I had no idea about using vegetable oil to clean up; that was a revelation. Being a skier I knew about citrus solvents as I used to use them to clean my skis, but I'd forgotten. As ever, a mine of valuable tips. 👍 🇬🇧
Hey!! Nice and thorough video! You've got yourself a new subscriber! But I have a few questions... How do you ensure that your tools are ready to be used? Won't the products you use repel the ink once you start printing again? What about cleaning the lino? Do you use the same products??
Thanks for watching! The lino doesn't repel the ink after cleaning with these as I'm using oil-based inks. You could always de-grease the lino with some washing up liquid if you need to.
What to do with rags after using the oil? Do they need to go in a metal bin? How do you clean them or is that not essential and you can keep using the same rags over and over?
Thank you for the video! I have a question for you.. I finished printing with some cranfield white last night and cleaned up with Zest-it.. When I went to try the cranfield gold today, I found it impossible to get even coverage on my roller (unlike the white the night before which smoothly covered my roller). No matter how much ink I rolled on, it still wouldn’t cover my roller completely, almost like sections of the roller were repelling it. Furthermore, the ink went all bumpy in sections on my glass, the dreaded orange peel texture. I wasn’t about to roll it into my lino in that state, and rolled it instead onto a piece of black paper, and almost none of it transferred! I’d been rolling it for about five minutes only, not enough for it to dry, so I was thoroughly confused. I used the same procedure the night before with the white and was able to ink my lino beautifully. My only thought is that residue from the zest-it might have interfered with the ink somehow? All of this long-winded comment to ask: do I need to clean the zest-it off in some way from my brayer and ink plate? Or wait a specific amount of time? I’m at a loss. Very excited to print this gold ink and have read great reviews. No mention of this. Any help? 🙏🏼
Oh no! I'm sorry you're having trouble. I find it easier to stand up when printing if the table is an appropriate height. It's also important to take regular breaks even though it's hard to stop when you're on a roll!
Thanks for the video. I was wondering how you avoid getting a plasticy type film forming on top of opened oil based ink? I use Gamblin Drive By Textile Ink but it soon starts forming little plasticy pieces so it needs to be covered with a layer of something to stop the air...but what?!! Any help appreciated :)
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I had no idea about using vegetable oil to clean up; that was a revelation. Being a skier I knew about citrus solvents as I used to use them to clean my skis, but I'd forgotten.
As ever, a mine of valuable tips. 👍
🇬🇧
I love all these videos, thank you so much.
Thanks for watching!
Thank you. I decided to use oil based ink without thinking about the cleanup. I thought I was sol but lucky for me I have vegetable oil. Whoop whoop
This was really useful thank you!
So glad you found it useful!
You saved my life! Thank you!
So happy to be helpful!
Thank you so much really helpful video... What should I do with the rags!? Let dry out and use again or throw away!?
Thanks for the video, is it possible to clean ink out of a piece of cloth?
You could wash the cloth with soapy water so you can reuse the fabric but it will always remain stained.
I tried vinegar lol, but it's oil that I need :) should've looked this up beforehand ink is everywhere now smh... thanks!!
Oh no! I don't think vinegar will be very helpful!
Thank you - much appreciated!
Hey!! Nice and thorough video! You've got yourself a new subscriber! But I have a few questions... How do you ensure that your tools are ready to be used? Won't the products you use repel the ink once you start printing again? What about cleaning the lino? Do you use the same products??
Thanks for watching! The lino doesn't repel the ink after cleaning with these as I'm using oil-based inks. You could always de-grease the lino with some washing up liquid if you need to.
@@Handprinteduk thank you very much!! 😊
What to do with rags after using the oil? Do they need to go in a metal bin? How do you clean them or is that not essential and you can keep using the same rags over and over?
You can use them over and over again. We keep ours in a metal bin when they're ready to be disposed of at the end of their life.
@@Handprinteduk How do you wash the rags?
I ran my block under the warm tap with soapy water and it warped. Is there a way to get it flat again? 🙈
@@beccaturner8834 I would try putting it under a heavy weight - stack of books or similar. Always best to try not to get the hessian backing wet.
Thank you for the video! I have a question for you.. I finished printing with some cranfield white last night and cleaned up with Zest-it.. When I went to try the cranfield gold today, I found it impossible to get even coverage on my roller (unlike the white the night before which smoothly covered my roller). No matter how much ink I rolled on, it still wouldn’t cover my roller completely, almost like sections of the roller were repelling it. Furthermore, the ink went all bumpy in sections on my glass, the dreaded orange peel texture. I wasn’t about to roll it into my lino in that state, and rolled it instead onto a piece of black paper, and almost none of it transferred! I’d been rolling it for about five minutes only, not enough for it to dry, so I was thoroughly confused. I used the same procedure the night before with the white and was able to ink my lino beautifully. My only thought is that residue from the zest-it might have interfered with the ink somehow? All of this long-winded comment to ask: do I need to clean the zest-it off in some way from my brayer and ink plate? Or wait a specific amount of time? I’m at a loss. Very excited to print this gold ink and have read great reviews. No mention of this. Any help? 🙏🏼
It sounds like your roller needs degreasing. have you washed it with a soapy solution?
also heard the metallica sometimes need the detacking stuff sold by Cranfield as well
How do you do Lino printing without getting back problems? My back has been killing me since I started printing
Oh no! I'm sorry you're having trouble. I find it easier to stand up when printing if the table is an appropriate height. It's also important to take regular breaks even though it's hard to stop when you're on a roll!
Thanks for the video. I was wondering how you avoid getting a plasticy type film forming on top of opened oil based ink? I use Gamblin Drive By Textile Ink but it soon starts forming little plasticy pieces so it needs to be covered with a layer of something to stop the air...but what?!! Any help appreciated :)
I seal the can with electrical tape to prevent the air going inside and put baking paper sheet cut to size on the top of the paint
You can also use butcher paper cut to size
Rubbing alcohol.
Does that work to clean the ink?