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fluffhead28
PeaNut
PeaNut 421824 - 5/4/2009
Posts: 37 Layouts: 0
Count: 1 |  Posted: 5/12/2009 9:33:12 AM
How do you clean your stamps, both wood mounted and clear? Thanks! | |
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katyscrap
PeaAddict
PeaNut 344026 - 10/23/2007
Posts: 1329 Layouts: 0
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baby wipes | |
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caspad
peas&crackers
PeaNut 3602 - 4/3/2000
Posts: 13130 Layouts: 363
Loc: Massachusetts
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a toothbrush, a tiny dab of dishwashing liquid and running water
if I'm at a crop or just want to change colors I use baby wipes
then I clean them at the sink later |
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love2scrappea
BucketHead
PeaNut 14285 - 4/18/2001
Posts: 783 Layouts: 12
Loc: Northern California
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Usually I just stamp the ink off. I took a class from Tim Holtz early in my stamping days and he said that he "never" cleans his stamps.
I went with the expert's advice!!!
anne
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dictionary
To err is human to pea is divine
PeaNut 100403 - 8/7/2003
Posts: 6065 Layouts: 243
Loc: San Jose, Calif
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If I have time it's usually with baby wipes..I just stamp into a folded wipe until the ink stamps off. |
Scrappin my family's life one layout at a time!
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fluffhead28
PeaNut
PeaNut 421824 - 5/4/2009
Posts: 37 Layouts: 0
Count: 1 | Posted: 5/12/2009 12:56:25 PM
Thank you for the responses, very helpful  | |
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agirlnamedSweetPete
Cheesy Mexican
PeaNut 39886 - 6/7/2002
Posts: 5749 Layouts: 155
Loc: Western Washington
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The stampin up scrub pad, it opens like a book and both sides of hinge has a pad. I use the spray on the bottom half of the pad, clean my stamp and then use the other side thats dry to clean/dry off the liquid/suds. It's a good idea to use something that conditions the stamp so it doesn't dry out the rubber. Dish soap can be bad for them because it dries them out over time. When you buy the spray solution to clean them, water it down-it saves a little money and works just as well.  I also use baby wipes to get in the hard to scrub spots. |
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Really Red
PeaFixture
PeaNut 24951 - 11/21/2001
Posts: 3047 Layouts: 1
Loc: Virginia
| Posted: 5/12/2009 1:57:34 PM
I use the SU scrub pad as well. Sometimes I use some special liquid for cleaning stamps.
Usually I just stamp the ink off. I took a class from Tim Holtz early in my stamping days and he said that he "never" cleans his stamps.
But what do you do with acrylic paint? I feel I have to wipe that off. And what about your clear stamps. I stamp until the image is off, but I have noticed a deterioration in those stamps I don't wipe. Anyone else? |
Andrea
"Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it." - Mark Twain
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desdichaedo
BucketHead
PeaNut 311175 - 4/19/2007
Posts: 916 Layouts: 8
Loc: Miami {the one in Florida, not the one in Oklahoma} | Posted: 5/12/2009 2:01:58 PM
I use the Hero Arts Ultra Clean spray and Scrubber Pad. It's very quick and easy to clean & it also works to keep my blocks nice and clean as well.
I also keep Staz-On cleaner around. Usually Ultra Clean will also take off the Staz-On, but sometimes I wait too long and need to break out the Staz-On cleaner.
des | |
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scrapladyb
AncestralPea
PeaNut 151242 - 6/9/2004
Posts: 4257 Layouts: 60
Loc: Fargo ND USA
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I use baby wipes of spray on clean and simple cleaner, then dry stamp on an old towel before storing away. it works! |
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chrispeas
Ancient Ancestor of Pea
PeaNut 252090 - 3/7/2006
Posts: 5096 Layouts: 8
Loc: Beautiful South Orange County, CA | |
jlzmom
PeaNut
PeaNut 255567 - 3/30/2006
Posts: 53 Layouts: 0
Loc: Southern California
 | Posted: 5/12/2009 2:41:18 PM
I also use the SU stampin' scrub.
Be careful of baby wipes.... if they have alcohol in them, they can dry out your rubber stamps (I'm not sure about acrylic). | |
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Hershey
StuckOnPeas
PeaNut 23335 - 10/19/2001
Posts: 2383 Layouts: 110
Loc: Idaho
| Posted: 5/12/2009 3:34:06 PM
I use baby wipes. I actually keep a tub of them with my stamping stuff. I just stamp the stamp onto the wipe until it is clean. When the wipe is pretty solied I pull it off and go to the next one. |
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KathrynPea
BucketHead
PeaNut 376370 - 5/18/2008
Posts: 784 Layouts: 2
Loc: Las Vegas, NV
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I use baby wipes at crops and handsoap and warm water at home. I have a stamp cleaner pad that I use for wood mounted. I don't use very many wood mounted stamps anymore. | |
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craftygaldesigns
PeaNut
PeaNut 422761 - 5/12/2009
Posts: 140 Layouts: 0
Loc: S St Paul, MN | Posted: 5/12/2009 7:05:09 PM
I also use SU! stamp-n-scrub pad along with their stampin' mist cleaner. It cleans and conditions the stamps. I don't use baby wipes because of the alcohol. I've been stamping for 11 years. | |
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Jenink
PeaNut
PeaNut 379306 - 6/12/2008
Posts: 413 Layouts: 112
Loc: Australia
Count: 2 | Posted: 5/12/2009 9:27:14 PM
Baby wipes, but ones without alcohol or fragrance, b/c I don't like the smell of baby wipes!
For more stubborn inks ( like staz on)I use a stamp cleaner liquid.
I find that the most important thing for me is to wipe straight away and stamp off any moisture. |
Jen.
One of these days I'll get around to adding my badges. | |
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Pearl Maple
Ancient Ancestor of Pea
PeaNut 147143 - 5/14/2004
Posts: 6723 Layouts: 155
Loc: globe trotting
Count: 10 | Posted: 5/12/2009 10:27:00 PM
Baby wipes for me, fast, quick, and most of it comes off pretty quickly. If I am working in a stamping frenzy I will lay down a few sheets so that I can pop the stamps on there and go back to work. By the time I get back to clean up, they have pretty much cleaned themselves. |
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mabelm
PeaAddict
PeaNut 353352 - 12/27/2007
Posts: 1288 Layouts: 460
Loc: Spain
Count: 16 | Posted: 5/13/2009 2:41:00 AM
Baby whipes and/or mild soap with a toothbrush. For special inks used stazon cleaner |
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wvbeetlebug
PeaAddict
PeaNut 212460 - 6/30/2005
Posts: 1257 Layouts: 89
Loc: Winston-Salem, NC (Home of the Krispy Kreme!)
Count: 2 | Posted: 5/13/2009 5:59:26 AM
I use either my SU Scrubbin Pad with their spray or baby wipes. I use the sensitive skin Walmart brand. I reach for those more than the scrubbin pad. | |
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Tiggerific
StuckOnPeas
PeaNut 377685 - 5/29/2008
Posts: 2253 Layouts: 12
Loc: Ohio
| Posted: 5/13/2009 7:24:42 AM
mainly a SU pad for me too
I also keep a pack of flushable wipes in the room to use too since i had an extra pack
If I have a few of the clear ones to clean, I just take them all at once to the bathroom and use mild soap and water.
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scrapnpea
StuckOnPeas
PeaNut 266150 - 6/23/2006
Posts: 2370 Layouts: 41
| Posted: 5/13/2009 11:03:13 AM
Another baby wipe cleaner here, they are cheap convient and work better than anything else I tried. |
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Anibear
PeaNut
PeaNut 325370 - 7/2/2007
Posts: 390 Layouts: 0
Loc: Montreal, Canada
| Posted: 5/13/2009 12:30:00 PM
I use alcohol-free baby wipes too. But I just got the Hero Arts Ultra-Clean and that works really well too.
Anita | |
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jskiff
Baby Pea Step
PeaNut 244926 - 1/23/2006
Posts: 1 Layouts: 0
Loc: NY State | Posted: 5/13/2009 2:07:42 PM
Baby wipes with lotion and no alcohol for quick job - stamping up cleaning system for deep cleaning. | |
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RebeccaLeighann
Garden Girl
PeaNut 21009 - 9/4/2001
Posts: 3870 Layouts: 283
Loc: Heart of Texas
Count: 11 | Posted: 5/13/2009 2:11:13 PM
I keep a damp art rag/old towel on my desk, and a spray bottle of water. I usually don't DEEP clean them, I just wipe them quickly after I use them and put them up.
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chibbert
PeaNut
PeaNut 334188 - 8/24/2007
Posts: 144 Layouts: 0
Loc: Chicago burbs
| Posted: 5/13/2009 3:24:26 PM
I stamp them off on a folded up wet paper towel, dry them off on the scrub pad. | |
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*Angela
Back to Basics
PeaNut 90289 - 6/10/2003
Posts: 7053 Layouts: 0
| Posted: 5/13/2009 6:08:40 PM
I clean both rubber & clear stamps with non-alcohol, fragrance-free baby wipes after each use. | |
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PinkPetal
PeaNut
PeaNut 381417 - 6/29/2008
Posts: 378 Layouts: 23
Loc: Madison WI
| Posted: 5/13/2009 6:14:57 PM
Great thread, thanks for the input! |
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Monswood
PeaNut
PeaNut 195920 - 3/13/2005
Posts: 65 Layouts: 71
Loc: Ireland
Count: 32 | Posted: 5/18/2009 11:20:13 AM
I use baby wipes and also keep staz on cleaner close by for those difficult inks!!! Baby wipes are so handy for lots of jobs... cleaning up glue etc from my cutting mat. I haven't got a stamp scrub pad but will hopefully invest in one soon! | |
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Scrapn Nana
PeaAddict
PeaNut 272954 - 8/16/2006
Posts: 1607 Layouts: 6
| Posted: 5/18/2009 12:04:53 PM
First I rub them onto baby wipes, which gets most of the ink off, but not necessarily all of it.
Then I rub them on a damp stamp scrubber pad and then put them onto an old but clean cloth baby diaper to dry. | |
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Dancingfish
Ancient Ancestor of Pea
PeaNut 51456 - 10/7/2002
Posts: 7787 Layouts: 45
Loc: VA
Count: 1 | Posted: 5/18/2009 1:16:33 PM
I just stamp them off too-- every once in awhile I have a wet paper towel around that I will wipe them with but not very often. I have stamps that are 15 years old that are still JUST fine with no fancy care. |
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