The best way to store your gel plate
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- Опубліковано 3 сер 2024
- What's the right way to store your gel plate? Watch to find out the reasons behind how you can best store your gel plate. Want to know more about gel printing? Check out all my online workshops at acolorfuljourney.com/workshop...
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Thanks for sharing these storage pros and cons Carolyn. Even the manufacturers websites have conflicting advice. Gelli Arts actually recommends storing the plate between sheets of copy paper! GelPress says you can store the GP between sheets of paper for up to 2 days as a way to get rid of indentations from air bubbles. Both say not to store them in the Mylar sheets which is what I’ve always done.
Thank you so much for your great advice Carolyn! And I always love your sense of humour. ☺️💖🌸
I made my own gel plate. Hubs got me some Ferrero rocher chocolates in a heavy plastic container. It's flat and holds 8"x8" size plate. Has a lid that doesn't touch. Have had my plate for a long time. My storage space is small but my plate is good size and I can work with it. Great to transport easily.
Very helpful. Thanks!
Thanks Carolyn!
You have the most amazing tips, ideas and loved to hear them, thx so much!
great information I didnt know. thanks
VERY helpful...thank you~
Thank you so much for this information. I believe I have heard that the gel plate must be stored in all the ways you describe with the addition of placing it BETWEEN two pieces of paper. Your explanations are clear and always include the WHY! Thanks.
When you know the why you can decide which way is best for you!
What a GREAT video! SO helpful! Much appreciated, TYFS
Great info, I want to start with it and I love your channel, because of all the interesting information you share. Thank you so much ❤️
Merci beaucoup pour vos conseils
Thank you
TY❣️
Very helpful for a newbie! 😀💕🇦🇺
I like the Ranger tins - you can stack them, but I wish I could find one that fits the large 12 X 14 Gelli plate.
New subbie here. 2 of my friends just told me about you. I've recently bought a large Gelli plate and I think I have a lot to learn. I'm now going to start binge watching your videos 😀
I love your free-spirited approach to teaching!! 🌈❤️
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you.
You're very welcome Debra!
I'm one of those people whose been looking for a definitive answer to how to clean and store the gel plate. UGH! Gelli Arts tells you to store it between copy paper! Your video makes a lot more sense. Thank you. I see people using oil to clean the plate. However, some wash it before the application and some after. Is sanitizer considered a wash? How often should you apply oil? Is it necessary for the plate to do it's job well? Do you have any sage advice? I was having fun, but now I feel kinda frustrated. Thank you.
I feel so validated not cleaning them perfectly because of you, and I also store them stacked between the plastic sheets after seeing you do that as well. Thank you!!!
Mine have lasted for years and years Ruby - I'm just not that motivated to keep them super clean and like new lol
I store mine in its original clamshell with both plastic covers, making sure nothing’s on top. So far so good. I have a set of smaller shaped ones, still with their plastic backings, but I transferred those to an unused colored pencil tin case. I didn’t know that the mineral oil could leach out, thankfully I’ve never stored the plates on paper, but thanks for the info!
Glad it was helpful!
This is a great video for me to reference if i ever get a gel plate.. thank you. =)
Glad it was helpful Phoebe!
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Thanks for sharing!!! Very helpful!!
Thank you! I will restore my gelliplates.
Boy was I soo doing this wrong. Thanks. I did find it helpful. I was always wondering why I saw some oil.
Great video! So informative! I'm heading to my room to check those plates now!
Thank you to the tenth level
thank you for all the nfo in this video. Is there anyway to get rid of an air bubble mark on my geli plate?
Thanks Carolyn! Yikes! After storing them between the plastic sheets they came in I got air bubble indents which bugged me.😪 So then I did some research and found you can store between 2 sheets of paper and that worked well...but now you say thats no good either because of the leaching oil 😂 SOOOO....what about if, for people like me who want a "perfect plate", one could paint 2 sheets of copy paper with a layer of acrylic paint...then lay that onto the plate. Technically, the acrylic should create a barrier and make the paper non-absorbent but still thin enought to smooth out onto the gel plate. Thoughts? 😁
Great video! Lots of good information and hints. I may have missed it but is it possible to remove a dent in my gell plate? I have the 8x10 size and there’s a dent/crease in it. I store mine in the clam shell, flat on a shelf with nothing on top of it.
Carolyn…can I ask you a quick question? Sometimes when I’m putting paint on the plate, straight from the bottle…you know you might pour it out going back and forth, or however….sometimes how the paint hits the plate, shows up on my print. What causes that? It doesn’t matter if I’m using cheaper craft paint or if it’s the more expensive Golden paint. Metallic or regular. It’s frustrating that the brayer doesn’t “erase” the shape of how the paint landed on the plate. Any pointers? Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated. ❤️ from 🇨🇦
What about using paper impregnated with baby oil?
Would that prevent bubbles?
Thank you Carolyn😊 just a couple of questions, can fabric paint be used on a gell plate? Is gell plate cleaner/conditioner worth buying, or is there an alternative? Lastly, I love your shirt? May I ask where you purchased it. I always enjoy your shares, tips and tricks 😊
You can use any water clean up fabric paints on the gel plate! I don't buy the conditioner but that's me-some love it so I say do what you're comfortable with.
What about temperature? Do temp extremes do anything to them?
I have what's probably a stupid question,.. what if you saturate the paper with mineral oil, and THEN use it on the gell plate in the clamshell?? (I really hate those air bubbles, LOL)
I guess I messed up. I've had my plate for one day and I stored it with a piece of copy paper on top. Today I took the paper off and it was all full of oil I hope I didn't damage it should I apply mineral oil before using it?
Hi Carolyn, I made my own Gelli plate on a non stick pan. Can I just leave it in the pan to store it? Also, what about freezer paper or parchment paper for a cover. Thank you.
Just sending a comment your way to say I'm thinking of you and looking forward to seeing your friendly face and vivacious spirit in your next video.
Appreciate that Cheryl!
Hi, do you have a good gel plate recipe ?
Can also store on Yupo paper?
Hello, I would like your advice on how to rescue my gel plates, I made them at home with glycerin, gelatin and alcohol; They turned out very well but after a while some fungi started to form on the surface. Is there a way to rescue my plates?
Nice new look... very tidy 😱.. thought if you don’t put it in the clamshell it dries out😖 thx for the tips 👍🏻👩🏻🎨
Should a homemade gel plate be sticky when set?
Is there any way to fix the plate if it feels dry like too much mineral oil gone from it?
TY Carolyn. Q, I've seen some people clean the GP with mineral oil or baby oil. Is that good and helpful?
When I clean them (and it's not that often lol) I use baby oil or packing tape (not together).
I'm upset. My original gel plate got bubbles on it. I read that I should have stored it between copy paper sheets. I did that, and now the bubbles are gone. But the plate is clouded. So are my other different plates. 😦 I bought a new 8x10 plate and stored it the same way. Thank goodnesss it hasn't been too long, so it has not clouded. Why does the manufacturer say to store it that way when it does harm?
Is it okay to use baby oil to clean a gel plate?
because these gel plats are "oily", would cleaning them with soap/water, or wet wipes slowly deplete that oiliness?
Great ideas, but I don’t understand why the alcohol ink is beading on the plate so I can’t spread it. Any ideas??
For some reason my large round plate has turned completely white and rough feeling. All my other plates are fine, is this normal? It seems to still hold paint and pull up paint but it's texture feels different now.
I haven't had that happen to me so I can only guess here. Try adding some baby oil onto it and see if that moistens it back up Diana
Hi Carolyn! I see the 'O' from 'TO' above the 'I' in 'ARTISTS' on your letter board. Wondering if that was intentional or not! LOL 😆 Thanks so much for the tips and another great video!
Moved recently and we lost the letter, so we grabbed some from the smaller words to fill it in until we find the missing letter Justin lol
@@CarolynDube I kept watching the letter board to see if it would move! Like hidden easter eggs in video games! :)
This could have been said in 3 to 5 minutes
I have been storing mine on and under paper, wasn't too worried about the oil because I clean the stains from it using baby oil a couple times a month.
I'm only doing it to keep dust off until I can find a storage case to replace the cracked clamshell.
The important thing about storing your plate is that you have the way that fits you best Cheryl!