Greenstuff

[lordberti3]

Hi, i bought a pack of green stuff of which i am new to using. is it meant to be very hard to mould and manipulate? mine was very awkward to do this; have i bought an of batch; did i use to much yellow (it cant have been to much blue because of how much was in the strips.

i won't be able to return it but id like to know just for peace of mind.

 

[Switchblade]

It can be difficult to work with, if you keep working it, it'll smooth out.

 

[Wistrel]

remember to wet your fingers and tools to stop it sticking

 

[lordberti3]

Ok, thanks for the help

 

[Arli]

I have read somewhere that if you coat your fingers with olive oil, you will not even have to wet them. Not sure if this works though.

 

[jayzerus]

I have also heard if you mix in some hand lotion with the green stuff you won't have to wet your fingers.

 

[strewart]

The problem with using lotions and oils is they will stop paint and glue so you will need to make sure after it is cured that they are extremely well cleaned. It can also make it very difficult to get the GS to stick to the actual model...

I personally use my own forehead grease by wiping my sculpting tools on my forehead before using them. Its very effective! I use a bit of water on my hands.

As to the ratio, the blue part is the hardening part and the yellow is the softening part. So the more blue there is, the harder to work with it will be and the quicker and harder it will cure. The more yellow, the softer it is, stickier and easier to mold, dries slower and softer. So if you used more yellow it shouldn't be a problem...

It is also harder to work with if it is cold, what is the weather like where you are? If cool, warm it up by mixing and kneading it in your fingers for 5-10 minutes.

 

[lordberti3]

Im in UK (Derbyshire) where it rains a lot of the time: I'm actually beginning to forget what the sun looks like

 

[strewart]

Ah you will definitely need to warm it up a bit then. I'm looking outside at a bright and sunny spring day af around 17C, which is still quite cold and my GS would need a good amount of kneading to warm it.