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Okay ladies I know some of you have been at this stamping thing for a while and I need some advice. I have a few sets of older stamps. Some of the stamps have become dried out. I was wondering if there is some way to recondition them so I can use them again. Any advice would be wonderful. I am a very new stamper and lost when it comes to this.........
Thanks ladies:confused:
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Depending on what type of pads they are, you might be able to buy reinkers for them. They are tiny bottles with the ink in them that are meant for stamp pads. Both Stampin up and Close to my heart carry reinkers for the pads that they sell.
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it's not the ink pads that are dried out but the actuall rubber on the stamp itself.....this is why I am at such a loss here. Thanks for the ink pad advice too! I am soooooooo new at this whole stamp thing!
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Stampin' Up!� has mist that you can try to use to moisten them. If they are really dried and cracking I really don't know if there is anything you could do...
Gee, just today at Pat Catan's or one of them stores there was a mist you could buy that will help your dried out pads. I think the company was Rubber stampede but I can't say for sure but you might want to give it a look!
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It seems like treating them to some alchohol-free baby wipes (which most are today) would be helpful with the lanolin and aloe that is found in them. Maybe let them sit on the juicy side of the stack for a while?
It seems like treating them to some alchohol-free baby wipes (which most are today) would be helpful with the lanolin and aloe that is found in them. Maybe let them sit on the juicy side of the stack for a while?
I thought we weren't supposed to use the wipes with aloe in them because it gunked up the rubber -- sorta like Versamark that's left on too long? :confused:
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Hi everyone, hope this helps. I found this after doing a search.
"However, it is entirely possible that you will come across a stamp whose rubber looks a little neglected and will not work for you. One remedy for dried out rubber is to soak a paper towel with glycerin and tap your stamp on it to spread the glycerin on the rubber, then let the stamp sit on the paper towel overnight. Gently clean off the stamp the next morning. This can help bring back some of the elasticity of the rubber so you can stamp with it again."
sounds like it my have dry rot...where do you find glycerin? Is it liquid soap?
Ask at the drug store, my pharmacist showed me where it was then asked what I was going to use it for, I laughed and said "you'll never understand" and told him for stamping, and he laughed and said "your right!"
I was told it worked the same as Versa Mark and was checking the price for a friend new to stamping. I didn�t buy it and suggested she use a coupon and go buy the real thing. It's good to know it helps condition rubber.
Dried out Stamps....
