Re: [BKARTS] gold stamping problem

[Don Drake <ddrake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Teri,

It sounds like you're describing the result of too much dwell and/or a 
very hot die combined with a pretty soft spot in the leather. In short, 
the gold is not just adhered to the bed of the letter but come up the 
sides of the deboss and over the hillock between letters (to 
grandmother's house we go).

If the solvent Richard suggested doesn't get you there:

* Get both pair of your reading glasses on or do something else to 
magnify your view of the problem.
* Get your pointiest knife (something like the classic #11 exacto).
* Dampen the effected area
* Stand a little drop of water in a small spot where you want to start 
work.
* Poke your blade tip down through the droplet and encourage the rouge 
gold to let go and float away.
* Use any degree of aggression short of damage to the leather.
* Work your way around till all the birds smile outside the studio 
window at the excellence of your work.
* Give that naphtha a try after you've done as much as you can bear 
(and the leather is dry again).

Regards,
Don Drake
Dreaming Mind

ddrake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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On Aug 16, 2005, at 6:15 AM, Teri L Herbert wrote:

> Perhaps someone has an idea how I can salvage a
> spine label I did: it took three stamps with a
> Kwikprint: very long title, and the last stamp
> was the year 2004.  All was lined up and beautiful
> til I lifted the last stamp and saw that 2004 was
> very muddy and gold run together.  I tried picking
> at it to ease off some gold, I tried flanneling,
> and it just won't 'unmuddy'.  I can't bear to

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