A few technical questions about Super Sculpey, for those who know

[Clubber Lang]

Hi there,

First of all let me say I have been checking this forum for a while, and some of the sh*t I have seen on here is absolutly incredable!!!! I am sorry to make my first post asking for help- but hopefully in the near future I will be able to post up some of my stuff for you all.

Ive just been getting into super sculpey grey and am finding it really good, I just have 3 technical questions.

1) Can you melt it down and pour it into a mold? If so when it cools will it still be workable or will it have hardened completly?

2) Can you make a sculpt and bake it so it hardens and then add more sculpey to your creation and then bake it again so the whole thing will become hard? does this damage the original bit by baking it twice?

3) I understand you can brush it down with spirit to make it smoother and give it a nicer texture- can you also do this after it is baked? Will it work in the same way by eroding/ melting the sculpey?

Thanks for your help.



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[dreamsorcerer]

Hey mate,

Yeah it's a great forum I think, my favourite actually! (even though I haven't posted any of my work for a year)

Anyway, I'll do my best to answer your questions:

1.) Super Sculpey can't be melted down, instead it hardens with heat applied to it. If there's too much heat to it, then only the surface will scorch, bubble and blacken very quickly. (This can be cool though, when wanting these kind of effects, like if you wanted a sculpture with warts on the surface, but if you want to have the surface like a bablies botty then I'd keep the heat down if I were you.) Also, when the clay burns, it makes your eyes sting like crazy, it can make you choke and cough, the fumes are stinky and go everywhere!

2.) Yes, and yes and no it won't damage it by baking it twice. Again, I must stress that the right amount if heat is essential to the success of your sculpt/s.

3.) When the clay dries it more or less turns to plastic, so it won't erode the same way. Super Sculpey is kinda brittle though, and it can be sanded down if desired.

Well, I hope this helps? It's just from my own experience really, so you may have different comments off other folks in here. But I guess the more comments you recieve the more helpful it is. IMHO I think the best advice to give you is to take a small sample of clay and mess with it, experiment so you don't waste time/money on your masterpiece.

I can't wait to see your work posted on here, and best of luck!

:)

[Clubber Lang]

Thanks very much for your help mate!

Much appriciated!:teeth:

[dreamsorcerer]

No problemo! :)

[dragon-dan]

about mold making: you can't liquify sculpey, but you could make a press mold were you just force the sculpey in by hand.