{"id":3359,"date":"2009-03-27T03:39:06","date_gmt":"2009-03-27T10:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=3359"},"modified":"2009-03-26T15:37:42","modified_gmt":"2009-03-26T22:37:42","slug":"rubbing-alcohol-polymer-clay-bead-supplies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/rubbing-alcohol-polymer-clay-bead-supplies\/3359\/","title":{"rendered":"Rubbing Alcohol &#8211; A Must Have Item For Any Polymer Clay Bead Studio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2009-03\/27-rubbing-alcohol-90013.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Rubbing Alcohol Cleaner\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" align=\"left\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Perfect For Cleaning All Kinds of Polymer Clay Supplies and Crafting Tools:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">One very useful item that should always be included with your polymer clay supplies is a bottle of isopropyl rubbing alcohol. Outlined below are 6 ways to use<\/span><!--more--><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> rubbing alcohol with your clay bead making projects. But first a few quick sourcing and handling tips&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Rubbing alcohol can easily be found in grocery stores and pharmacies, often in the first aid section.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Look for the higher concentrations &#8211; 75% and above for the best effectiveness.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Keep away from high heat and open flames like ovens, heaters, candles and torches because isopropyl alcohol is a highly flammable liquid.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Always keep a tight lid on the bottle because rubbing alcohol evaporates very quickly.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><strong><span>Six Uses For Rubbing Alcohol<br \/>\nWith Polymer Clay&#8230; <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>1) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/pasta-machine-for-clay-maintenance-and-buying-tips\/40\/\">Cleaning Pasta Machine<\/a> Rollers and Tools:<\/strong><\/span> Use a paper towel soaked in rubbing alcohol to easily wipe away polymer clay residue from pasta machines, cutting blades, glass cutting boards and any other tool that comes into contact with your clay.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>2) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/polymer-clay-how-to-tip-making-beads-white-fimo-clay\/161\/\">Removing Unwanted Color Streaks<\/a> From Clay:<\/strong><\/span> If a dirty pasta machine ends up getting unexpected streaks of other colors onto your fresh sheets of polymer clay, an alcohol soaked paper towel will easily wipe them away.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>3) Removing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/fingerprints-polymer-clay-beads\/93\/\">Fingerprints<\/a>:<\/strong><\/span> Use paper towel and rubbing alcohol to remove smudges and fingerprints from unbaked beads.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>4) Removing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/finishing-polymer-clay-beads-future-floor-polish\/57\/\">Future Floor Polish<\/a> And Other Finishes:<\/strong><\/span> Sometimes you mess up when applying a finishes to baked polymer clay pieces. Remove unwanted coatings by completely soaking beads in a dish of rubbing alcohol. Then wipe with a paper towel.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>5) Making Homemade <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/alcohol-ink-techniques-recipes\/95\/\">Alcohol Ink Recipes<\/a>:<\/strong><\/span> Although it is not as strong as the commercially made alcohol inks, you can make your own version for use in many polymer clay bead projects.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>6) Removing Excess <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/alcohol-ink-polymer-clay-craft-supplies\/2051\/\">Alcohol Ink<\/a> Smears and Stains:<\/strong><\/span> If you get alcohol ink (either commercial or homemade) onto somewhere that it shouldn&#8217;t be (i.e. on a bead, on a work surface, on tools), you can remove the color staining with an alcohol soaked paper towel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/cindy-sig.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Cindy Lietz Signature\" width=\"114\" height=\"99\" align=\"right\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/polymer-clay-tutor.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Polymer Clay Tutor\" width=\"200\" height=\"26\" align=\"right\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Perfect For Cleaning All Kinds of Polymer Clay Supplies and Crafting Tools: One very useful item that should always be included with your&#8230;&nbsp;<span class=\"cmtcnt\">31<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,18],"tags":[92,1948,2701,237],"class_list":["post-3359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-supplies","category-tools","tag-fingerprints","tag-inks-dyes-pigments-powders-pearlex","tag-pasta-machines","tag-rubbing-alcohol-acetone-solvents-cleaners"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3359"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3359\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}