Antiquing Over Stamps

[retiredff]

Thanks Tom will do. The pens I bought are the 127 HS-CO, I couldn't find the 127 EF. If these work out the next thing I buy will be empty cartridges.

I don't know where u bought yours but the best price I found was here:

http://artprimo.com/catalog/markers-molotow-markers-c-28_37.html

They are in Washington State

[jlprice0775]

I haven't gone through the entire thread but when ever I ran into this problem I would take a small very pointed paint brush and apply antique gel into the depression of the stamp. With a protective coat added as usual any over application is easily cleaned away with a q-tip. The q-tip allows me to get really close to the impression to clean any extra away with out removing the gel from the impression.

[electrathon]

Your problem is that the impressions are not "crisp". Antique is supposed to get stuck in the sharp lines. Your tool is making soft lines, so it just wipes off. Antique is like the dirt under your fingernails, it gets stuck down in the cracks, not all over your hands.

[club49]

Something that was posted some where on this site that helped me. Trim the wool that you are removing the antique with. Wipe it off with straight strokes not the circular motion that you applied it with.It made sense to me and it worked.But like electrathon mentioned if the lines are not deep enough. it won't do much good.

Jim