Troubleshooting For Your Gelli Plate

[@teresarussell9693]

Useful tips thank you. In spite of looking after my Gelli pad, the paint seems to lifting off whilst applying it with my brayer. I'm puzzled!

[@leonieandrewsart4137]

Can you tell me a bit more about that? Is it coming up in sheets or 'shrinking' back on itself? I'm guessing that you would know if there is anything different you've done with your plate. BTW have you had a break in using your plate or have you been using it regularly? Let's see if we can work this out.

[@faithmusic9]

Thanks for this video. Sometimes, my final prints end up with tiny white specks in different places. I'm not sure if it's lacing or maybe not enough paint? Also, I placed a sheet of copy paper on the top of the plate to store and the next day the paper was covered with oil and the face of my plate was cloudy not clear as the day before. Should I wash it to get back the clear surface? It's a new plate.

[@leonieandrewsart4137]

Thanks for your questions. The white specks could be lacing or missing paint. The lacing often has a halo around it. Often the white specks is just where the paint doesn't pick up off the surface. I wouldn't worry about the gelli plate not being clear. Over time they start to turn a bit more opaque. I would leave it as is. I generally only wash it to remove stubborn dried on paint.