How Do You Dissolve Hardened Toner On A Copier?
Laser printer toner used to print text and images is a powder mixture of ingredients that includes pigment, powder, iron oxide and plastic. Toner adheres permanently to paper after the copier’s fuser heats it. Since toner in its nonfused form often spills or leaks out of toner cartridges onto surfaces around and on a copier, the toner can fuse to these surfaces if accidentally heated. Typically, hardened toner on a copier is the result of heat generated by the copier warming insufficiently or unclean copier surfaces melting and fusing toner. As the toner cools, the plastic hardens. Wipe the area where the hardened toner stains your copier with a dry, lint-free microfiber cloth to remove loose toner particles. Dip a cotton swab in a solvent such as rubbing alcohol, acetone-based nail polish remover or vinegar. Lift the swab from the solvent bottle and shake it slightly over the mouth of the bottle so that it doesn’t drip. Press the wet cotton swab tip to the hardened toner–without touc
