Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Anyone ever used Clever Clay and successfully removed model from mould if so can you share your tips please?

My son received the Gogos Clever Clay Pencil Topper set for Christmas we have just tried to make a model and the clay is sticking to the mould and we can't remove the Gogo without it breaking has anyone used this set and managed to make a Gogo?Anyone ever used Clever Clay and successfully removed model from mould if so can you share your tips please?
Do you mean you can't remove the clay from the mold without it "breaking" because it's hard, or only because it would deform and isn't completely hard?

It looks as if this clay ("Clever Clay") is basically a polymer clay like the specialized type called "Eraser Clay" (made by a different company).
http://www.google.com/search?q=Gogos+Cle鈥?/a>
You can read more about Eraser Clay and get hints for how to use it if it is the same thing on this page of my site:
http://glassattic.com/polymer/Characteri鈥?/a>
(click on "SuperFlexibles" category, then scroll down to the section for ERASER CLAY)

If it is a polymer clay, it will not harden until it's heated (if it's an air-dry clay, it will harden in the air naturally over 24 hrs or so but its drying could also be "speeded up" a bit in an oven).

If it is a polymer clay (and must be baked/cured), then you can try using various oily substances as releases inside molds before pressing in the clay (for example, a tiny smear of Vaseline, cooking oil, mineral oil, etc).
Or you can *probably* use a slight bit of water (but don't get the water *into* the clay).
Or you could even lightly pounce the clay with something powdery before putting in the mold (like cornstarch), or rub on a metallic powder (like Pearl Ex) or other materials which will both act as releases and create color on the surface.
You can also remove polymer clay from molds sometimes by chilling it, or by pressing a soft piece of extra clay to the back side of it, or by inserting the point of something into it at an angle and lifting from one end.
You can read more about using polymer clay in various kinds of molds on this page of my site:
http://glassattic.com/polymer/molds.htm (especially perhaps under the RELEASES category)
.Anyone ever used Clever Clay and successfully removed model from mould if so can you share your tips please?
It sticks because both surfaces are dry. Spray a little water--with a spray bottle- into the mold or on the clay before you push the clay into the mold. You don't want it saturated just a very light coating to keep the clay from sticking

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