A method for cleaning the fountain solution of a printing press with an
automatically emptying separator (16), separates the dirt particles and
oil residues from fountain solution and supplies them, as a mixture of
dirt and fountain solution, to a dirt and fountain solution container
(24) and passes the remaining fountain solution into a fountain solution
storage tank (20). The dirt and fountain solution mixture in the dirt and
fountain solution mixture container (24) is caused to settle in layers
and the layer, containing the fountain solution, is transferred by an
overflow (26) in to the fountain solution storage tank (20).