System and method for refurbishing print cartridges and print cartridge toner blades

A refurbished resilient toner blade for a toner cartridge, the toner blade being substantially planar when new and becoming permanently deformed in a first direction after an initial period of use, the refurbished toner blade comprising:

• a fixed portion configured for attachment to a portion of a toner cartridge;
• a depending portion extending away from the fixed portion;
• and,
• a permanent deflection formed during refurbishment of the toner blade, the permanent deflection extending between the fixed portion and the depending portion, and deflecting the depending portion in a second direction opposite the first direction.

A refurbished toner cartridge comprising:

• a toner reservoir portion including a body, the body defining a relatively flat shelf portion;
• a toner adder roller rotatably supported by the body;
• and
• a developer roller sealing blade including a fixed portion attached to the shelf portion, a depending portion extending away from the fixed portion and having a permanent deformation in a first direction as a result of an initial period of use, and a permanent deflection formed between the fixed portion and the depending portion, wherein the permanent deflection deflects the depending portion in a second direction opposite the first direction.