Cleaning a liquid electrophotographic printer

A liquid electrophotographic printer comprising:

• a photo imaging plate;
• a housing moveable between an engaged position and a disengaged position, the housing comprising:
• a rotatable sponge to, in the engaged position, remove particles from the photo imaging plate;
• a wiper to, in the engaged position, apply a force to a layer of liquid applied to the photo imaging plate,
• wherein the wiper is moveably mounted within the housing such that, in the disengaged position, the wiper contacts the rotatable sponge to clean the wiper.

A method of cleaning a liquid electrophotographic printer, the method comprising:

• applying a first cleaning member to a photo imaging plate of the printer to remove particles from the photo imaging plate;
• applying a force, using a second cleaning member, to a layer of liquid applied to the photo imaging plate;
• disengaging the first and second cleaning members from the photo imaging plate;
• and
• cleaning the second cleaning member using the first cleaning member when in a disengaged position.