{"id":16935,"date":"2013-05-06T03:05:41","date_gmt":"2013-05-06T10:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=16935"},"modified":"2013-05-03T19:57:52","modified_gmt":"2013-05-04T02:57:52","slug":"compatible-polymer-clay-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/compatible-polymer-clay-test\/16935\/","title":{"rendered":"Is It Compatible With Polymer Clay? Always Test!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=16935#video\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" alt=\"Polymer Clay Compatible\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2013-05\/06-90375-pt0-polymer-compatible-testing.jpg\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Video #375:<\/span> And remember that testing for polymer compatibility issues does take time.<\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080; font-size: large;\"><strong>Topics Covered In This Video:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Just because someone says you can use something on polymer clay (i.e. paints, finishes, glazes, glues, etc.), doesn&#8217;t always mean it is true. Really, the only way to know for sure, is to test it yourself (or watch my videos ;-} or both).<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Some finishes seem fine at first, but will react with polymer clay over time.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Today&#8217;s video shows some of my test samples with the name of the product and date that my tests were started.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Example of a product that got sticky after a few days &#8211; Vintaj Patina Inks on baked polymer clay (air dried not heat set).<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Example of a sample sprayed with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/preserve-your-memories-ii-polymer-clay-beads-copper-findings\/5454\/\">PYM II<\/a> over three years ago, that still looks as good as new.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Please don&#8217;t trust everything you see on the web.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">But you can always trust the information you learn here at the Polymer Clay Tutor, because I have tested it myself.<a name=\"video\"><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LP5gwP7vac4?rel=0\" height=\"323\" width=\"575\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #808080;\">Question of the Day:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Have you used a product on polymer clay that seemed fine at first and then reacted over time? Please tells us about it in the comments section below, so that others can benefit from your discovery as well.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">I look forward to hearing from you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">By the way, if you have a polymer clay question or challenge you&#8217;d like me to address in an upcoming video vlog, do post it in the comments below. I&#8217;d love to help you find quicker and easier ways to bring up the professionalism in your polymer clay art.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #808080;\">Oh and don&#8217;t forget to give these videos a<em> Thumbs Up<\/em> click at YouTube if you are enjoying them. The more <em>Likes<\/em> a video gets, the higher it rises in the searches. And that means even more people will be able to join in on this polymer clay journey of a lifetime.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Also, by subscribing to our YouTube Channel directly, you will receive notifications as soon as new videos are uploaded. To subscribe, click here&#8230;<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/LP5gwP7vac4\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external external_icon\">Polymer Clay Compatibility Testing<\/a><span style=\"color: #808080;\">. The Subscribe Button is right near the top of that YouTube page.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Looking forward to hearing from you!<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 575px;\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 200px;\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cindy Lietz Signature\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/cindy-sig.jpg\" width=\"114\" height=\"99\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Polymer Clay Tutor\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/polymer-clay-tutor.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"26\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video #375: And remember that testing for polymer compatibility issues does take time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2536],"tags":[2341,2586,2637,1948,2305],"class_list":["post-16935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pct-test-lab","tag-vintaj","tag-clay-compatibile-materials","tag-finishes-varnish-sprays-glaze-sealers-wax-paste-rubs","tag-inks-dyes-pigments-powders-pearlex","tag-patina"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16935","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16935"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16935\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16935"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}