Comments on: Rubbing Alcohol – A Must Have Item For Any Polymer Clay Bead Studio

By: Cindy Lietz@International Polymer Clay Artists

Cindy Lietz@International Polymer Clay Artists — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:09:09 +0000

Yes Faber Draconis, the translation was wrong. Rubbing Alcohol = Isopropyl Alcohol. (Language translators are tricky. :-)

Let me know if that helps.

By: Faber Draconis

Faber Draconis — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:27:59 +0000

hmm, according to this blog I bought a bottle of spiritus (94% Ethylene)
and watched the effect at the surface (fingerprints for example), but the only effect I saw were made by the brush/q-tip I´d used.
The Ethylene just seemed to be an evaporating lubricant, but with no effect to the Super Sculpey.
Maybe I just translated "rubbing alcohol" wrong. May it be that rubbing alcohol is only isopropylene.

By: Cindy Lietz@Cupcake Charms

Cindy Lietz@Cupcake Charms — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:07:55 +0000

See, pretty good surprise Eh Kimberly! Thanks for the article mention you made at Deviant Art I really appreciated it!

BTW in case anyone else is wondering, the "surprise" was a post I wrote about Kimberly and her Monster Kookies jewelry. Check it out by clicking the link by my name!

By: Kimberly Hart

Kimberly Hart — Sat, 30 May 2009 04:33:06 +0000

Ohhhhhhh! SURPRISES! :D I'm excited!

By: Cindy Lietz@Avoiding Fingerprints on Polymer Clay

Cindy Lietz@Avoiding Fingerprints on Polymer Clay — Sat, 30 May 2009 02:14:28 +0000

It also removes fingerprints. That is why your work looks so great Kimberly!

PS: You will want to come back to the blog tomorrow (May 30). I've got a surprise for the Mad Scientist of Polymer Clay that I know you'll want to see. That's all I'm gonna say today. See you tomorrow :)

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Mon, 25 May 2009 23:53:01 +0000

I use a cotton swab and rubbing alcohol to get rid of all the flecks of dust (my house is VERY dusty, even though I keep my clay area CLEAN!) by going over the entire piece before I bake it. :) Works every time!

By: Cindy Lietz@Taking Apart a Pasta Machine Video

Cindy Lietz@Taking Apart a Pasta Machine Video — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 17:51:33 +0000

I have read that too Kelly, but that doesn't make much sense to me. I could see it having a reaction to plastics and non stick coatings and such, but not so much with metals. They are different materials. I could be wrong though.

Watch the video on how to take apart and put back together your pasta machine and you won't have any problems at all!

Click the link by my name for info on getting that video.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:56:06 +0000

Thanks for your response Cindy. I had read that it might be some sort of chemical reaction with the clay and the pasta machine. It's a relatively new machine, but I suppose it won't hurt to take it apart for a cleaning (well unless I can't get it back together)!

By: Cindy Lietz@Cleaning Pasta Machine

Cindy Lietz@Cleaning Pasta Machine — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:04:42 +0000

@Julie: Wow that is a lot of extruders! Thanks for sharing your great tip for cleaning them! Very helpful!

@Kelly: That streaking is most likely the cause of clay stuck behind the scrapers of your pasta machine. You can take apart your pasta machine to clean it. For more info on how to do that, click the link by my name.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:03:28 +0000

Awesome post Cindy! My pasta machine has been black streaking my sheets something fierce lately. I tried to find a way to easy fix that up and well here's my answer!

Although, I'd much prefer the machine to just stop making those black streaks in the first place!