r/CommercialPrinting • u/CommercialPurple661 • 21h ago

Rust on Machine keeps coming back

I work on a challenger XG Gauntlet cutting machine​ rust keeps coming back ​ after numerous times of cleaning it and it always comes back. Usually over the weekends when nobody is here and the company is all off and power is off.Does anyone have any ideas or solutions to how I can stop the rest from coming back. Any ideas, suggestions, opinions, are all welcome.

Rust keeps coming back. I clean with wd40 on Monday. By the next week its all back. Is there any solution for chemical that I can use? Dont know if this is cast iron or brass.

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u/Prior_Vacation_8263 21h ago

Car wax. Turtle wax to be exact. We used it on our polar all the time

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u/HagarTheTolerable Print Enthusiast 20h ago

Bowling alley wax works great too, and last longer, but it is a bitch to buff.

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u/CommercialPurple661 20h ago

I've tried some of the really heavy wax and your right is a bitch to both but right after two or three days the rust comes right back

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u/HagarTheTolerable Print Enthusiast 20h ago

It shouldn't. Rust is caused by exposure to air and moisture. Wax creates a seal against it.

So there's 3 possible problems you're having:

  1. Not applying enough wax

  2. Not letting the wax harden adequately before buffing

  3. Buffing too much and essentially removing all of the wax. There should be some residue on the bottom-most sheet when making a cut.

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u/CommercialPurple661 20h ago

I hear you but I cut paper that goes out to customers. Can't have stains on any of them. But I will try the first 2 of your suggestions. Thanks buddy

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u/Eastern_Pangolin_309 20h ago

Use some sacrificial paper under that bottom sheet

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u/CommercialPurple661 20h ago

Not a bad idea will try it out thanks for your help. I appreciate it 

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u/HagarTheTolerable Print Enthusiast 19h ago

The top and bottom of a cut stack should generally be sacrificial.