Product Description
Art Clay Magic Moisturising & Storage Pot, this pot is not just amazing for storing clay and keeping it from drying out, it will also, like magic, rehydrate dry clay!
Use this smart looking and incredibly useful Art Clay pot to store your metal clay whilst working, and between sessions, and to make dry clay workable again.
To use:
Place your clay at the bottom of the clay keeper and place the vented insert on top. Place a damp sponge (included) or kitchen tissue on the insert, and put the lid on. Done. Your clay will stay fresh and workable for ages - just keep checking to make sure your sponge/tissue stays wet. Make sure that the sponge is damp, but not so wet that it drips on the clay. Also ensure that the clay doesn't touch the vented insert or the sponges, or it might get a little too wet and mushy.
As the clay is being kept in a moist environment stored like this, it will absorb moisture from the air (only as much as it needs!), keeping it a lovely consistency.
Instructions for rehydrating clay:
If your clay has become very hard and dry and needs reconditioning, use both sponges in the container to help you get as much moisture back into the clay as possible.
- Wet and place one of the sponge at the bottom of the pot.
- Put a small sheet of teflon or waxed paper on top of the sponge.
- Chop up the dry clay into smaller pieces, and place it on top of the teflon sheet (make sure the clay doesn't touch the sponge itself, or it will turn into paste sticking to the sponge).
- Place the vented insert on top and put the second sponge (dampened with water) on top.
- Place the lid on and close it up.
- After a day or two you'll clay will magically be soft again, and can be put into clingfilm to be gently coerced (squished) into one homogenous lump of clay again! If it isn't soft all the way through, just put the lump back in and leave it for a little longer. Make sure the sponges stay wet the whole time.
The pot comes with two small sponges.
If you use this with base metal clay, you may get an oxidised film on the clay. Base metal clay is best stored carefully wrapped up in clingfilm. You can then place it in this pot to extend the life span of the opened clay, but it is best used as soon as possible after opening.
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18 Reviews
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Great
Very useful for keeping clay hydrated.
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A Must have!
A fantastic little pot, a briiliant addition to any metalclay artist. Keeps clay moist and ready to use without the need for cling film. Highly recommended!
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Everyone should have one!
Very impressed with this handy pot, keeps your clay lovely and fresh and in perfect condition.
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You NEED this!
Have managed to save all my dried out clay - and some money!
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A definite must have!
For silver art clay this pot is brilliant. It keeps the clay really well conditioned (even if you just pop the clay into the pot without any clingfilm). I find the sponge stays moist for at least a few weeks as well. You just have to remember to spritz the sponge if you leave the clay in the pot for longer than 2 or 3 weeks. Highly recommended product.
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You need one of these!
Excellent product!! Keeps my opened silver clay in A1 condition. Well worth the money, I'll be buying more for use in my workshops on my next order!! :)
