View Full Version : does everyone generally heat up their clay before removing paint contaminents?
HenrikP
10-03-2006, 09:09 PM
does everyone generally heat up their clay before removing paint contaminents? do you yes or no? why?
ScubaStevo
10-03-2006, 09:42 PM
no, just because. *shrugs*
imported_GregCavi
10-03-2006, 09:45 PM
no, just because. *shrugs*
Ditto +1
Greg
paul34
10-03-2006, 09:45 PM
I never knew people heated up clay? I just knead it in my hand into a flat round shape disc thing, if that`s what you`re talking about?
imported_chpsk8
10-03-2006, 09:54 PM
All I ever do is knead it with my hands for a few minutes to get it flexible. Then I mash it flat and start working. :D
imported_MCA
10-03-2006, 10:28 PM
Ditto +1
Greg
Another non-heater here...I use the remaining car wash water and a bottle of QD/Clay lubricant - I knead my clay in the car wash.
paul34
10-03-2006, 10:43 PM
is this supposed to make clay work better? I have trouble removing some old wax build up with my Meg`s clay sometimes :o
fdizzle
10-03-2006, 11:09 PM
wow thats a new one . . . never heard of that either. Usually just do what everyone else here is saying, works fine.
kompressornsc
10-04-2006, 05:45 AM
When it`s cold out, I`ll keep it in a baggie in my pocket so it`s not rock hard when I need a new piece. Guess that`s kind of heating it up...
sQuashed
10-04-2006, 07:27 AM
When it`s cold out, I`ll keep it in a baggie in my pocket so it`s not rock hard when I need a new piece. Guess that`s kind of heating it up...
Thats about as much heat as I`ll give it too.
Glossmaster
10-04-2006, 07:53 AM
Don`t be a Heater. (lol) As for me, all I do is work the clay between the palms of my hands & use my body heat/friction to "soften" the clay a bit so I can mold it into the shape I prefer. While claying, I tend to kneed the clay with my finger tips & fold it into itself between panels.
David Fermani
10-04-2006, 08:35 PM
The only time I`ve heated up clay was because it was frozen. I usually ran it under warm water to soften it up to work and fold.
HenrikP
10-04-2006, 09:12 PM
according to some people it works better when warm
Bobby G
10-04-2006, 09:30 PM
You could heat (warm) the old KEL made poly clay. It helped in cold climate b/c the stuff is kind of stiff. The clay available today is already pretty soft. Warming it will make it turn to mush.
foxtrapper
10-05-2006, 01:34 PM
I much prefer to work clay as cold as possible. Cold clay, cold paint, cold water. The sticking and smearing is greatly reduced when cold.