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Removing Stamp Splotches

When a rubber stamp in not used often, the rubber will begin to harden. This hardening of the rubber portion will then cause the stamp to create a "splotch" when impressed.

Solid stamps can be used on many surfaces including cloth or paper. However, for those of you who are having a hard time using solid stamps (especially on paper or a similar material) and keep getting "splotches", no worries because it's not just you! There are beautiful artwork and craftwork made from solid images and if you're wondering how they can do it and you can't stop fretting. There's just some tricks to this trade.

Usually, when a rubber stamp is not used very often, the rubber will begin to harden. This hardening of the rubber portion will then cause the stamp to create a "splotch" when impressed. Now, solving this problem isn't hard either as it's very likely you'll have the just thing to fix it: a pink eraser (make sure it's a "good" eraser). Yep, that's the secret ingredient to solving your splotch problems. You just scrub the rubber stamp with the eraser, brush of any eraser dust that have accumulated, ink the stamp however you do it and stamp. Voila! You'll see that you no longer have a splotch on your paper!
However, if you do find that you STILL have a blotch, don't worry. Instead of using an eraser, just try a fine-grit sandpaper such as an emery cloth. Just like you did with the eraser, rub the emery cloth on the rubber stamp, dust off and stamp. Using these eraser methods soften the rubber that has hardened and makes it more "elastic".

If you're aiming to fix image stamps (i.e. detailed images), you can also rely on the eraser technique to get out those blotches-- however, be careful! Don't scrub on the stamp too hard as you don't want the image to be torn or damaged. Another possibility could be to fix the image after you stamp it already-- just draw in the image part that's missing. For this, you can use an embossing marker or an erasable pen, and then emboss it as you normally would.

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