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I am currently in the process of moving and all my craft supplies had to go into unexpected storage and have been sitting in a cold garage for 2 months. Does anyone know if my stamp pads and re-inkers will be useable again after they have been possibly frozen? I contacted SU and they didn't have an answer for me. Thanks!
I do not know but it is certainly worth trying them after they have thawed.
What I find really surprising is that SU! could not give you an answer!:confused: After all, they make the stuff, right?
I have a question for you. Where are all your stamps? I have heard that extreme changes in temperature, either heat or cold, can have an effect on the rubber. I do not know for sure, it's just what I heard. I would check them out also.
All my stamps are sitting in the garage of our new house waiting for us, when I packed everything up I wasn't aware that it would have to be in storage as long as it has been. The garage is insulated, but I know it's below freezing in there. We live in Canada and it's been a cold winter so far! I have thought about what is happening to my stamps as well, so I plan to make sure everything is thawed and sitting at room temp before I attempt to use them.
I was also surprised that SU didn't have an answer either, I am sure when they ship their product it would get cold during the transport!
well, my stampy space is in an shared hobby bonus room over the top of a detached garage. this room has heat, but we do not turn it on unless we are playing... so on the weekends if i want to stamp i turn the heat on hours before i want to stamp then its just seems to me i am re-inking pads more often in the winter then the summer too... but, all of mine do work.
I would just bring them inside to a heated space and let them sit for a while and get to room temp, then test them on say printer paper or some junk mail??
hth,
(oh and when it gets really cold i bring my paint in the house, but we've lived here 4 years now and the inks have been in that room the whole time) (markers too)
The only ones that MIGHT be affected, are the craft inks. Mine weren't frozen, but they were in storage for a while and came out sort of 'separated' like the clear oozing stuff that you might think is Versamark, had separated from the actual pigment. It was a total mess....and I threw one pad out it was that bad. I hope that does not happen with yours! At least you will have a nice new home to move into!
__________________ Elaine ~ A_Place_For_Ink / Stamp Connoissuer A Place for Ink!
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