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Better Brayer Cleaning

Better Brayer Cleaning
Better Brayer Cleaning

I had old chunky white paint hardened on my brayer with no Murphy’s Oil Soap to soak it in. I remembered Tim Holtz saying recently that you could use hand sanitizer to remove acrylic paint. I rubbed some on my brayer, let it sit a couple of minutes, and started rubbing it with a paper towel. I could tell the white was coming off the green layer underneath, but then a strip came off (shown above.)

I kept applying and rubbing and in some cases, whole sections would peel away. I could use just my bare fingers.

It was getting late and aa large section was being stubborn. I applied a thick layer of sanitizer and left it to sit over night.

This morning, I found that the only thing that happened is the sanitizer had evaporated and the stubborn spot would not budge.

I set back in to applying, rubbing and peeling and finally got the brayer as clean as new, even the ends! The End 🤭

5×7” Gel Plate!

5×7” Gel Plate!

I found where I had buried my new 5×7”gel plate! I got it out if the package and put it to work!

New gel plates are oily, so I expected bubbles in the paint.

I test drove my newly cut Japanese stencil!
Metallic gold Craft Smart paint pulled with Art Smith acrylic in medium magenta. The gold, “celled,” as expected. The magenta was thick, smooth and opaque.

I let both layers dry before pulling them. I used copy paper to pull, and a new brayer to paint! I am well pleased!

#the100dayproject2024, #fix,finishandfind Day 45