Why are people telling me not to use gritty deglazers on my rollers?
A.: A young lady running a small 2-color press summed it up better than I could. She said, My great grandmother used to beat stains out of clothing by smashing it between two rocks. Now we have high tech detergents that do the job much better and easier. In addition, a roller manufacturer reminded me that no amount of mechanical grinding will remove chemical contaminants from deep within the pores of the rubber. It will, however, remove some material from hard rollers, and may eventually wear them undersize sufficiently to require their replacement to eliminate certain streaks.
