drums each time they come back. Please note that these cycles may very depending on customer usage and wiper blade condition.

 

SuperHard Coat and Mega-Coat will not work with PC copier drums, IBM drums or the CX drum.

 

REVISED 6-4-99

INSTANT BLACK APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

 

Instant Black works with HP cartridges that use PCR technology. Instant Black produces perfect 1.5 print density, solid blacks and sharper text while eliminating blasting, shadowing and ghosting.

 

We have found that Instant Black also works well on doctor blades. Follow the last page of instructions for application.

There is a separate formula available for SX mag rollers. The SX mag roller coating will only work on black mag rollers, it will not work on silver mag rollers. You also have to make sure the toner you are using does not contain a high level of silica. Application is as follows for both formulas.

 

1. Remove the mag roller from the toner hopper.

 

2. Vacuum or blow off the mag roller with clean, dry, compressed air. The roller can be vacuumed off with a soft rubber attachment on a vacuum hose, or by lowering the roller into a vacuum hose. Hold the roller vertically by the contact end.

 

3. With most of the loose toner now removed, any remaining loose toner particles can be wiped clean with a techwipe (Part # T-1276). These wipes are included with your bottle of Instant Black.

 

DO NOT CLEAN THE MAG ROLLER WITH ALCOHOL UNLESS THE ROLLER IS EMBEDDED BY VISIBLE TONER OR A FOREIGN SUBSTANCE. Instant Black will work if you need to clean the roller with alcohol but you will be doing unnecessary work. Alcohol will reduce the effectiveness of the OEM coating because it dissolves any remaining invisible toner residue and the resulting mixture will fill in the porous microscopic surface of the HP black mag roller.

 

4. Either cut a new, clean techwipe cloth into four squares, or use only a portion of the whole techwipe without cutting it. Spray the techwipe with Instant Black until it becomes saturated.

If you are using a sample bottle of Instant Black, there is a dropper attachment instead of a spray attachment, therefore you will need to drop roughly 10 drops of coating onto the techwipe.

 

5. Let the techwipe dry until it becomes stiff (approx. 5 minutes). Wrap the dry, stiff techwipe around the roller and rub the entire roller 4 to 5 times with firm strokes using an up and down motion, while rotating the roller. Do not be afraid of overlapping the coating. This will in no way harm the performance. A black stain will appear on the cloth where you use it to coat the roller. The stain consists of toner debris and perhaps some of the worn OEM mag roller surface.

 

6. The mag roller is ready to install.

 

* TECHWIPES MUST BE USED FOR APPLYING INSTANT BLACK. WE HAVE TRIED TO USE OTHER CLOTHS, HOWEVER, HAVE FOUND THEM TO BE UNSUCCESSFUL.

 

REVISED 5-30-00