| Cleaning a laser printer, fax, or copier
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| | cleaning printers.
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| of laser toner can
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| | The printer swabs come with
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| be easy, provided you know what you're
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| | six-inch-long sticks.Isopropyl alcohol:
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| doing and use the
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| | Do not use regular rubbing alcohol.
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| right tools. This article will share
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| | Either use chemicals
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| with you some simple
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| | that are specifically designed to clean
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| tips to help you clean your laser
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| | the heads of VCRs,
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| printers of laser toner
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| | cassette tapes, tape drives, and the
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| like a pro.A word to the wise: Before I
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| | like or use 99 percent
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| begin, I'd like to stress that
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| | pure isopropyl alcohol, which evaporates
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| this article is intended only to assist
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| | without leaving any
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| you with basic
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| | residue.Paint brush (soft bristle, about
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| cleaning of the laser toner from your
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| | a half-inch wide):
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| laser printer. If
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| | This is used to brush out toner from
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| you're unsure of your ability to perform
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| | tight crevices. Since
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| any sort of printer
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| | bristles may fall out during the
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| maintenance, or if performing such
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| | cleaning process, pull out
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| maintenance will void the
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| | any loose ones before you use the brush.
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| printer's warranty, you should contact a
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| | I don't recommend
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| qualified service
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| | using toothbrushes.Latex gloves
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| professional.Some safety issues: Though
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| | (optional):
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| laser printers come in various
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| | These must fit tightly on your hands
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| shapes and sizes, they all use laser
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| | since you want to
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| toner (that messy black
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| | maintain skin sensitivity. Drugstores
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| powder). While cleaning your laser
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| | usually sell them in
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| printer, the last thing
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| | boxes of 100. This is to keep your hands
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| you want is to have laser toner in your
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| | clean but if you
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| lungs or on your
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| | don't have them you can just wash up
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| skin. The tips provided in this article
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| | with soap and water
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| should help reduce
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| | afterwards.Okay, let's begin cleaning
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| the chance of you being bathed in laser
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| | that laser printer of the laser
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| toner while cleaning
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| | toner. Now that you have the tools, it's
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| your printer.Laser toner particles are
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| | time to unplug the
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| so fine that they
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| | laser printer, let it sit for one hour,
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| can take more than fifteen minutes to
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| | and then follow the
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| settle if they become
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| | steps below:1. Put on your mask and
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| airborne make that hours if you have
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| | latex gloves if you have them.2. Open the
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| fans or air-
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| | printer and gently remove the laser toner
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| conditioners circulating them through an
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| | cartridge or laser toner bottle.3. Use
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| office. To avoid
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| | your wash cloth and wipe the laser toner
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| inhaling laser toner particles, try to
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| | cartridge.
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| keep the air in the
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| | Place the laser toner cartridge aside.4.
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| cleaning area stable and leave the
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| | Use your vacuum to remove spilled laser
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| printer area for several
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| | toner from within
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| minutes after cleaning. When you return,
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| | the printer's internal compartment. Try
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| move slowly, open
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| | to prevent the
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| all windows, and begin vacuuming any
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| | vacuum's nozzle from actually touching
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| laser toner from the
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| | any of the printer's
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| floor, tabletops, and so forth.Another
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| | internal surfaces.5. Use your paintbrush
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| dangerous area common to all laser
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| | to remove laser toner from any
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| printers is the
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| | crevices. Use gentle motions and vacuum
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| fuser-roller compartment. The fuser
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| | as necessary.6. Many laser printers use
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| roller gets extremely
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| | very fine wires (called 'corona
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| hot during the printing process and is
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| | wires') that are often exposed. If your
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| usually covered for
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| | printer has such
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| safety. Burns can occur, however, if
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| | wires, take care to avoid vacuuming or
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| you accidentally
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| | brushing them.
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| uncover and touch the roller. I
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| | Breaking a corona wire can be a costly
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| recommend that you leave
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| | mistake. Dip a cotton
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| your printer off for at least one hour
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| | swab into isopropyl alcohol and gently
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| before cleaning it of
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| | run it along the
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| laser toner.As with all electrical
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| | length of the wire. Also be sure to
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| equipment, make sure that the power
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| | clean the underside of
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| cable is unplugged before you begin any
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| | the wires. Never apply
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| work.Here are the basic tools you need to
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| | pressure.7.Reinsert the laser toner
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| clean the laser toner
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| | cartridge, close the printer,
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| from the laser printer:
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| | reconnect the power cord, and you are
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| -Vacuum
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| | done.Avoid using the wash cloth inside
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| -Compressed can of air
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| | the printer. Though you
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| -Wash cloth
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| | can use the wash cloth to clean the
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| -Mask
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| | inside, I do not
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| -Cotton Swabs
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| | recommend it. There are many sharp
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| -Isopropyl Alcohol (99 percent pure)
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| | points that can tear the
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| -Paint Brush (soft bristle, about a
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| | cloth's fiber and leave loose strands
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| half-inch wide)
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| | inside the printer.OEM vs. Remanufactured
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| -Latex gloves (optional)Compressed air:
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| | Laser Toner Cartridges Although many
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| You can buy this in any department store
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| | people buy OEM Name Brand laser toner
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| or
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| | cartridges, little do
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| office supply store. Ranges in price
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| | they know, they really are
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| from $3.00 to $10.00
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| | remanufactured! Can you believe
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| per 10 oz. bottle. Use adequate
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| | it? Seriously folks, why spend many more
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| ventilation please.Mask:
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| | dollars on OEM's
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| You'll want to prevent laser toner
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| | when you can get THE SAME quality laser
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| particles from
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| | toner cartridges for
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| entering your throat and lungs. While
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| | half or less than half the price? When
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| laser toner inhalation
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| | you buy an OEM laser
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| has not been proven to cause serious
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| | toner cartridge, just look at the box!
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| health problems,
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| | It says "Made of new
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| respiratory tract irritation can occur
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| | and recycled materials". The OEM
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| with exposure to
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| | companies want you to send
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| large amounts of laser toner dust. Laser
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| | your laser toner cartridge back to them
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| toner can also
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| | , so they can
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| contain potentially hazardous compounds,
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| | remanufacture it , and sell it back to
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| such as styrene,
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| | you as new! Buying
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| ethyl benzene, and xylene isomers. Use a
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| | remanufactured laser toner cartridges
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| mask that filters
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| | saves the environment.
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| both odors and fine particles, such as
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| | Millions of laser toner cartridges get
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| the ones used for
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| | dumped in landfills
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| painting and sanding. You can usually
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| | every year. So, please, save the
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| find these at local
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| | environment,and save your
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| hardware stores.Cotton swabs:
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| | money!Happy Cleaning!Rafael Nunez is
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| You can use the regular cotton swabs
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| | responsible for all product quality at
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| found in your local
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| | Alchemy Toners, Inc.
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| drugstore or those made especially for
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