Posted by Jess/CT on 7/21/09 12:56pm
Msg #296718

Does anyone use an ink rub for their impression?

I have a standard embosser that makes an impression without any color, which is not visible on copies or faxes.

The notary at my bank uses the carbon paper to rub the impression on docs so they will be more visible.

Does anyone have a less messy way to make impressions visible?

Thanks!

Reply by Shoshana Roller on 7/21/09 12:59pm
Msg #296719

Is an embosser required in CT? If not, why bother?

Reply by Jess/CT on 7/21/09 1:08pm
Msg #296721

Nope, not required in CT, but is used regularly by any notary I have come in contact with.

Reply by CopperheadVA on 7/21/09 1:13pm
Msg #296723

You can do an internet search for "embossment inker" and you should come up with some hits. The NNA sells one and their website has a short video of how it works and what it looks like:

http://www.nationalnotary.org/supplies/index.cfm?product=05861

Reply by Linda_H/FL on 7/21/09 1:14pm
Msg #296724

But you must be a member and be certified and have

their background check in order to be able to buy one from them...

Reply by CopperheadVA on 7/21/09 1:17pm
Msg #296726

Good heavens! How ridiculous - I guess notaries who need

this product will spend their money at an establishment that is willing to sell them the product without expensive strings attached...

Reply by Linda_H/FL on 7/21/09 1:20pm
Msg #296731

Umm...I was joking....

but membership MAY be a requirement to buy - not sure...

Reply by firegirl on 7/21/09 1:18pm
Msg #296727

I was of the impression that the embossers were old-fashioned and not used much anymore. I have a self-inking stamper that makes a stamp about the size of a nickel. It is manufactured by Brother. It has my name, and 'notary public' but no expiration date, so I don't have to get a new one when my commission expires (which is OK in my state). I love it. I have been using it for over 3 years and have not had to re-ink either.

Reply by Linda_H/FL on 7/21/09 1:21pm
Msg #296732

Dawn...do you use that on recordable docs??

Is that acceptable?

Reply by firegirl on 7/21/09 1:28pm
Msg #296736

Linda: yes ma'am. n/m

Reply by dickb/wi on 7/21/09 3:04pm
Msg #296756

i guess i am a little thick headed but i fail to see.....

how in tha world that would ink my embosser as there is not enough room to get to the seal part of it and i surely dont think i coul do it after i embossed as i would never get it exactly on an embossed seal already on the paper....

Reply by Charles_Ca on 7/21/09 9:18pm
Msg #296799

Re: i guess i am a little thick headed but i fail to see.....

Hi Dick:

Actually you use it on the embossed paper and not on the embosser itself. Therein is a bit of a problem, if you get too aggressive with the inker you can actually ruin the seal by making in illegible.

Reply by sue_pa on 7/21/09 1:17pm
Msg #296725

I personally think anyone doing "above and beyond" what their state requires is nuts but that's another topic.

In PA, when embossers were required, before recording, the clerk would take a lead pencil and lightly rub over the embossing to make it show up ... cheap, fast, easy.

Reply by PAW on 7/21/09 1:24pm
Msg #296733

For the most part, I agree with you Sue. However, I do use an embosser frequently for all documents with a foreign destination (some embassies require it). I also use it on court documents. But generally, for general run of the mill domestic notary services, it stays in the drawer.

Reply by Jess/CT on 7/21/09 1:56pm
Msg #296743

Thanks for the ideas, you've been helpful! n/m

Reply by Jim/AL on 7/21/09 2:33pm
Msg #296749

Embosser reqd. in Alabama but have never darkened for

faxback requirements or for any other reason. I have had written request to use pencil lead before faxing, but have never done so and never had a problem. IMO just one more thing I should not be required to waste my time on...SOS requires emboss period.

Reply by SharonMN on 7/21/09 3:46pm
Msg #296766

I don't use an embosser as a notary, but I have a little round stamp that I stamp over embossed corporate seals when doing corporate governance work. It's basically a plain ink pad the same size as a seal, with a handle on it, so you seal and then "stamp" the ink over it. Any company that sells corporate seals should have these. The "pencil treatment" other posters mentioned also works well.

One caution: if the stamp is newly inked, it may bleed a lot and not make a clear impression.

Reply by Charles_Ca on 7/21/09 9:15pm
Msg #296798

I use an embosser and an inker...

mostly for foriegn documents. Notary Rotary I believe has an inker and you cna easily find them in any local urban area in a store that supplies engineering supplies since engineering drawings are still frequently sealed with an embosser and need to be inked to be recorded