Gelli Printing Plate
"Our Gel Printing Plate looks and feels like gelatin, but is durable, reusable and stores at room temperature. It's easy to clean and always ready for printing. Monoprinting on a Gelli plate is simple and fun. The gratification is immediate, and the prints are too cool!"Â
Always ready to print – When you’re in the mood to print, the Gelli Arts® printing plate is ready for you to use!Â
Easy to cleanÂ
Easy to care forÂ
Store at room temperatureÂ
Use over and over againÂ
Gelli® plates contain no animal products are completely vegan.
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"Our Gel Printing Plate looks and feels like gelatin, but is durable, reusable and stores at room temperature. It's easy to clean and always ready for printing. Monoprinting on a Gelli plate is simple and fun. The gratification is immediate, and the prints are too cool!"
Always ready to print – When you’re in the mood to print, the Gelli Arts® printing plate is ready for you to use!
Easy to clean
Easy to care for
Store at room temperature
Use over and over again
STORAGE
We recommend keeping the original pieces of clear plastic film and replacing them on the gel plate for storage. There will be air pockets when you replace the film. We recommend smoothing out as much air as possible. Take care not to trap any debris or paint residue between the mylar and gel plate.
Our clamshell package is designed to be used for storing your gel plate. The plate can also be stored on a smooth tray or piece of glass. Always keep your gel printing plate laying flat on a smooth, clean surface.
We recommend keeping the label with instructions that comes packaged with your gel plate, but do not leave directly in contact with the gel plate.
THE BASICS
We recommend using acrylic paints. It is not necessary to clean the plate between prints, unless desired. Paint residue can contribute to surprising and pleasing results. There is no need to clean your plate between prints, but it is recommended to clean your plate before storage and remove all paint residue at that time.
We do not recommend using dyes when printing on the plate (such as rubber stamp inks, spray inks and fabric dyes) as the gel will absorb some of the dye and become permanently stained. However, stains will not affect printing performance.
Many paints and inks are compatible with Gelli printing. These include water-soluble printmaking inks and fabric paints.
EASY CLEAN UP
Acrylic paints can be easily cleaned from the plate with mild soap and water. Rinse and gently pat the gel printing plate dry with a paper towel. Gel hand sanitizers (such as Purell®, etc.) can be used to remove paint residue on the plate. Simply rub onto the plate and wipe clean with a paper towel. Baby wipe products can also be used to clean your gel printing plate. Some paint pigments can stain or discolor the gel plate. Stains can usually be removed by following the cleaning instructions recommended for oil paints.
ESSENTIAL TO KNOW
The gel printing plate has an extremely sensitive surface and will imprint any texture it is sitting upon or covered with.
Do not cover your gel printing plate with plastic wrap or waxed paper. Also, do not place your gel plate on these materials. These wraps will wrinkle and imprint their texture on your gel printing plate.
The gel printing plate is made of a unique plastic that contains mineral oil. The gel plate will leach a small amount of harmless mineral oil when left sitting on an absorbent surface.
We recommend you protect your work surface by placing your gel printing plate on a smooth, flat, non-porous barrier such as a Teflon® sheet, baking tray or piece of glass.
Do not place your gel printing plate directly on a surface that may absorb the harmless mineral oil, like a wooden table.
The gel printing plate may exude a small amount of harmless mineral oil when exposed to warm environments. This is normal and, when wiped off, will not affect printing performance.
Keep away from open flame and other heat sources. The gel printing plate is for art and craft use. It is not a toy.
Do not use any glossy paper stock, including glossy photo paper. It can stick to and damage the surface of the gel plate.
As your gel plate is used, it is normal for it to lose its glass finish and become matte and cloudy. This does not affect its performance.
There is no latex in the gel plate, and it does not contain any animal products.
Delivery Times & Charges
We endeavour to dispatch your order as soon as possible after it is received, although some delays can occur during busy periods. Delivery is generally within 1 to 2 working days from the day you complete your order. Please allow up to 5 working days for your order to arrive before contacting us.
We may occasionally send part of the order if not all items are currently in stock. We will contact you in these instances and you will not incur additional shipping charges for UK mainland orders.
If there is likely to be any undue delay to your order we will attempt to contact you via phone or e-mail.
If there are any issues during delivery, the carriers will attempt to contact you by phone (if a number is provided). If the courier is unable to deliver, for any reason, a second delivery attempt will be made the next working day. The goods will then be held for 5 days with the carriers before being returned to us.
If your order is sent via Royal Mail they will leave a card if they are unable to deliver and you can either collect from your local sorting office or re-arrange delivery. If your package does not arrive Royal mail requires us to wait for 14 working days before we are able to raise a claim. Please contact us in these circumstances.
Please contact Lawrence Art Supplies directly if you have any issues with delivery, we will pass on instructions to the carrier.