The other product NEVER to use on a gel plate is Sculpey clay softener. I use it sometimes in techniques with polymer clay (and also for softening old clay lol) I got some on one of my gel plates once by accident and there was a bad reaction - it damages the plate. Not surprising as it contains plasticisers that can dissolve some types of plastic. I mention this because it looks like thin mineral oil or baby oil but is obviously very different.
I really appreciate when good, professional artists acknowledge they too are human like the rest of us and share your mistakes for the purpose of learning. Thank you!
Very interesting, Carolyn! I’ve noticed old masking tape gets brittle and odd and if left long on a surface it doesn’t remove cleanly. Thank you for warning us to avoid the old stuff on the gel plate! Nice flip side save, too!
I’ve had this happen with really old adhesive tapes - always more than 5 years ( but mine have all been kept inside). I use eucalyptus oil for all glue removal - but then, I’m Australian😉
Oh, thanks for the tip. I am in England but I have some of this oil. I have been looking for a solution to tape residue all left by one particular roll, never had a problem with any other tape, only those vile sticky labels that you get on all sorts of things when they are new….
Disaster averted! I've also noticed that old tape of any sort seems to break down over time. Chemical change perhaps? Old age has done a number on me, so why not on tap! Maybe Scotch should consider putting on an expiration date or a "buyer beware" warning! As for glitter, I had to laugh. I taught second grade for many years and holiday projects always involved glitter -- and some was usually still stuck to our tables and in need of razor blade scraping at the close of the school year. A little glitter goes a long way and that stuff clearly doesn't have an expiration date! Have you ever tried mixing embossing powder colors?
I just learned that the hard way, too!!! Happy to see it makes sense now. I wiped it off and my plate seems to be ok, (my tape pieces were thin strips).
Since packing tape works so well to remove dried paint, do you think it would have removed the sticky stuff? You didn't say specifically whether or not you had tried it, so I was wondering.
I enjoyed watching this video! As for glitter, I have a love/hate relationship with it; it's wonderful on projects but it ends up clinging to everything else!!
I’ve found the gumminess disappears altogether and the paper part becomes crispy and the whole thing becomes a year-ago exercise in futility, if I use it on boxes stored in the garage!!
Thank you for doing this video! I was really interested in what you were going to say. It drew me right in. And I was glad that you were able to salvage your plate.
Hahahaha! Holy moly, I thought I was the only one that happens to, except it wasn’t a gel plate that I ruined it was an art project. I have discovered that real old masking tape will do that. I think over time, when it’s old like that, the glue starts to break down some, and gets what, stickier? I can tell you from experience that gel plates aren’t the only thing that can get ruined. Mine was a skinnier, not as wide, tape that was about five years old. I wanted to use it to create some designs on a gel Print I had done. Once I put paint to paper and let it dry, I pulled on the tape, and the paper ripped. It wouldn’t come off without taking the top layer of the paper off. The glue was very gluey, and I struggled to get the tape off the roll, so that should’ve told me something. But it’s what I had on hand. Also, I discovered old artist tape will do the same thing, but not as bad…it just sticks to the roll and won’t come off without ripping🙄. Lesson learned.
Thanks for sharing what tape has done to your stuff when it gets old! I was so surprised since the tape wasn't gooey at all on the roll but clearly went that way on the plate.
Our landlord used old masking tape when he painted our windows. Needless to say, it cracked a window, left residue even using tape remover. It’s a back window so I told him to just leave it. The other window will permanently have paper/tape on it. It too is in the back so I don’t care. The one with paper/tape actually is kind of artsy looking.
Girl, When you said you had ruined your plate, and you pulled out another big plate to do it again, you took 5 yrs of my life. And I'm getting old so that's a big deal. LOL. As you know those plates aren't cheap. I've got a six-by-six but I really want to get a big one when I can. Glad you were able to save your plates!! I'll mostly be using mine with ink at least for a while, but the packing tape trick is really good to know for getting old paint off. Now I'm off to watch your do' and don'ts.
Have you tried treating the plate with disinfection or similar alcohol solution? You even can buy label remover based on alcohol and oil. That might help.
Thank you so much Carolyn, that was really really helpful and useful too. It’s amazing what you can find out by accident? Isn’t it. Glad you saved your Gelli plate too. Please stay safe and well too xxx Mags
Great idea! I have old masking tape and noticed it deterioating, too. So, I guess that tape has a "use by" date even though it my be decades after menufacturing! 😅 However, you can tell when it's ripe for the bin because it is hard to pry from the roll - at least mine was - and it tears more easily as it comes off the roll. Mine used to be "normal" years ago so I think it's just aging and not the manufacturing process changing.
This same thing has happened to me just using the old painters tape on other items-like masking windows for painting. I think the tape must change chemically when exposed to the baking in our garages.
the reason why it became as that is the humidity from the plate. the adhesive of the tape is not so dry but its settling time is enough for adsorbing some water from the gelatin. interesting would be to rub it with mineral oil after rubbing alcohol to remove the old adhesive layer. Also, did you see how the tape ended? in other words, was it still sticky? if so, then it was just the first layer of old adhesive
In an attempt to both clean off and lift as print some crusty paint gunge, I once used woodworking glue rather than paint or gel medium. Disaster. A fair bit of the paper surface was left seriously stuck to the plate. The paper I pulled off was pretty exciting stuff and I love what I made of it, but... I did eventually get it clean with alcohol, soapy water, sponge and careful use of fingernails etc - but it took me about an hour and a half. One thing I never have got off is graphite marks - I accidentally dropped a sheet of used tracing paper onto the plate. The marks are still there. Fortunately it doesn't actually show on prints that I pull from that plate. It was fortunate, also, that the tracing paper had only a couple of marks that I've learned to ignore. I shudder to think how I'd have coped if it had had a fuller, more detailed picture traced onto it! Keep used tracing paper well away from your gel plate!
Great information. Thank you. I left copy paper on too long the other day and one layer of the paper got stuck to the paint and plate. What a mess. I looked all over TH-cam to find a solution. It was to be one of the prettiest I had done and I was really looking forward to the unveiling. So sad. What a mess. What would you have done or suggested. I was hoping to save it. I ended up taking a damp Magic Eraser sponge which worked but unfortunately I had tried too many others options firs. I would love your thoughts. Could it possibly have been the type of copy paper I used along with leaving it on too long?
And here I was thinking gel plates are indestructible, short of nuclear bomb, stabbing it with scissors or shoving it down meat grinder in a fit of art rage! Kidding aside, your masking tape has just gone to the dark side. It will leave that residue on everything now, so be careful with it. I used to work in second hand store, where some of the price stickers were just masking tape and the older the tape, the more sure it was to separate like that. It can happen instantly, it doesnt need to sit there for hours. Same with brand new tapes stored in too hot places, like near radiators, sunny windowsills or above stoves. Sometimes you can see the tape has turned more yellow, but not every time. Quick checking with hand to the sticky side tells you is it still kosher or trasher. Nice leather pumps got ruined forever, because I couldnt help them with the mortal enemies of adhesives: heat or solvents. You could carefully try those, if you still look for solutions for that. I would maybe heatgun it, then pull it away with fresh tape. Hope this was any help :)
Old tape, masking tape and even washi tape gets gummy. I’ve had some washes that can’t even be pealed off the roll. Old glue goes bad too. It’s just a chemical aging issue.
Thanks for this video! Is there any way that you know of to get texture dents out of a Gelli plate? Maybe rub with mineral oil? I covered my plate with a paper towel when I stored it, and the paper towel left tiny impressions. Any info would be helpful. Love your video.
Butter is the best for removing sticky gumminess. Smear geplate with butter . Let sit a while then was'h with mild dish soap. The buter acid dissolves the tape glue. If it doesn't all come off just put more butter on, wait and wash. Voilà.
Hey, I'm a painter and artist by trade and I know your problem with the old masking tape. I hate this sticky stuff that happens when this tape has been exposed to moisture. But I had to laugh so hard when you talked about it. I know your way of researching how this geliplate works. I have started to make a geliplate myself. I failed so much. I fell because the mixture for the plate flowed out of the mold and I spilled the warm gelatin in the kitchen and it splattered on the wall and floor. I had to repaint the glycerine and it kept coming through the paint. A horror scenario. I cooked plates over and over again for weeks. But I learned a lot about what they can do. The ones I bought are unbeatable. Blue stains, countless hours on my knees to repair the damage later... I will never cook a plate myself again. My concern. I am researching why only laser printers produce good results. How can I use a normal printer to achieve the same result? Please send me left information what you can do. I will report back if I find out anything. Greetings from Germany. Good luck. Chris 🇩🇪🌻
Hi - about the laser printer. I think the issue is not the machine itself, but the kind of toner they use. If I remember correctly the laser printer uses pigment-based toner and the dot-matrix printer uses dye-based toner. Only the pigment toner works for image transfer (I'm guessing that's what you want to do).
I wonder if you used the packing tape to remove the sticky gummy glue, would that work, then maybe you would have to cover the paper with the powers, except that it gave you a new artistic experiment that worked well. Thank you for sharing.
Doesn't matter if they have to be stored room temperature are can they get cold really cold weather like in as she shed? It's cause I really like your videos thank you
Have you tried rubbing alcohol? I use it to take off stickers like the ones Home Sense uses and stickiness from underneath labels off jars and the rubbing alcohol won’t hurt the gel plate. Id love to hear if it worked.
Did I miss something... Why were you using making tape on your gel plate in the first place?! Great solution for removing it and pretty, I might add! 👍🤭 Thanks for sharing!
The bad masking tape was just old and being subjected to wide temperature fluxiations, destroyed the adhesive. I've seen this happen to masking tape where I used to work I'm sure it wasn't that particular batch. Masking tape like that is good for removing pet hair from clothes and furniture.
Masking tape that is old and that has been exposed to heat gets gross like that, so it's likely that it was stored in your garage and that it was quite old. If you wanna redo a bit of the experiment, take a new role of masking tape and either leave it in the hot car for a few days, or run your heat gun on it for a bit and then try it. I bet you get similar results to the tape that "messed" the plate up.
If it is old, then even the blue painter's tape will cling for life. I found out the hard way there. I put it on my vinyl siding to paint the front porch. Came back about four hours later and the tape wouldn't budge. That was years ago. I think the house could fall down around it, and the areas with that tape will stand fast. You will know if the tape is good or not when you pull it off the roll. If it doesn't come in a perfect strip, then earn two points by making a hoop shot in to the bin. Oil should help in your case. You may have to let it soak overnight.
I swear I’ve always had problems with that color tape! I won’t even buy cream/ beige masking tape anymore. I’ve messed up mosaics and when I was painting walls and using it. Your awesome btw! I always am inspired by you
thank you Carolyn - this is good info to know - but i do have one quick question lol - would we be able to use Goo Gone on a gel plate? its the stuff they make to remove the sticky residue that price and info labels leave behind - or would that damage the plate hmmmm lol - but thanks for showing this - our gel plates are special to us : )
I can't imagine not being able to use Goo Gone (or Desolve-It) as basically they are just orange Oil. Desolve-It (basically the same thing as Goo Gone) has been used to remove things like tar from burn victims, that's how gentle it is!
My friend recently used the Glossy side of photo paper on her gelli arts plate and it ruined it Started to warp, stretch and disvolve the plate. Has to be because of the chemicals used on the paper to lock in ink when running through your printer. So don't use that!
The other product NEVER to use on a gel plate is Sculpey clay softener. I use it sometimes in techniques with polymer clay (and also for softening old clay lol) I got some on one of my gel plates once by accident and there was a bad reaction - it damages the plate. Not surprising as it contains plasticisers that can dissolve some types of plastic. I mention this because it looks like thin mineral oil or baby oil but is obviously very different.
I really appreciate when good, professional artists acknowledge they too are human like the rest of us and share your mistakes for the purpose of learning. Thank you!
Very interesting, Carolyn! I’ve noticed old masking tape gets brittle and odd and if left long on a surface it doesn’t remove cleanly. Thank you for warning us to avoid the old stuff on the gel plate! Nice flip side save, too!
Masking tape is a bit of character isn't it!
I’ve had this happen with really old adhesive tapes - always more than 5 years ( but mine have all been kept inside).
I use eucalyptus oil for all glue removal - but then, I’m Australian😉
Same here matie, I use Eucalyptus oil for all sticky things. Other choice is Orange power, but dont leave it on wipe it clean then wipe with clean
Mayonnaise works exceptionally well too!
Oh, thanks for the tip. I am in England but I have some of this oil. I have been looking for a solution to tape residue all left by one particular roll, never had a problem with any other tape, only those vile sticky labels that you get on all sorts of things when they are new….
My life experience has been that masking tape always breaks down & goes bad a lot quicker than other tapes.
I like your direct, exploratory style, so much fun. Thank you from Canada
Disaster averted! I've also noticed that old tape of any sort seems to break down over time. Chemical change perhaps? Old age has done a number on me, so why not on tap! Maybe Scotch should consider putting on an expiration date or a "buyer beware" warning! As for glitter, I had to laugh. I taught second grade for many years and holiday projects always involved glitter -- and some was usually still stuck to our tables and in need of razor blade scraping at the close of the school year. A little glitter goes a long way and that stuff clearly doesn't have an expiration date! Have you ever tried mixing embossing powder colors?
I just learned that the hard way, too!!! Happy to see it makes sense now. I wiped it off and my plate seems to be ok, (my tape pieces were thin strips).
Since packing tape works so well to remove dried paint, do you think it would have removed the sticky stuff? You didn't say specifically whether or not you had tried it, so I was wondering.
I was just coming here to ask about that! :) Great minds...
I enjoyed watching this video! As for glitter, I have a love/hate relationship with it; it's wonderful on projects but it ends up clinging to everything else!!
Masking tape is about the only thing I throw out once it gets old. The adhesive just doesn't hold up over time and becomes gummy.
I’ve found the gumminess disappears altogether and the paper part becomes crispy and the whole thing becomes a year-ago exercise in futility, if I use it on boxes stored in the garage!!
Sometimes, if it's like here in Texas, it'll get hot or too much humidity it'll change.
You know....gold flakes would do well on those little sticky spots!!
Thank you for doing this video! I was really interested in what you were going to say. It drew me right in. And I was glad that you were able to salvage your plate.
I find old tape. The adhesive does crazy stuff. Especially masking tape.
Hahahaha! Holy moly, I thought I was the only one that happens to, except it wasn’t a gel plate that I ruined it was an art project. I have discovered that real old masking tape will do that. I think over time, when it’s old like that, the glue starts to break down some, and gets what, stickier? I can tell you from experience that gel plates aren’t the only thing that can get ruined. Mine was a skinnier, not as wide, tape that was about five years old. I wanted to use it to create some designs on a gel
Print I had done. Once I put paint to paper and let it dry, I pulled on the tape, and the paper ripped. It wouldn’t come off without taking the top layer of the paper off. The glue was very gluey, and I struggled to get the tape off the roll, so that should’ve told me something. But it’s what I had on hand. Also, I discovered old artist tape will do the same thing, but not as bad…it just sticks to the roll and won’t come off without ripping🙄. Lesson learned.
Thanks for sharing what tape has done to your stuff when it gets old! I was so surprised since the tape wasn't gooey at all on the roll but clearly went that way on the plate.
Our landlord used old masking tape when he painted our windows. Needless to say, it cracked a window, left residue even using tape remover. It’s a back window so I told him to just leave it. The other window will permanently have paper/tape on it. It too is in the back so I don’t care. The one with paper/tape actually is kind of artsy looking.
You are just too much fun. Queen of OOPS!
Your video was excellent! You are an wonderful teacher.
Oh, I like your Gibran quote!
Thanks, I would never have been brave enough to try embossing powder!
You are so kind to talk about this, thank you..🥰
Girl, When you said you had ruined your plate, and you pulled out another big plate to do it again, you took 5 yrs of my life. And I'm getting old so that's a big deal. LOL. As you know those plates aren't cheap. I've got a six-by-six but I really want to get a big one when I can. Glad you were able to save your plates!! I'll mostly be using mine with ink at least for a while, but the packing tape trick is really good to know for getting old paint off. Now I'm off to watch your do' and don'ts.
Have you tried treating the plate with disinfection or similar alcohol solution? You even can buy label remover based on alcohol and oil. That might help.
Thank for the warning
Thank you so much Carolyn, that was really really helpful and useful too. It’s amazing what you can find out by accident? Isn’t it. Glad you saved your Gelli plate too. Please stay safe and well too xxx Mags
Great idea! I have old masking tape and noticed it deterioating, too. So, I guess that tape has a "use by" date even though it my be decades after menufacturing! 😅 However, you can tell when it's ripe for the bin because it is hard to pry from the roll - at least mine was - and it tears more easily as it comes off the roll. Mine used to be "normal" years ago so I think it's just aging and not the manufacturing process changing.
Very helpful. I wrecked my gelplate by putting aluminum foil and it became wrinkled and the impressions stayed. 🙃
WOW! That is so cool!
This same thing has happened to me just using the old painters tape on other items-like masking windows for painting. I think the tape must change chemically when exposed to the baking in our garages.
Very interesting. Thanks so much for sharing your experiences.
Thanks for sharing this 😊
Did you try eucalyptus oil to remove the sticky stuff? It will remove most tack left behind after tape removal.
Superlove! Very thanks!
Great video! Very informative!! Thanks so much!!
Do you have a video of your craft room? Need some inspiration thanks.
the reason why it became as that is the humidity from the plate. the adhesive of the tape is not so dry but its settling time is enough for adsorbing some water from the gelatin. interesting would be to rub it with mineral oil after rubbing alcohol to remove the old adhesive layer. Also, did you see how the tape ended? in other words, was it still sticky? if so, then it was just the first layer of old adhesive
You can’t leave any tape, glue, paint, etc. in a garage, the fluctuation of temperature will destroy most things.
In an attempt to both clean off and lift as print some crusty paint gunge, I once used woodworking glue rather than paint or gel medium. Disaster. A fair bit of the paper surface was left seriously stuck to the plate. The paper I pulled off was pretty exciting stuff and I love what I made of it, but... I did eventually get it clean with alcohol, soapy water, sponge and careful use of fingernails etc - but it took me about an hour and a half.
One thing I never have got off is graphite marks - I accidentally dropped a sheet of used tracing paper onto the plate. The marks are still there. Fortunately it doesn't actually show on prints that I pull from that plate. It was fortunate, also, that the tracing paper had only a couple of marks that I've learned to ignore. I shudder to think how I'd have coped if it had had a fuller, more detailed picture traced onto it! Keep used tracing paper well away from your gel plate!
Jaw-Dropping!!!!
Thanks Jamie!
Love your top Carolyn
Would Undo work to remove the sticky adhesive?
Fantastic!! I like your thinking outside the square there Carolyn! I love the luminescence of the sparkly clear embossing powder! 😊❤️🌸
Great information. Thank you. I left copy paper on too long the other day and one layer of the paper got stuck to the paint and plate. What a mess. I looked all over TH-cam to find a solution. It was to be one of the prettiest I had done and I was really looking forward to the unveiling. So sad. What a mess. What would you have done or suggested. I was hoping to save it. I ended up taking a damp Magic Eraser sponge which worked but unfortunately I had tried too many others options firs. I would love your thoughts. Could it possibly have been the type of copy paper I used along with leaving it on too long?
Packing tape usually works for me when acrylic paint acts like glue and sticks the paper to the plate.
Could you use something like Goo Gone to remove the mess?
Did you consider trying the packing tape over sticky gummy remains to pull it off?
I don’t put anything with glue in my garage. I live in Florida & most of the time it’s like an oven in there. It destroys any glue.
And here I was thinking gel plates are indestructible, short of nuclear bomb, stabbing it with scissors or shoving it down meat grinder in a fit of art rage! Kidding aside, your masking tape has just gone to the dark side. It will leave that residue on everything now, so be careful with it.
I used to work in second hand store, where some of the price stickers were just masking tape and the older the tape, the more sure it was to separate like that. It can happen instantly, it doesnt need to sit there for hours. Same with brand new tapes stored in too hot places, like near radiators, sunny windowsills or above stoves. Sometimes you can see the tape has turned more yellow, but not every time. Quick checking with hand to the sticky side tells you is it still kosher or trasher.
Nice leather pumps got ruined forever, because I couldnt help them with the mortal enemies of adhesives: heat or solvents. You could carefully try those, if you still look for solutions for that. I would maybe heatgun it, then pull it away with fresh tape. Hope this was any help :)
Would this method work with dried on residual paint?
Old tape, masking tape and even washi tape gets gummy. I’ve had some washes that can’t even be pealed off the roll. Old glue goes bad too. It’s just a chemical aging issue.
Thanks for this video! Is there any way that you know of to get texture dents out of a Gelli plate? Maybe rub with mineral oil? I covered my plate with a paper towel when I stored it, and the paper towel left tiny impressions. Any info would be helpful. Love your video.
Wouldn't Goo Gone take the sticky glue residue off and make the plate usable again?
Butter is the best for removing sticky gumminess. Smear geplate with butter . Let sit a while then was'h with mild dish soap. The buter acid dissolves the tape glue. If it doesn't all come off just put more butter on, wait and wash. Voilà.
Hey, I'm a painter and artist by trade and I know your problem with the old masking tape. I hate this sticky stuff that happens when this tape has been exposed to moisture. But I had to laugh so hard when you talked about it. I know your way of researching how this geliplate works. I have started to make a geliplate myself. I failed so much. I fell because the mixture for the plate flowed out of the mold and I spilled the warm gelatin in the kitchen and it splattered on the wall and floor. I had to repaint the glycerine and it kept coming through the paint. A horror scenario. I cooked plates over and over again for weeks. But I learned a lot about what they can do. The ones I bought are unbeatable. Blue stains, countless hours on my knees to repair the damage later... I will never cook a plate myself again.
My concern.
I am researching why only laser printers produce good results. How can I use a normal printer to achieve the same result? Please send me left information what you can do. I will report back if I find out anything.
Greetings from Germany.
Good luck.
Chris 🇩🇪🌻
Hi - about the laser printer. I think the issue is not the machine itself, but the kind of toner they use. If I remember correctly the laser printer uses pigment-based toner and the dot-matrix printer uses dye-based toner. Only the pigment toner works for image transfer (I'm guessing that's what you want to do).
I wonder if you used the packing tape to remove the sticky gummy glue, would that work, then maybe you would have to cover the paper with the powers, except that it gave you a new artistic experiment that worked well. Thank you for sharing.
Doesn't matter if they have to be stored room temperature are can they get cold really cold weather like in as she shed? It's cause I really like your videos thank you
Have you tried rubbing alcohol? I use it to take off stickers like the ones Home Sense uses and stickiness from underneath labels off jars and the rubbing alcohol won’t hurt the gel plate. Id love to hear if it worked.
Awesome! Going 2 buy a gel plate !! Love this 🥰👍🌼🌟🌈☮️
all tape can turn gooy when it's old, it's not the plate. but great video to watch
Did you try Goo gone?
The same thing happens on glass if the tape is old. Very hard to get the goo off the glass
Thank you so much for sharing this. :)
Great. Video, thanks.
Did I miss something... Why were you using making tape on your gel plate in the first place?! Great solution for removing it and pretty, I might add! 👍🤭 Thanks for sharing!
to be fair the tapes do say don't leave in place for long. but yeah,great save
I never use anything to clean my plate I always keep taking prints and it comes clean that way
It brakes my heart to see you ruin a plate...
i think i wrecked mine after using oil based supplies and then cleaning with citrasolve.....it dissolved parts of the plate......argh!
The bad masking tape was just old and being subjected to wide temperature fluxiations, destroyed the adhesive. I've seen this happen to masking tape where I used to work I'm sure it wasn't that particular batch. Masking tape like that is good for removing pet hair from clothes and furniture.
Masking tape that is old and that has been exposed to heat gets gross like that, so it's likely that it was stored in your garage and that it was quite old. If you wanna redo a bit of the experiment, take a new role of masking tape and either leave it in the hot car for a few days, or run your heat gun on it for a bit and then try it. I bet you get similar results to the tape that "messed" the plate up.
That happens to masking tape when it gets old and has been in heat, like in a hot place.
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Interesting! Can you use the other side of the Gelli plate?
I saw the title and thought oh no, she must have put photo paper on there! Ask me how I know. 😐😑😭
Gums go off over time
Use a95% alcohol on cotton balls to clean up the stickiness and your plate will be fine.
Eucalyptus Oil will get rid of the gum.
je comprends rien à ce que vous faites
What about cleaning it with 99% alcohol
This is a graphic example why masking tape and scotch tape should never be used on art you care about.
Ahhhh glitter! The herpes of the craft world
Sorry, I mean rubbing alcohol
Masking tape ruins a LOT of things..
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Duct tape?
Goo be gone should remove it
Appreciate the content . But this should have been a 5 min video.
Take a shot every time she says "ooey gooey". Or, just "gooey". You'll be drunk in no time. Perhaps someone will buy her a thesaurus.
Removable adhesive will become permanent if left on for a long time. I presume this is what happened
Obnoxious music. Couldn't watch.
Blab blab blab blab blab blab blab....get to the point already!
I have used baby powder rub a generous amount onto the sticky let sit then wash with soap and water
Thank you for the tip!
Excellent presentation, Carolyn.
Thanks! Glad it was helpful!
If it is old, then even the blue painter's tape will cling for life. I found out the hard way there. I put it on my vinyl siding to paint the front porch. Came back about four hours later and the tape wouldn't budge. That was years ago. I think the house could fall down around it, and the areas with that tape will stand fast. You will know if the tape is good or not when you pull it off the roll. If it doesn't come in a perfect strip, then earn two points by making a hoop shot in to the bin. Oil should help in your case. You may have to let it soak overnight.
Did you try the packing tape over the goo to see if it would pull it up?
I swear I’ve always had problems with that color tape! I won’t even buy cream/ beige masking tape anymore. I’ve messed up mosaics and when I was painting walls and using it. Your awesome btw! I always am inspired by you
thank you Carolyn - this is good info to know - but i do have one quick question lol - would we be able to use Goo Gone on a gel plate? its the stuff they make to remove the sticky residue that price and info labels leave behind - or would that damage the plate hmmmm lol - but thanks for showing this - our gel plates are special to us : )
I can't imagine not being able to use Goo Gone (or Desolve-It) as basically they are just orange Oil. Desolve-It (basically the same thing as Goo Gone) has been used to remove things like tar from burn victims, that's how gentle it is!
@@mcescher1957 thank you
My friend recently used the Glossy side of photo paper on her gelli arts plate and it ruined it
Started to warp, stretch and disvolve the plate. Has to be because of the chemicals used on the paper to lock in ink when running through your printer. So don't use that!
You’re such a scientist!
Try Eucalyptus oil. It usually removes the stickiness.
I've used some older olive oil to remove adhesive from tape and stickers
Did you try Goo Gone? I use it for removing sticky labels from containers that I recycle for my own use.
I’d worry that might interact with the plate