Question Can anyone recommend the Dust Removal Roller

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I'm considering buying a dust removal roller sold by a Canadian company. It's supposed to lift all foreign particles and dust contaminants from the artwork surface. Can anyone recommend this
 
janines said:
I'm considering buying a dust removal roller sold by a Canadian company. It's supposed to lift all foreign particles and dust contaminants from the artwork surface. Can anyone recommend this
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It is hard to give a recommendation if we don't know what it is that we are recommending. I suggest you add the exact name of the item and the company who makes it. Just a thought....
 
It's probably one like the "Sticky" roller advertised on TV by the ShamWow guy, a silicone roller that is sticky when dry and rinses clean with water. Google "sticky lint roller" and you might find some reviews - if it works as advertised it might be much better than the reverse tape kind.
 
I have a DRS system and swear by it. Anyone who does mounting, especially on Gator, will benefit from it.

Another very useful tool, used in conjunction is the Gator Scraper. Both tools are sold by Drytac.

http://www.drytac.com/drs-roller.html

http://www.drytac.com/gator-scrapertm-1.html

The system I use comes from the printed circuit industry. It is not one of those cheap tools sold on TV. It uses a high tack paper that the roller is passed over, then the roller is applied to the surface being mounted to, then passed back over the tacky paper to "clean" the roller. Even with blowing and wiping, if you use the DRS roller, you will be amazed at what was still left on the surface.

It is important to use the roller on the substrate and not on the print, unless you know that it is compatible. Drytac does not recommend using it on Epson products.

With the DRS Roller, our mounts, especially large ones, are practically flawless. Highly recommended.
 
Hi, It was the DRS system I was referring to. Thanks for taking the time to add links and information about it as well information on the cloths. Much appreciated
 
For removal of loose dust from paper surfaces you can't beat the old 'Magic Sausage'. :D A muslin bag filled with hard rubber crumbs. Drafting Pads I think is the correct term. You can get the crumbs loose. Sprinkle on, roll around gently and brush off. Gets all the general grime off the surface. Not for cleaning ingrained muck though.

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Less violent than a roller I would have thought, if a bit messier. :icon21:
 
prospero said:
For removal of loose dust from paper surfaces you can't beat the old 'Magic Sausage'. :D A muslin bag filled with hard rubber crumbs. Drafting Pads I think is the correct term. You can get the crumbs loose. Sprinkle on, roll around gently and brush off. Gets all the general grime off the surface. Not for cleaning ingrained muck though.

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Less violent than a roller I would have thought, if a bit messier. :icon21:
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Sorry Prospero- can't sit on my hands for this one-

I can't think of worse advice, especially in the context of this thread.

While I agree that the old, Magic Sausage (we call them a Dead Mouse in my shop) has it's place in surface cleaning, it could cause more problems than it corrects in preparing a surface for mounting.

In fact, the Magic Sausage is BANNED from being used in our mounting area because it creates more debris than it removes and the particles will invariable end up between the item being mounted and the substrate. Even if you use a vacuum, those opaline particles will get everywhere.

IF one used it to prepare a board for mounting, it would clearly require the use of a DRS to properly prepare the surface and remove all the debris left behind by the Sausage.

They are fine for surface cleaning (but even then should be used with caution, especially on clay coated surfaces) but I think they are completely inappropriate for use in a mounting area.

If you do mounting, especially of large format prints or of high dollar items, the DRS is inexpensive insurance to a clean, debris free mount. I would wager that anyone who suggests something else hasn't used one. It is WAY better than tacking cloths too :).
 
I use the "sticky roller" ONLY on non-silken flossed cross stitch and needle point. It removes cat hair, lint, and other flumbs better than anything I've run across.

However, if you try to use it on most paper borne art, you are likely as not to alter the texture of the paper at the very least, or tear it at the worse.


Rob, not having used the DRS, wouldn't the tack alter the surface of art like other sticky roller?
 
Bill Henry- said:
I use the "sticky roller" ONLY on non-silken flossed cross stitch and needle point. It removes cat hair, lint, and other flumbs better than anything I've run across.

However, if you try to use it on most paper borne art, you are likely as not to alter the texture of the paper at the very least, or tear it at the worse.


Rob, not having used the DRS, wouldn't the tack alter the surface of art like other sticky roller?
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There is no "tack" - I am not sure of the proprietary properties, but it has no "tack" when you touch the roller with your hand, but after it is rolled across the pad, it develops a charge that pulls even the smallest particles off the surface of what you are mounting.

If you think your boards are "clean" you will be amazed at what the roller picks up. It is especially useful when mounting to Gator or Dibond as those surfaces are unforgiving and seem to show even the smallest specks of debris.
 
Is the DRS Roller soft enough to be used on Acrylic, or the face of sensitive items such as glossy prints? The fact that particles are picked up rather than slide around would be a plus as it would avoid scratches.
 
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