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mistymc79 · Clay Captain Joined: 13 May 2006 Posts: 10

I was wondering if anyone has any suggestion on how to soften Premo colors other then using the Sculpey liquid clay softener. I find this is very greasy. Is there anything else I can use to soften the clay. I condition my clay by hand and I find it some what painful the next day after working with the clay. Thanks - Misty

moonrakr · Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 12:19 pm Post subject: Conditioning

I've found that a little black and decker food chopper is a great help to conditioning old clay. Slice it into smaller pieces and don't fill the machine more than half-way. It will crumble into tiny crumbles, but as it conditions it will start making larger and larger pieces. (A drop of baby oil also helps, but does leave a "greasy" feeling.) When the crumbles are slightly smaller than a small grape, dump the clay out and roll with a roller for a while. Or pour it into a plastic bag and knead like bread dough.

(I have a lot of old clay that I have saved this way.)

Linda