Silicone tubes should be thoroughly cleaned during maintenance. Generally speaking, different positions are easy to enter sand and dust. Cleaning silicone tubes requires a basic understanding of silicone tubes. Here are several ways to clean the dust on the surface of silicone tubes. Methods.

1. Put in water

Put it in water. If you find that there is dust on the surface of the silicone tube, you can directly cool it and place it in clean water. You can add a small amount of bleach to the water or soak it directly for tens of minutes and then wipe it. The advantage of this method is that it is easy to operate and does not require to pay the cost.

However, the time for placing it in water is required. The most important thing is not to place the silicone rubber with residual heat (that is, the silicone tube is not fully cured), otherwise, it will easily lead to the reduction of the lower limit of product tolerance. And it needs to be removed after placing in water. Take it out for mechanical drying or natural air drying. This process takes a while and will affect the delivery speed of the product.

 

2. Alcohol wipe

Using alcohol to wipe the silicone tube can have a good cleaning effect. Most people prefer to use this method because it is simple, efficient, and low-cost.

It should be noted that after the silicone tube is wiped with alcohol, it will cause the speed of sticky dust and impurities to speed up and promote the secondary adsorption of dust. Therefore, any environment where there may be dust will make cleaning in vain. It is best to pack it quickly and keep it in a clean and sealed environment, such as OPP bags, etc.

In addition, alcohol is one of the most dangerous chemicals, and there must be standard workshops and professionally trained personnel for operation.

3. Wipe White Gas

In the process of calendering, molding, extrusion, and liquid-solid injection, we can find that White Gas is very common. Its advantage is its strong cleaning ability of silicone rubber. Usually, a small amount of White Gas can be used to complete other cleaning methods that cannot be solved. Cleaning requirements. And only need to use it with an ordinary absorbent cotton cloth.

One thing that is easily overlooked is that although White Gas has certain corrosive properties, it is extremely easy to air dry.

Therefore, effective protective measures are a necessary prerequisite for this operation, such as wearing protective clothing and protective gloves. It is also of unacceptable operations to use White Gas to wipe the silicone tube for a long time. Because this will corrode its surface and cause the product to be dimensionally correct. Negative tolerance increases. So White Gas should not be used in excess.

The correct way is to drop White Gas on the surface of the silicone tube and let it sit for 3 minutes, then wipe it clean and air dry. This will maximize the cleaning effect and will not cause negative effects.

The three cleaning methods have their own advantages and disadvantages, so choose the method that suits you best.