Print shop cleaning and maintenance supplies
Mid-State Litho stocks the cleaning and maintenance consumables a print shop goes through every week. Spinks Blue Crystal hand cleaner comes in a single tub or a case of six. WD-40 Specialist Non-Fling lubricant stays where it is sprayed on rotating parts, which matters on a folder or a stitcher. Challenge Drill-Ease lube sticks ship a dozen to a box and keep a paper drill cutting clean instead of burning, alongside the rest of the cutting and drilling supplies and the paper drills they serve. Dotworks 4x4 cotton pads come 100 to a pack for wipe-down and plate work.
These are the shop-floor items, not the press chemistry. Fountain solution, etch, stabilizer and blanket wash live with the pressroom chemicals, with dampening chemistry on fountain solution and the washes on blanket wash and solvent.
Most of what is here ships the same day from Grand Blanc. If you are not sure which lubricant or cleaner is right for a specific machine, call the parts desk at 1-800-343-4231 with the make, model and serial number, or reach us through service and support or the contact page. Mid-State Litho has sold and serviced this equipment in Michigan and around the Great Lakes since 1984, so the answer usually comes from someone who has had that machine apart. More on how shops keep this equipment running is on Insights.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is on this page that is not on the pressroom chemicals page?
This page holds the shop-floor consumables: hand cleaner, lubricants, wipe-down pads and machine cleaners. Fountain solution, etch, stabilizer and blanket wash are press chemistry and live on the pressroom chemicals pages. If you are restocking both, start at pressroom chemicals and work down.
Which lubricant should I use on a paper drill?
Challenge Drill-Ease lube sticks, sold a dozen to a box. A drill bit that is cutting dry burns the paper and dulls fast. For rotating parts on folders and stitchers, WD-40 Specialist Non-Fling stays on the part instead of throwing off.
Do you sell gloves, goggles and other protective equipment?
Not on this page. Mid-State Litho lists safety items separately. Call 1-800-343-4231 if you need something specific and it is not listed.
How fast do these ship?
Most of these are stocked in Grand Blanc and go out the same day. Freight items and anything drop-shipped take longer. The product page shows the estimate for each item.
Can I get a case price?
Yes on some items. Spinks Blue Crystal is stocked as a single tub and as a case of six. For anything else, call the parts desk with the quantity you need.