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How do you keep Green Stuff lubricated? I was working with some yesterday and it was sticking to everything. Do you use water, or vaseline, or something else?

Thanks in advance!

I use vaseline ...

The only problem with that is that it smell horrible(atleast what i usally buy)

Good ol' water

Really ? I dont find it working for me , or atleast not for as long as the vaseline

I usally have to re-lubricate everything in a matter of minutes when using water ...

Wait a minute ... are we still talking about GS ?

Saliva.

Readily available and gets the job done!

DoW

gretar wrote:Really ? I dont find it working for me , or atleast not for as long as the vaseline

I usally have to re-lubricate everything in a matter of minutes when using water ...

Wait a minute ... are we still talking about GS ?

keep your tools in a cup of water, removed them to use and dip them in every now and then (dip then shake off the majority).

Water......

Yes, you have to keep dipping your tool ends in water, but water really is the simplest, and is guaranteed not to leave any gunge on your model.

IMHO, skin oil from the side of your nose or scalp is the best, I find, second best is saliva, then vaseline or other petroleum jelly.

Water is okay, but it can cause the GS to "disintegrate" when working with small amounts or very fine detail.

Some say olive oil works the best. It has been said on BoLS that K.Y. Jelly is an absolute god-send... For lubricating GS, I mean. What?

K-Y Jelly is the best stuff out there. It lubricates the tools for a long period and the model does not need a hard scrubbing afterward like it does with Vaseline does. It is very cheap as well.

I would say water like the others have said, it will not leave any residue that requires cleaning, and you should try to sculpt in small segments. That way the Little bit of water goes a ways.

I just lick all the tools around me to keep them nice and wet, and that way they'll do whatever I want them to do very effectively.

There's no lube like spit, in my experience.

Skin oil, saliva, KY jelly... What a thread.

DogOfWar wrote:Saliva.

Readily available and gets the job done!

DoW

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spit and vaseline

Saliva.

Little know fact kiddies - GS tastes great!

Skin oil, saliva - I'm just grateful no one has suggested poo! Is this all some cunning plot to stop people touching your models?

So, if I was flattening a piece of GS (trying to get back on topic with all this chat about KY and body fluids), and pressing it onto a surface, would you just put water/KY/vaseline on the surface. Sorry for the dumb questions, it's just not working for me at the moment...

InyokaMadoda wrote:How do you keep Green Stuff lubricated? I was working with some yesterday and it was sticking to everything. Do you use water, or vaseline, or something else?

Thanks in advance!

I use vegitable oil (Crisco)

I've tried coating a flat surface with water for flattening and it didn't work that well. the water dries/gets soaked up well before the GS starts to cure enough for easy use.

OK, so water doesn't work too well on a surface for flattening GS onto. Anyone know what does?

Yes, vegitable oil

And that doesn't get absorbed into the GS?

Another thought, if I use water to lubricate the GS, obviously as the GS cures, the water evaporates off and you can paint it. Are there any problems with using oil/vaseline/KY/anything else, in them not drying off once it's cured?

It doesn't seam to affect how the GS cures if that is what you are asking.

After the GS is cured, I take a napkin, dip it in dish water, and then use it to wipe any remaining oils off the surface.

I've tried using KY for my tools. too oily to work with IMHO. Just pulls the greenstuff loose from whatever it's supposed to adhere to. I saw skin oil in a thread and tried rubbing my tools along the edge of my scalp. Didn't think it would work, but it's actually really good. Leaves no residue, warms the blade for ease of work, and you don't need much

EDIT: Also, running the GS under some hot water before playing on it will also make your life a lot easier, as it softens the GS up and makes it more workable

metallifan wrote:Also, running the GS under some hot water before playing on it will also make your life a lot easier, as it softens the GS up and makes it more workable

I keep two cups nearby when working GS: a coffee mug with hot water and my water cup for painting with clean cool water. A dip in the warm water to soften it up and a dip in the cool water to firm it. Works great! I personally use water as my tool lubricant (while sculpting, that is ) but have used a tiny amount of vegetable oil when making press-moulds and casts. It cleans up pretty easy, but you need to wait until the peice is completely cured to do so.

That all seems to make sense to me. Thanks for all of the help!