System and method for cleaning a printhead

A method of cleaning a printhead comprising:

• providing a system for cleaning a printhead comprising:
• a. a movable carriage having affixed to a recessed base:
• a cleaning blade;
• and
• an absorptive pad;
• and
• b. a low vapor pressure organic solvent;
• wherein the low vapor pressure solvent is deliverable to the absorptive pad via a pump;
• and
• wherein the low vapor pressure organic solvent has a vapor pressure lower than water;
• and
• moving the carriage so that the cleaning blade and the absorptive pad pass over the printhead;
• and
• moving the carriage so that the cleaning blade and the absorptive pad pass over a brush that cleans the cleaning blade and the absorptive pad.