Putty problem!

[moonmin82]

I\'ve recently started a new mini and thought I\'d have a go at something I read online regarding mixing putty.

To cut a long story short I\'ve tried sculpting with a 50:50 mix of blue putty (from green stuff) and white putty (from brown stuff).

Although it seemed dry in the morning I noticed I could still manipulate it a bit.

24 hours on from mixing it seems solid but is both just tacky enough to attract the dust and is just soft enough to still add to detail.

I\'m a bit annoyed with myself as I did a good bit of sculpting work on a head but now worry I may have to scrap it...

Will it cure properly?! ???

 

[NINJAWIZARD]

Probably not. The \"curing\" agent for both types is probably not cross-compatible.

I would\'ve mixed up some GS and BS and then mixed those two together. Gives a durable, sandable part that\'ll hold detail well.

 

[airhead]

I would have thought the white part was the same. (hardener). Next time, try what NW suggested. Mix up gs and bs and then mix the two together.

 

[moonmin82]

dammit! if its not dry by tomorrow ill just have to peel it off and start again...

 

[Einion]

The chemistry for all the putties of this type should be similar (there\'s apparently some similarity even between different brands). If so it should set eventually if it is curing so far.

Try warming the sculpt under a lightbulb for a couple of hours, see if that helps. I once had an odd problem with a sample of A+B that took over 48 to cure so you don\'t have to give up quite yet.

Einion

 

[Jericho]

Definitely wait a day or two before doing anything drastic. Just be careful with any lightbulb methods, you can melt/damage other materials attached to the mini.

I\'ve cooked the greenstuff on metal/plastic hybrid models and ended up melting all the plastic. I should\'ve seen that coming.

 

[moonmin82]

you see id seen the kneadatite \'white stuff\' putty online and assumed the blue was the same as in green stuff stuff and the white as brown stuff.

the only thing thats set alarm bells ringing is reading online that with \'white stuff\', blue + white = white and i have ended up with a light blue (like the gw paint, \'hideous blue\').

ill wait a bit longer - im away this weekend so if its not set by monday ill have to set about the messy job of removing it!

does anyone know if acetone would be safe with the dried green stuff underneath?! i thought i could use it if i need to remove any sticky excess white/blue stuff!

 

[moonmin82]

ill let you know how i get on

it would be a shame if it doesnt cure as it was actually really nice to sculpt with! the detail has still kept really well.

i always thought with green stuff, blue was hardener and with brown stuff brown was.

can anyone confirm this with brown stuff? i only have limited experience of working with it so far. does adding more brown / white make it a firmer putty?

i guess this puts a delay on my wanting to try mixing the yellow and brown kneadatite strips!

 

[moonmin82]

having done a little more \'google searching\', ive come up with the following:

\"You can also mix the hardener of one epoxy putty with the filler from another epoxy putty. Mixing the white part from brown stuff with the yellow part from green stuff or the blue part from greenstuff with the brown part from brown stuff both work fine for instance.

I\'ve used \"yellow stuff\" (White+yellow) mainly because it\'s sometimes good to have a different colour from the background if you want to do minor detailing not because the resultant putty is much easier to work with.

I\'ve used brown+blue quite a lot and achieved a result vaguely resembling the properties of this new material Pro Create but Pro Create is better.

I Have now started adding a tiny amount of blue to the procreate though which in my opinion gives an even better material to work with (and a nice blueberry colour pleasing to the eye... ).\"

found on the reaper messageboard