How to unmount rubber on cling?

[Rachelrose]

I need to unmount some cling stamps because the cling got messed up and needs to be replaced. How do I get the rubber off the cling foam? There are index stickers on these stamps if it makes any difference. They are from Hero Arts.

Thanks.

[gregzgurl]

Are you trying to get them down to bare rubber? I just work a fingernail between the rubber and the foam to get started, then peel it off. If there's any glue/foam residue left, you can usually rub/roll it off with your thumb or finger...

[cat_woman]

You can try putting them in the microwave for about 10-15 seconds to soften up the glue. If that doesn't work, then putting them in the freezer overnight might work. Adhesives don't like the cold.

[Rachelrose]

Yes, several stamps in the set got stuck to a panel (a heat issue I only today noticed - last summer was my first in this studio and it needs AC, it got blazingly hot in the afternoons), and the stickers peeled off the back of the stamps when I removed them, but only the printed layer - there is still something covering the cling foam so no stick. I guess I could just put some Aleens Tack on them.

I can't peel the cling off. I'll try the microwave and then the freezer I guess. Thanks.

[cat_woman]

I personally think that putting the Aileen's TIO&O would be the easiest. No sense wasting the foam and time... JMHO...

[Rachelrose]

Yeah, cat, so I'm thinking...

A lesson to all - high heat and cling stamps do not mix. Besides this issue, I also had several brand new BG stamps (bought at the beginning of the summer, stuck to polycarbonate panels and never used) get stuck. I managed to get them off without damaging the cling (one stamp looks a bit chewed) but it was a drag.