Art Clay Magic Moisturising & Storage Pot
€ 8,50
Product number AM 41
In stock
Description
Art Clay Magic Moisturizing & Storage Pot, this pot is useful for storing clay and preventing it from drying out. Slightly dried out clay can be moisturized with it!
Use this handy Art Clay jar to hold your metal clay while working and between sessions, and to store dry clay and/or make it workable again.
How to use:
Place your clay on the bottom of the clay holder and place the ventilated insert on top. Place the moist sponge (included) on the insert and put the lid on. Ready. Your clay will stay fresh and workable for a long time – keep checking that your sponge/tissue stays wet. Make sure the sponge is moist, but not so wet that it drips onto the clay. Also make sure the clay doesn’t touch the vented insert or sponges, or it might get a little too wet and mushy.
Instructions for rehydrating clay:
If your clay has become hard and dry and needs to be rehydrated, use both sponges in the jar to get as much moisture back into the clay as possible. Wet one of the sponges and place it on the bottom of the pot. Place a small sheet of Teflon on the sponge. Chop the dry clay into smaller pieces and place them on top of the Teflon sheet (make sure the clay does not touch the sponge itself, otherwise it will become paste that sticks to the sponge). Place the ventilated insert on top and place the second sponge (moistened with water) on top. Place the lid on top and seal it.
After a day or two, the clay is magically soft again and can be put in cling film to gently knead it back into a homogeneous lump of clay If the clay is not completely soft, just put the lump back in and leave it a little longer. Make sure the sponges stay wet the whole time. Two small sponges are supplied with the pot
If you use this with base metal clay such as bronze and copper clay, an oxidized film may appear on the clay. Base metal clay is best wrapped carefully in cling film. You can then put it in this jar to prolong the life of the opened clay. Do not store silver clay and base metals together in the same box.
