EASY DOES IT: ACRYLIC BLOCK CLEANER

Recently on the Split Coast Stampers (http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/) General Stamping Talk forum, a stamper asked how to remove StazOn alcohol ink from acrylic blocks. Seems a friend borrowed her blocks, and when she returned them, the blocks were covered with Black StazOn Ink (bad, bad, friend!). StazOn is named that cause it does; removing that ink can be next to impossible.

As you probably know, acrylic blocks don't take kindly to a lot of cleaners...window cleaners with ammonia, vinegar, anything with a grit are a few of the no-nos.

Anne, Amber, Barbie, Diane, Heather and Sonya recommended using Mr Clean Magic Eraser. The stamper did, and the blocks are now back to the crystal clear, like-new condition. We all owe a debt of gratitude to those gals for this great tip.

Mr.Clean Magic Eraser is one brand; other brands are also in dollar stores, grocery stores and hardware stores. Frankly, I haven't found any differences between the real one (Mr. Clean) and the knock-offs...except price, that is. But you might want to use the 'real one' if your blocks are a super mess.

Slightly dampen (I use a mister bottle) the white sponge, rub it gently on the stained area, rinse the block under water, and dry with a soft cloth.

If cleaning blocks isn't your favorite thing to do, check out this Easy Does It Weekly tip: http://paperfriendly.blogspot.com/2007/09/easy-does-it_28.html to learn how to keep blocks pristine without cleaning.