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I received my empty cartridge today that works on wheels and white ink and I started to apply the ink and I think I did it wrong can anyone with the correct way to do it please reply.
Hard to say without knowing why you think you're doing it wrong. The process is very similar to reinking a pigment ink pad, and it might take a significant amount if you've let the cartridge get very dry. Be sure you are not using the refill for the craft ink pad, but the one specifically for the cartridge. The formulas are very different and the pad ink is not compatible with the cartridge because it is too thick.
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Hard to say without knowing why you think you're doing it wrong. The process is very similar to reinking a pigment ink pad, and it might take a significant amount if you've let the cartridge get very dry. Be sure you are not using the refill for the craft ink pad, but the one specifically for the cartridge. The formulas are very different and the pad ink is not compatible with the cartridge because it is too thick.
Well the uninked cartridges start completely dry don't they? Its not a case of Letting them get dry.
The normal stampin up classic refills work in the cartridge, you dont need special cartridge ink, right?
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The normal stampin up classic refills work in the cartridge, you dont need special cartridge ink, right?
Yes, but the OP is about the white craft ink, and there is a definite difference between cartridge and ink pad for that one. You should not use the craft ink pad refill for cartridges.
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OK I started with a brand new uninked cartridge for a jumbo wheel and it was dry and the ink is white craft and very wet I did it and it just doesn't seem dry.
You used the craft white ink to ink up the cartridge, not the white ink that is made for the cartridges? I am trying to make sure I understand. The white craft ink will take quite a while to dry when you wheel it, the white that they have specifically for the wheel is a different formula and dries very quickly.
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hmm..not sure if the ink will get any drier with sitting, due to it being the craft white, do you have a craft white pad to compare how wet the ink is? You might be able to take a paper towel and blot off a bit of the excess ink off of the cartridge. Are you going to use this to emboss things? If not you will need to heat set the ink or leave it to dry overnight. How much of the ink bottle did you use to ink up the pad? Usually when I ink up the cartridge I do it like in a line all the way around the wheel (short side to short side) then use the tip to push the ink into the wheel..does this make sense? How is it if you try to use the wheel, is it overinking the wheel (ink on the sides and all?)
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