Depotting so so so easy [text]

[Matrix_doll]

Re: Depotting so so so easy

Seriously, Really, OMG works! I was amazed at how easy it was to get off. A lil precaution lay it flat on the towel don't use a prong to hold it as I did. I wanted to get all cute with it. So I thought I could used a forceps and it melted into the plastic...lol. I'm gonna still take it back anyway. B2M here I come....okay this is a post notation ladies. I have been searching around my house for magnets. Can't find one so I have been searching online and I found a place. Just in case you have the same problem as me.

http://www.dickblick.com/zz614/13c/

they sell Magnet buttons. So with a hot glue gun or some cement or hobby glue I think it should be cool to affix those things to a 15 slot pan palette. okay I'm going to bed now seriously!

 

[lsperry]

Re: Depotting so so so easy

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Originally Posted by Matrix_doll Seriously, Really, OMG works! I was amazed at how easy it was to get off. A lil precaution lay it flat on the towel don't use a prong to hold it as I did. I wanted to get all cute with it. So I thought I could used a forceps and it melted into the plastic...lol. I'm gonna still take it back anyway. B2M here I come....okay this is a post notation ladies. I have been searching around my house for magnets. Can't find one so I have been searching online and I found a place. Just in case you have the same problem as me. http://www.dickblick.com/zz614/13c/ they sell Magnet buttons. So with a hot glue gun or some cement or hobby glue I think it should be cool to affix those things to a 15 slot pan palette. okay I'm going to bed now seriously!

Those magnets seem too thick for the palette; they look like they might protrude where the lid won't close on the palette.

I ordered the 1/2" self-adhesive magnet from here:
http://www.stainedglassoriginals.com...cessories.html

So, there's no need for glue or a glue-gun -- which is much cleaner and less time-consuming.

HTH

 

[mizfit]

Sorry, I'm a little confused. I'm slow haha. Can someone step by step it for me?

Are we to use the blow dryer right over the eyeshadow pot?

 

[n_c]

Thanks for that post...I tried it yesterday on my deep truth e/s and it worked wonderfully and it was sooooooooooooooooooooo easy...thanks again!

 

[MiCHiE]

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Originally Posted by mizfit Sorry, I'm a little confused. I'm slow haha. Can someone step by step it for me? Are we to use the blow dryer right over the eyeshadow pot?

No. The eyeshadow pan itself is tucked into a plastic piece that sits inside of the pot. When you open the eyeshadow top, you can see it clearly. You pop that plastic piece out with an exacto or paring knife, turn it over (so that the shadow is face down, preferrably on a towel, to protect it) and then use the heat of the blowdryer to melt the glue that's securing it. Do the same on the bottom of the pot to remove the sticker containing the name of the shadow.

 

[Miss World]

omg this is like a million times easier than depoting with candels and other stuff.. ^_^ I'll get me a pallet today and give it a try

thank youuu

 

[madkitty]

I always dent the side of the pan where I prise it out - is it because the glue hasnt properly melted and Im being too eager?

 

[OliviaChristine]

I've used this method depot 5 e/s tonight, it worked like a charm. I used the blowdryer for 3 minutes to make sure the glue was melted.

 

[poocatgrrl]

Great TUT!! I even depotted one of my Barbie e/s using this technique--and she's fine!

I did 3 other e/s first (that I didn't like that much anyway) and found that if I didn't let the glue get melty enough--the e/s pan would bend and the e/s would've broken if I kept going. Instead, I just heated it more and all was fine.

Thanks to the OP!

 

[dreaeluna]

i use an iron and parchment paper when the pot stick to the paper I use small scissors (or pointed tweezers) to poke a hole in the hot plastic and push out the pot from the other side. Prying can be damgeroue

 

[siempredescalzo]

Oh, now I just need to find an exacto knife! Can't wait to try this though!

 

[natalie75]

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Originally Posted by siempredescalzo Oh, now I just need to find an exacto knife! Can't wait to try this though!

I stole my hubbies, he hasn't even missed it

 

[breathless]

very easy tut!

 

[User49]

Thanks! I have been wanting to de pot for ages and the whole thing just seems very messy to me! But! After reading this, I got my hair dryer out and a regular kitchen knife and depotted loads of my Body Shop e/s into my Mac palette! What a great and usefull little how to guide! Thanks

 

[Fairybelle]

Ok, if I can depot from this tutorial, ANYONE can!!

I ended up depotting 19 MAC shadows today (1-15 pan palette, 1-4 pan) and now I need to get back to my MAC Pro store to get more palettes. Once I got the hang of the depotting, there was no stopping me...except for the fact that I didn't buy enough palettes. Thanks for this tutorial--now I will actually use all my MAC e/s...before I will have to admit that a majority of them sat closed in their little shells in bins. Now they are out and open for use all the time.
For those of you on the fence about depotting, once you do one, you can't stop! Lol!!

 

[natalie75]

Yes, if it's possible, depotting only adds to your addiction

I am up to seven 15 palettes!! So many lippies from BTM that now I need to figure out a storage solution so that I can find what I need

 

[Blushbaby]

Can you post a pic of an exacto knife please? I haven't a clue what they look like. I really wanna depot my shadows. I have so many and they're taking up so much space but I've been scared to depot for fear of ruining them all.

 

[capmorlovesmac]

Wow this method sounds great. A little step by step tutorial with pictures would be amazing!

 

[Preciouspink]

OooOo thanks!

 

[VeryAroma]

This works just great! I tried the candle-thing first and almost burned the house off. :-D This is easy, love it!

I didn't use an exacto knife though - I used my nail siccors to cut this thing and then my nail file to get the pan out.