Routine cleaning is the unglamorous side of card printing — but skip it, and you'll notice. The Fargo 86003 DTC550 Printer Cleaning Kit is designed to keep your DTC550 running at the standard it was built to, removing the dust, oils, and particulate buildup that quietly degrade print quality over time. Each pack contains two printhead cleaning pens, ten cleaning cards, and ten cleaning pads — the kind of complete kit that means you're not improvising when maintenance is due.

Fargo recommends using this kit with every ribbon replacement, which makes it easy to build into an existing workflow rather than treating it as a separate task. The cleaning pens address the printhead directly, while the cards and pads work through the internal feed path — together covering the areas most likely to cause streaking, misfeeds, or uneven colour. Stored correctly, each kit has a shelf life of up to one year, so keeping a pack on hand makes practical sense.

Manufacturer part number: 86003. Sold in a pack of 10 kits.