Shurloc squeegee clean

[ebscreen]

I'm sold.

Only problem is, is there a way to make it work with MHM style squeegee's?

Folks that have these are using the lid thing, yes?

[TCT]

I'm sold.

Only problem is, is there a way to make it work with MHM style squeegee's?

Folks that have these are using the lid thing, yes?

The lid is not necessary, but I imagine they make a MHM one, they made me a S.Roque holder. Instead of a lid, we just hold the squeegee with one of those long rubber gloves that goes up to your elbow.   

When we first got ours I was only mildly happy with it. Then one night I spent a hour down in the basement with it and really got the hang of it. Once you figure it out, they really are great.
I definitely agree, SLOW rotations work the best and too much cleaning fluid works worse. I use the stuff from Screen Systems the 2550
http://nwgraphic.com/family.php?id=2550&dd=BIO-SOLVENTS&cat=bio-solvents

Nice product.

[ebscreen]

Squeegee cleaning is somehow more despised than anything else around here and we need something.
I was gonna go the parts washer route but after you add in 20 gallons of fluid the price ain't much different.
I'm sold.

Mr. Shurloc, hit me up or I'll find you tomorrow.

[shurloc]

Hey everyone! Just wanted to pass along the link to our new Facebook video of the Squeegee Clean running 15 squeegees in 5 minutes... I managed to talk the bosses in to letting me take the new camera down to Moss Green in Seattle and the great folks there did a quick clean out video and a 'bulk clean' of 15 squeegees for me. Anyway, check it out and email me ron@shurloc.com (or call me at 360-805-4140) if you have any questions or want to about grabbing one of these at a special 15% discount (limited time only!)

Thanks and enjoy!

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=494773667274604

PS Like us on Facebook to keep track of all the great deals - like the B-Side mesh I just posted at 30% off!

[ebscreen]

MHM style holder?

[BorisB]

MHM style holder?

Have one, works pretty much the same way as on MHM press.

[shurloc]

We have MHM, M&R and S-Roque style holders in our Auto-Lids, but you can even use them without like Moss Green did in the video...

[ebscreen]

Slick, I figured as much. MHM squeegee's have a little less handhold than other types.

[shurloc]

@ebscreen - Email me so I can get you a scream on one of these with the M&R lid....

@Rockers - I think we can finally put together a deal for you... I'm in a wheeling and dealing mood...

Anyone else thinking about jumping on one, pricing this low hasn't been seen since the Squeegee Clean debuted at the Long Beach ISS show... 15% is quite a chunk off that $595 retail price! (ending sales pitch now...)

[Screened Gear]

When I first saw this "machine" I was very sceptical. I even wanted to see a video of cleaning 15 in a row. Now that I have seen the video I will give this product the respect it deserves. I am sure if I was in a hurry I could clean the squeegees by hand about as fast but that is not the point. This makes it easier to do. In the video he didn't use the "lid" so that would make it much lower but if its not needed then that is not a mark against it.

Good Job Shurloc

[TCT]

The lid is really not necessary. A nice feature if you don't want to hold the actual squeegee, but not necessary to use the cleaner. We just have one rubber glove next to the unit and we hold the squeegee with that hand.
The time it takes to get the squeegee secured in the holder we could probably have another squeegee cleaned!

[shurloc]

That's what we've seen in most shops is that they just pick up a heavy duty set of dish washing gloves and just keep it right next to the unit for cleaning. Having some of your chemical premixed is a great thing to do also - just a one gallon container with 2 parts water to 1 part cleaner to refill as liquid is lost.

As far as the lids go, they are great for keeping the area cleaner, but they are a complete add-on item. Fortunately, they aren't that slow. It only takes about 2 seconds to get a squeegee into one. You just loosen one side, pop the squeegee in, slide the clamp and tighten back up... I think I would recommend using the glove personally since you can use them with flood bars, spatulas, squeegees and anything else you get a ton of ink on.

People are using this thing to clean just about everything in their shops... We've even had people cleaning their EZ Frame bars in them!

[Rockers]

@ebscreen - Email me so I can get you a scream on one of these with the M&R lid....

@Rockers - I think we can finally put together a deal for you... I'm in a wheeling and dealing mood...

Anyone else thinking about jumping on one, pricing this low hasn't been seen since the Squeegee Clean debuted at the Long Beach ISS show... 15% is quite a chunk off that $595 retail price! (ending sales pitch now...)

Then quote me happy please

[jesterapparel]

That's what we've seen in most shops is that they just pick up a heavy duty set of dish washing gloves and just keep it right next to the unit for cleaning. Having some of your chemical premixed is a great thing to do also - just a one gallon container with 2 parts water to 1 part cleaner to refill as liquid is lost.

As far as the lids go, they are great for keeping the area cleaner, but they are a complete add-on item. Fortunately, they aren't that slow. It only takes about 2 seconds to get a squeegee into one. You just loosen one side, pop the squeegee in, slide the clamp and tighten back up... I think I would recommend using the glove personally since you can use them with flood bars, spatulas, squeegees and anything else you get a ton of ink on.

People are using this thing to clean just about everything in their shops... We've even had people cleaning their EZ Frame bars in them!

Will you be in las vegas next weekend?
Do you need a part washer for this or can you just use the squeege clean?  Can the chemical be dumped down the drain when it gets to dirty?

[shurloc]

@jesterapparel - We won't be in Vegas, but we are hitting the ISS Fort Worth show in September if that is one that you might be at - yep, Fort Worth in September... Not as fun as Vegas in August, but it's a better show for us.

As far as the additional equipment goes - No, you don't need anything hooked to it.

In regards to the maintenance - Eventually you will need to get some of the scum out of it. For most shops, they dump and strain about every 3 months (depending on ink types and chemicals used) and reuse the same chemicals to refill it. The simple way to look at it is you run your Squeegee Clean until you notice the brushes not coming 'clean' enough to clean the squeegees. This is usually when the build up has come up to being in contact with the brushes.

To 'empty' it, just place a t-shirt our a doubled up piece of dead mesh over a bucket, release the squeegee clean from the table by loosening the anchor screws, carefully pour the liquid in to the bucket - letting the gunk get trapped by the fabric. Remove the fabric from the bucket and discard the sludge with your waste ink or in your chemical waste area and refill the Squeegee Clean with the used chemical from the bucket and refresh with a a bit of new mix to bring it up to the proper levels again. If you need to add a bit more chem to the mix to keep it cleaning better, you can certainly do that, but we've found that the sludge is the bigger issue than the chemicals breaking down.

That's all there is too it... Greg posted a few great images of cleaning it earlier in the post, and that is really all there is to it. Just dump, reuse and refill... Some add the pressure wash stage and the wipe down with WD-40 to make it look all sparkly and new, but that's up to you.