I've seen a few people mention that they clean the stamps before and
after using them. What is the best/acceptable way to clean them?
Wipe them with a clean, dry cloth? Use one of those moist
towelettes? I usually just wipe with a tissue, but I'd be interested
in knowing a more effective way.
Thanks!
Trudy C
P0 F46 X6
How do you clean stamps?
5 messages in this thread |
Started on 2002-07-11
How do you clean stamps?
From: tclasp (tclasp@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2002-07-11 07:14:15 UTC
Re: [LbNA] How do you clean stamps?
From: Jay Chamberlain (ae4mk@1bigred.com) |
Date: 2002-07-11 07:07:59 UTC-04:00
My letterboxing supplies include a pocket pack of
baby wipes and a piece of old T-shirt. Great for cleaning stamps and ink off
fingers.
G-Man
Subject: [LbNA] How do you clean stamps?
Re: [LbNA] How do you clean stamps?
From: Debbie Teeter (dlt22@cornell.edu) |
Date: 2002-07-11 10:01:46 UTC-04:00
Hi Trudy -
We're still rather new at this, but based on recommendations from this list we
carry a few wet (not dripping) paper towels in a ziploc with us. All
stamps found to date have been in need of a good cleaning, which we've done
before and after use. This works fine for dye based inks, which is all
we've encountered so far. Baby wipes, or something with a soap in it, is
probably needed for pigment inks, which are a bit oily (or something that
makes them thicker and slicker) and therefore harder to remove from
stamps. At home, where I rubber stamp a lot, I use a toothbrush and dish
soap to remove pigment ink from stamps (not very practical for the
wilderness), and still a lot of scrubbing is needed for intricate
designs. Baby wipes do leave a residue which can build up on stamps over
time, making they pretty sticky, but I don't know if this has been a
problem. I know some folks have expressed a preference for pigment inks,
but my preference is dye inks because they dry quickly and clean up with
water. Pigment inks are designed for use with embossing powders and heat
guns - that's why they're "slick" and don't dry very quickly. If you're
looking for a metallic ink you'd have to use a pigment pad, and if your
stamp is not very intricate baby wipes will probably do a decent clean up
job after using them.
Debbie T (the Bee)
At 07:14 AM 07/11/2002 +0000, you wrote:
>I've seen a few people mention that they clean the stamps before and
>after using them. What is the best/acceptable way to clean them?
>Wipe them with a clean, dry cloth? Use one of those moist
>towelettes? I usually just wipe with a tissue, but I'd be interested
>in knowing a more effective way.
>
>Thanks!
>Trudy C
>P0 F46 X6
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We're still rather new at this, but based on recommendations from this list we
carry a few wet (not dripping) paper towels in a ziploc with us. All
stamps found to date have been in need of a good cleaning, which we've done
before and after use. This works fine for dye based inks, which is all
we've encountered so far. Baby wipes, or something with a soap in it, is
probably needed for pigment inks, which are a bit oily (or something that
makes them thicker and slicker) and therefore harder to remove from
stamps. At home, where I rubber stamp a lot, I use a toothbrush and dish
soap to remove pigment ink from stamps (not very practical for the
wilderness), and still a lot of scrubbing is needed for intricate
designs. Baby wipes do leave a residue which can build up on stamps over
time, making they pretty sticky, but I don't know if this has been a
problem. I know some folks have expressed a preference for pigment inks,
but my preference is dye inks because they dry quickly and clean up with
water. Pigment inks are designed for use with embossing powders and heat
guns - that's why they're "slick" and don't dry very quickly. If you're
looking for a metallic ink you'd have to use a pigment pad, and if your
stamp is not very intricate baby wipes will probably do a decent clean up
job after using them.
Debbie T (the Bee)
At 07:14 AM 07/11/2002 +0000, you wrote:
>I've seen a few people mention that they clean the stamps before and
>after using them. What is the best/acceptable way to clean them?
>Wipe them with a clean, dry cloth? Use one of those moist
>towelettes? I usually just wipe with a tissue, but I'd be interested
>in knowing a more effective way.
>
>Thanks!
>Trudy C
>P0 F46 X6
>
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Re: [LbNA] How do you clean stamps?
From: (edugaytor@aol.com) |
Date: 2002-07-11 11:08:41 UTC-04:00
I include a small package of 10 durable folded napkin-type sheets about the size of a package of portable Kleenex in every box. I bought them at a dollar store in packages of, I think, 10 each. This way people can clean the stamps while they're still wet and it gets most of the ink residue off. The ink issue really isn't much of one with my boxes because I include an ink pad in each box that people can use to both stamp my book and theirs, so no ink is mixed.
Ed
Ed
Re: How do you clean stamps?
From: nomad_pnw (mark.bendickson@verizon.net) |
Date: 2002-07-12 08:17:09 UTC
Trudy,
We clean the stamps we encounter with Baby Wipes. We carry along a
1/2" stack of them in a zip lock baggie, and prior to and after
inking up, we clean the stamp by tapping it on the wipes then wiping
off any residue with a dry cloth.
We've noticed that many stampers don't clean up after themselves and
often the stamps we encounter are quite messy.
Hope that helps!
Mark
--- In letterbox-usa@y..., "tclasp" wrote:
> I've seen a few people mention that they clean the stamps before
and
> after using them. What is the best/acceptable way to clean them?
> Wipe them with a clean, dry cloth? Use one of those moist
> towelettes? I usually just wipe with a tissue, but I'd be
interested
> in knowing a more effective way.
>
> Thanks!
> Trudy C
> P0 F46 X6
We clean the stamps we encounter with Baby Wipes. We carry along a
1/2" stack of them in a zip lock baggie, and prior to and after
inking up, we clean the stamp by tapping it on the wipes then wiping
off any residue with a dry cloth.
We've noticed that many stampers don't clean up after themselves and
often the stamps we encounter are quite messy.
Hope that helps!
Mark
--- In letterbox-usa@y..., "tclasp"
> I've seen a few people mention that they clean the stamps before
and
> after using them. What is the best/acceptable way to clean them?
> Wipe them with a clean, dry cloth? Use one of those moist
> towelettes? I usually just wipe with a tissue, but I'd be
interested
> in knowing a more effective way.
>
> Thanks!
> Trudy C
> P0 F46 X6