Patent ID: 7811415

Claim:
A paper machine belt conditioning method for a press section prior to a dryer section of a papermaking process for a continuous belt having a water impermeable surface and a face-side roll that contacts the water impermeable surface comprising the steps of: spraying a conditioning chemical onto a water impermeable surface of a continuous belt at a location where a fibrous web that travels with the belt has been pulled away from the belt so that deposits: (i) are removed from the impermeable surface of the continuous belt or (ii) are prevented from accumulating on the belt when the surface is remated with a portion of the fibrous web, which includes spraying the chemical onto the impermeable surface of the continuous belt at a place where the surface contacts a face-side roll, including spraying the conditioning chemical onto the face-side roll, in the press section prior to a dryer section of a papermaking process.