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Plate Care.

Clean, desensitize, correct and protect your printing plates with pressroom products selected for everyday plate maintenance and storage.

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OUR PLATE CARE RANGE

Protect the image. Preserve the plate.

Explore the ten Plate Care products currently listed by Molnar, from desensitizers and cleaning treatments to precision correction tools and storage gums. Choose based on plate type, ink system and the specific problem you need to address.

01 / CLEANING & DESENSITIZING

Plate Cleaners & Desensitizers

Clean non-image areas, remove unwanted ink and support the water-receptive condition of offset plates.

6 products
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CTP plate cleaner

Dynamight CTP

A CTP plate cleaner, desensitizer and short-term plate storage treatment. Listed for conventional and UV ink use.

  • CTP plates
  • Desensitizing
  • Short-term storage
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UV plate cleaner

EC Plate Cleaner

A fast-acting cleaner for UV-ink plate contamination, with scratch-removal and short-term plate-preservation applications.

  • UV ink cleaning
  • Scratch removal
  • Short-term storage
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Plate desensitizer

Hydro Image Plate Cleaner

A plate cleaner and desensitizer intended to remove ink, oxidation and calcium deposits from non-image areas.

  • Ink and oxidation removal
  • Calcium deposits
  • Short-term storage
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Universal plate cleaner

Universal Plate Cleaner

A multipurpose plate cleaner, desensitizer and scratch remover with short-term storage applications for conventional and energy-curable printing.

  • Conventional / UV / HUV / LED
  • Scratch removal
  • Plate storage
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Energy-curable plate cleaner

UV-C Plate Cleaner

A quick-acting, low-VOC plate cleaner listed for both conventional and energy-curable inks, with desensitizing and plate-preservation uses.

  • Energy-curable + conventional
  • Low-VOC formulation
  • Overnight protection
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Extra-strength cleaner

Vanish Extra Strength

A stronger plate cleaner intended to remove ink and oxidation while restoring water receptivity to non-image areas.

  • Ink and oxidation removal
  • Hand or trigger sprayer
  • Scratch desensitizing
02 / REPAIR & CORRECTION

Scratch Removal & Correction

For scratches, oxidation, scumming and controlled removal of unwanted image areas on metal plates.

2 products
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Scratch remover

PC 93

A heavy-duty scratch remover and plate cleaner containing fine spherical abrasives, intended to address deep scratches, scumming and oxidation.

  • Deep scratch removal
  • Scumming and oxidation
  • Non-image conditioning
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CTP deletion pen

Burnshine CTP1000

A metal-plate deletion pen with three correction tips—fine, medium and broad—designed for controlled corrections on most metal and CtP plates.

  • Fine / medium / broad tips
  • Most metal and CtP plates
  • Correction tool
03 / PROTECT & STORE

Plate Storage & Gum

Plate-protection and storage products for plate handling, press stops and off-press storage.

2 products
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Plate storage gum

Allied PSG Plate Storage Gum

A plate storage gum listed for protecting plates between press runs. It is designed to dry evenly, reduce gum streaks at start-up and wash off easily.

  • Short- and long-term storage
  • Even application
  • Quick wash-off
TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Not sure which plate treatment to use?

Let us know your plate type, ink system and whether you are dealing with scumming, scratches, oxidation or plate storage. Our team can help narrow the options.

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