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Okay, I have had my ink pads for a few years. The Pretty in Pink just doesn't hold the ink very well - my stampin' spot has more ink than the regular size one. Anyway, so I used my re-inker and dotted ink all over the pad. Hours later, the pad still looks like this (see pic). Is this normal?
The ink is coming out better, but only where I put the drops.
I have only re-inked my Stazon pad (black) before and never had a problem. I'm hoping this isn't usual.
I has one of mine do that but I when I noticed it, I swirled the ink around with the tip so it wasn't so spotty. It seemed to work better. Sorry that I'm not much of a help, but I really haven't had to reink mine too much. Did you try using your finger or bone folder to work it in?
Hi! I have never had pads do that-but I reink MUCH more frequently than once every few years. If it has been a few years then most likely your pad is really dry-since it is not saturated then it is just staying put where you put it.
Do you have a brayer? I would roll the brayer back and forth on the pad to force it into the dry areas and see if that works. If you do not have a brayer then take a more solid image stamps and rub it around the top of the pad to try and move the ink drops around.
My guess is that your pad is just really dry-try my suggestions (the brayer would be the best bet I think) and since it is doing better I might actually add some more re-inker to the areas that are dry.
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I haven't reinked any full sized pads yet. I read here that some ppl use an old credit card to spread the ink around the padsto kinda work the ink in. I think they use the freebies in junk mail. I have had good success w/ my cat eyes just working the ink in w/ the tip of the reinker. Good luck!
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Could it be that it has plenty of pigment but has just lost moisture? Maybe the Ranger ink pad "refresher" might help -- sorry I can't remember the exact name. Perhaps someone who has used it will have more info....
I haven't reinked any full sized pads yet. I read here that some ppl use an old credit card to spread the ink around the padsto kinda work the ink in. I think they use the freebies in junk mail. I have had good success w/ my cat eyes just working the ink in w/ the tip of the reinker. Good luck!
That trick is usually used on the Craft ink pads since they're squishier and the ink is WAY thicker - I've never needed to "work in" classic re-inker.
I too would #1 - think that the pad miht have been REALLY dry and needs more ink and #2 - check to make sure it's the right color re-inker b/c that looks SO dark!!
Okay, I have had my ink pads for a few years. The Pretty in Pink just doesn't hold the ink very well - my stampin' spot has more ink than the regular size one. Anyway, so I used my re-inker and dotted ink all over the pad. Hours later, the pad still looks like this (see pic). Is this normal?
The ink is coming out better, but only where I put the drops.
I have only re-inked my Stazon pad (black) before and never had a problem. I'm hoping this isn't usual.
thanks!
There's definitely something wrong. I've reinked all my pads at least two or three times, if not more, depending on how often I pull out that particular color. Even when a lighter-colored pad was practically bone dry it never looked like that after reinking. How much of the refill did you use? I'm with the folks who are wondering whether you mistakenly used a different color (I've almost done that myself once or twice!) or perhaps didn't use enough ink on a pad that was drier than you thought.
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Well, my re-inker is old, too. A few months after I first bought the stamp pad - right when SU changed the pad holder style - I noticed that the PIP pad looked almost white at the bottom and really dried out. Rather than purchase a new stamp pad (to see if I had just received a "lemon"), my SU (at the time) gave me the re-inker bottle for PIP. Now, the reinker is the OLD style too (can tell by the label decoration). I did put a few drops of water onto the pad to see if it was dried out - YEP - those water drops absorbed in under a second. The ink is spreading around now. I have NOT had this problem with any of my other stamp pads (all bought at the same time). And I don't use this one very often (pretty rare, actually).
I always store my ink pads as they should - upside down - and they are in my basement craft room with NO sunlight.
Anyway, THANK YOU, for all the suggestions and even laughs. I was getting frustrated and when the ink dots weren't disolving, UUUGGGHHHH. I was still trying to use it that way - HA - should have seen my stamp - some spaces were so light you could barely see, while others were ooosing ink....
thanks!
~j
Well, my re-inker is old, too. A few months after I first bought the stamp pad - right when SU changed the pad holder style - I noticed that the PIP pad looked almost white at the bottom and really dried out. Rather than purchase a new stamp pad (to see if I had just received a "lemon"), my SU (at the time) gave me the re-inker bottle for PIP. Now, the reinker is the OLD style too (can tell by the label decoration). I did put a few drops of water onto the pad to see if it was dried out - YEP - those water drops absorbed in under a second. The ink is spreading around now. I have NOT had this problem with any of my other stamp pads (all bought at the same time). And I don't use this one very often (pretty rare, actually).
I always store my ink pads as they should - upside down - and they are in my basement craft room with NO sunlight.
Anyway, THANK YOU, for all the suggestions and even laughs. I was getting frustrated and when the ink dots weren't disolving, UUUGGGHHHH. I was still trying to use it that way - HA - should have seen my stamp - some spaces were so light you could barely see, while others were ooosing ink....
thanks!
~j
You have the new style of ink pad. You do not want to store it upside down. When you close the ink pad the ink is already upside down so the pad itself should be stored right side up.
I know that some demos reccomend that when you re-ink an ink pad you use at least half a bottle of ink. If the pad is extremely dry, you may need to use more than that.
You have the new style of ink pad. You do not want to store it upside down. When you close the ink pad the ink is already upside down so the pad itself should be stored right side up.
I know that some demos reccomend that when you re-ink an ink pad you use at least half a bottle of ink. If the pad is extremely dry, you may need to use more than that.
Really? I normally use about 1/4 bottle and that's plenty to get it nice and juicy again. The last time I used half a bottle of reinker on a pad, it was the first time I'd ever reinked and I'd had the ink pad about two years. Yeah, I didn't stamp much before I became a demo, LOL! ;)
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Next time, instead of dotting the ink, try going back and forth, left to right over the whole pad. Then go over it top to bottom. Forming a checkered grid. You will want to gently squeeze the bottle the whole time you are doing this. The grid method helps me keep ink in all the areas and not get any spots.
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Next time, instead of dotting the ink, try going back and forth, left to right over the whole pad. Then go over it top to bottom. Forming a checkered grid. You will want to gently squeeze the bottle the whole time you are doing this. The grid method helps me keep ink in all the areas and not get any spots.
I agree but would re apply now with the back and forth motion,use your brayer and rub,rub,rub,see what happens,I still have most of my old ones and do not have a problem like that. My pads are starting to lift off,think I over juice,...oh well,story of my life. GOOD LUCK.
I have never had to re-inked mypads, well, not just yet, they are to new for that... I have seen people adding ink in a cequered pattern and at the end helping the ink to be absorbed by gently using an old plastic card up and down and left to right to make the absortion more even.
Don't forget to make sure the ink color is the same form the ink pad.!
Be sure you are using a Classic Re-Inker on a Classic pad, or a Craft Re-Inker on a Craft pad. They don't mix and match well. I write from experience. :(
How I reink my pads is start at one end with the tip of my reinker touching the pad, squeezing the bottle with constant pressure and in lines go back and forth on the entire pad, never lifting the bottle from the pad. Then do the samething starting on the side of the pad. Hope this helps!
When I reink I do a zig-zag pattern, corner to corner both ways, then maybe top to bottom. I don't squeeze hard, so I only put down a little at a time. If it is Craft ink, you may need to help it along. I called SU once when the vanilla craft pad I ordered was not producing much color, and they told me to use the back of a spoon to mix it up (kind of like spreading peanut butter). It actually worked pretty well.
Thanks!
