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911 How To Rescue Dry Clay
Published: 2013-10-31 01:11:00 +0000 UTC; Views: 37263; Favourites: 1088; Downloads: 148
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WOW!! Thank you so much ^Elandria for featuring my tutorial as a Daily Deviation! And thanks to you guys, for your constant support and great feedbacks! You are awesome!
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A short time ago, i found a box of brand new super sculpey firm in the darkest corner of my storage room. It must have been hiding there about a half year long. Thanks to drastic temperature changes in my storage, the clay was stone hard and dust dry. 
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And just in time too. Was about to chuck mine out. Thanks for saving me a wad of cash!
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You're very welcome!
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Thanks for this tutorial! Do you know if this method will work on older clay? I have some Sculpey that's been sitting there for years rather than just a few months... I always felt bad about throwing it out since I hoped there was a way to revive it.
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I should. Just give it a try and let me know if it worked!
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Perfect! I guess have to be little drops of oil, I mean, nothing is going to happen when baking since is oil?.
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Nothing happens
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A little coconut oil works just as well, but I guess if its super dried then that means cooking oil has a little more kick to it.
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You're right ^^
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Coconut also gives the clay a smoother texture as well as new life to the clay.
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Yes, it can be baked. You can use a brush or Q-tip to apply a super fine film of cooking oil if you think the surface of your dried ready-to-bake object is too dry.
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I have a question, I want to use super sculpey to make a model.. but, I am not really familiar with the stuff, wich clay do you recommend?
I want to sculpt something and be able to paint it, and maybe even glue feathers and such to it, or just attach them differently (I work with real animal stuff... and I'm planning on making a bird like creature with real bird wings and stuff)
Any idea wich clay is handy for me?
Love your work!!!
marleen
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The skin colored Super Sculpey should be fine for your purpose. You can mix 50:50 with Super Sculpey Firm (grey one) to support parts of your creature where it need to be stronger. (Things like horns, beaks and such) All Sculpey's can be painted with acrylics, but should be primed properly. If you attend to glue feathers or fur or the sculpture, make sure the area isn't smooth - criss-cross scratch the clay before baking, where you will glue later. This helps the glue to stick onto the clay. You can use super glue or hot glue.
I hope this helps!
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How do I bake the stuff? 
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Yeah, you can bake it at home. Instructions are on the box.
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Nice
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OMG! Thank you so much for this awesome advice!!! I have a box of old super sculpey at home and was kinda sad that I wouldn't be able to use it anymore. Thank you so much again. Now I can go get some wire and start my first poseable doll with my old clay!!! You're awesome~
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Very welcome
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This is a life-saver. Thank you so much for sharing this! Congrats on the DD!
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Thank you and welcome!
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You're welcome!
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Where has this been all my life? orz Would've worked wonders on that art project I did way back when, too late now
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It will work wonders on every future art project
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Makes me happy!
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You're welcome!
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Hmm...so is it possible to purposely make really goopy clay and use it for like, sculpt spackle? Or pipe it from a bag for effects? Would it still bake up properly?
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Yupp, you could make the clay quite liquid the more oil you add, but i don't know how that would bake! Better you try it out first! There are also products on the market, which you mix with clay to make it liquid (like for polymer clay bread spread).
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This post is a lifesaver- er well a clay saver more like it. I am so glad I saw this on my front page! Now I won't have to go out and buy more clay!
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I'm glad i could help ^^
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Congratulations on your well-deserved DD!!!
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Nice trick. Been thinking of doing this when i have the time.
A great way to save money too.
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Thanks! Yupp, it saves me quite a sum every month!
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I think two weeks ago I've tried using your method by adding oil or hot water but it didn't work. #FAIL
But! I guess mine was already used in the oven so probably never gets soft again. xD
Naughty me.
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You can't soften already baked clay 
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That's really unfortunate.
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I wish I know this before I threw my old clay away Thanks for the tip
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Nooooo!!! XD Your next clay will survive!
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