9 x12 Inch Large Gel Printing Plate Gel Painting Plate Monoprinting Gel Block for Stamping, Cardmaking Printmaking with Stencils, 4 Scrappers

I have been using geli plates for a few years. I bought this one because it will fit a full US letter sized sheet as well as Euro A4. The scrapers it came with are a bad idea because they are hard and could damage the plate. I like the little stencil it came with. It should have a clam shell package but doesn’t. I fortunately had a large plastic envelope that it fit in. I removed the acetate sheets right away. I could see there were bubbles formed below the acetate that could eventually leave permanent indentations. I “seasoned” the plate by massaging both sides with mineral oil, wiped off the excess oil, and attached large sheets of copy paper to each side. Then placed it into the plastic envelope with paper on where it will sit at least a day until I’m ready to use it. Conditioning this way also works to get bubble dents out of existing plates that have been stored too long with acetate sheets on them. You need to run a couple of prints to get the excess oil off so the paint will not bead up.