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My mother purchased several Studio G sets, new & unopened, from her friend's daughter. She can not get the stamps off the clear sheet. According to the seller, she had stored them in a drawer with her other stamp sets. They haven't been exposed to extreme heat or cold. She plans to put them in the trash can tomorrow morning as she is really frustrated with them.
If they were mine, and about to go in the trash out of sheer frustration, I would soak them in a bowl of water, so see if that would loosen them up enough to unstick from the clear plaastic.
I don't know if it will work, but that is something I would try.
Yeah, if you're going to trash them either try some stamp cleaner or soapy water or just pull them off. You've got nothing to lose if you damage them if they are trash-bound.
Some clear stamps can be very difficult to get off the plastic and maybe these are falling into that category. Is it possible your mother may just be expecting that the stamps would be really easy to take off?
I would suggest she slide her thumbnail under the edge of one of the stamps and give a good firm tug up. It's certainly not going to hurt the stamps any worse than throwing them away.
And, if that doesn't work, and the bowl of water doesn't work, cut the plastic around the stamp and use some double stick tape on a clear block. The impression is still usable.
__________________ Brenda
<-My sibling kitties, Milo and Rousseau
Thanks everyone. I think she has decided to just cut around them & use double stick tape. Water, soapy water and hair dryer didn't help at all. She only paid 10 cents each for them so she doesn't have much to worry about if she messes them up. She has around 75 packages so cutting them should keep her busy for a while. LOL
Another approach would be to call the company to ask them what to do. You never know if they have encountered the problem before or want to help solve it.
75 packages - and the original purchaser never used them?! I thought I was pretty bad with my 50 or so of the $1 sets ... At least I've used most of mine.
Even having to cut around them, I'd be happy to have only paid $0.10 each for them. I hope everything works alright for her.
I'm pretty disappointed with the Studio G clear stamps. Sometimes they rip away from the stamps they are next to, and sometimes they don't stick to my acrylic blocks - no matter what I try. Many times they don't stamp well, and I've tried lots of things. That's why I don't buy them anymore. I might just throw away some of the ones I have, because they are more frustration than anything else. To me, they aren't even worth the dollar I spent for them. I hope your mom can salvage some of them at least.
I've never had a problem stamping with them. I did find that using a certain type of ink was better than others and, right off the top of my head, I can't think of what kind that was. But, yeah, I haven't had any real problems with them.
One thing I did note, on a Mother's Day set in a recent series, was that the print was so small it was barely readable. I hope they don't start doing that on other sets.
__________________ Brenda
<-My sibling kitties, Milo and Rousseau
I love my Studio G's, use them all the time, never had a problem. I was going to suggest the cutting around if there was no other option. That sounds really odd, b/c a lot of the sets were produced/purchased at different times (seasonal) so it sounds like it may be a more environmental condition. I'm sure its nothing the seller did purposely, but you just never know with things like that. Hopefully she can get them in working condition. They are fun to use!
I've never had a problem stamping with them. I did find that using a certain type of ink was better than others and, right off the top of my head, I can't think of what kind that was. But, yeah, I haven't had any real problems with them.
One thing I did note, on a Mother's Day set in a recent series, was that the print was so small it was barely readable. I hope they don't start doing that on other sets.
I agree...so many of them have sentiments that are too small to read! My MIL would never have been able to read the Mother's Day stamps, so I passed on those. I do love that little chihuahua set though!
With the Studio G stamps I always need to condition before stamping or the ink puddles up. I use a WHITE eraser or a real fine grit sand paper. It works very well.
Some of the cheap acetate sheets the the stamps come on can make the clear stamps STICK over a long period of time. THat might be why you cannot get them off.
I'd try the microwave. I've used this method before on rubber stamps that I bought on clearance only to get them home and find the stamp had been adhered crooked. Keep a close eye on them and test every 10 seconds or so. Do not over heat them. If she was going to throw them out anyway no harm if it doesn't work. I'm that silly who bought the specially designed ink for clear stamps. It did work nicely but was grey not black. lol I now have a nice gray ink pad though lol elephants and mousies
My mother purchased several Studio G sets, new & unopened, from her friend's daughter. She can not get the stamps off the clear sheet. According to the seller, she had stored them in a drawer with her other stamp sets. They haven't been exposed to extreme heat or cold. She plans to put them in the trash can tomorrow morning as she is really frustrated with them.
Any suggestions?
Thanks
I think this is a common problem with clear stamps made of silicone (lower grade), as opposed to photopolymer (high grade).
I've found that I don't have this *sticky* problem with photopolymer stamps, but, my silicone stamps are an entirely different story.
From what I can tell the best quality clear stamps are made of photopolymer, here in the USA. They also have a distinctive "sweet" odor, so if you can open the package to sniff 'em, you'll know for sure if that's what you have. ;)
Yes, I go around sniffin' stamps.
But, hey--the nose KNOWS. BAH HAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAA!!!!
__________________ Julie Ebersole (JulieHRR once upon a time . . . )julieebersole.com"So shines a good deed in a weary world." -Willy Wonka
Just a thought, maybe she could try putting one of the pkg's in the freezer for a while and see if it might cause the silcone to release from the plastic sheet. Cold causes contraction for most materials and it might do the trick.
Help with Studio G Stamps
