A method for cleaning a printed band of flexible material, wherein the band at at least one side thereof comprises printing ink and is stripped from the printing ink using a device for cleaning the printed band of flexible material, which device comprises - a cleaning organ, and - a pair of wiper blades (127a, 127b) for removing the cleaning liquid wherein the wiper blades (127a, 127b); - are arranged at both sides of the band, and - are situated at a location where the band can be fed at an angle of at least 20° with the horizontal between the wiper blades (627a, 627b) of the pair of wiper blades; which method comprises the steps of - contacting the band with a cleaning liquid, - removing the printing ink that has been brought into contact with the cleaning liquid with the cleaning organ yielding a cleaned band of flexible material, - removing cleaning liquid from the cleaned band of flexible material, and - for the removal of the cleaning liquid feeding the band between the pair of wiper blades (127a, 127b); characterized in that the wiper blades (127a, 127b) of the device - protrude to beyond the band at each longitudinal edge of the band, - are arranged in the direction of transport of the band at a distance of at least 1 cm from one another in order to get rid of the cleaning liquid thereof such that the band is first fed along a wiper blade arranged above the band and situated relatively low and subsequently along a wiper blade of the pair of wiper blades arranged below the band and situated relatively high; wherein for the step of removal of the cleaning liquid the band is fed between the pair of wiper blades (127a, 127b) first along the wiper blade arranged above the band and subsequently along the wiper blade arranged below the band. - a cleaning organ, and - a pair of wiper blades (127a, 127b) for removing the cleaning liquid wherein the wiper blades (127a, 127b); - are arranged at both sides of the band, and - are situated at a location where the band can be fed at an angle of at least 20° with the horizontal between the wiper blades (627a, 627b) of the pair of wiper blades; which method comprises the steps of - are arranged at both sides of the band, and - are situated at a location where the band can be fed at an angle of at least 20° with the horizontal between the wiper blades (627a, 627b) of the pair of wiper blades; - contacting the band with a cleaning liquid, - removing the printing ink that has been brought into contact with the cleaning liquid with the cleaning organ yielding a cleaned band of flexible material, - removing cleaning liquid from the cleaned band of flexible material, and - for the removal of the cleaning liquid feeding the band between the pair of wiper blades (127a, 127b); - protrude to beyond the band at each longitudinal edge of the band, - are arranged in the direction of transport of the band at a distance of at least 1 cm from one another in order to get rid of the cleaning liquid thereof such that the band is first fed along a wiper blade arranged above the band and situated relatively low and subsequently along a wiper blade of the pair of wiper blades arranged below the band and situated relatively high;