I went through a number of old posts and I am sure someone has some advice on this. One of Lou Sassi’s ingredients is Celluclay. Has anyone substituted Sculptamold and what were the results??
I wasn’t aware that Sassi was using Celluclay! I use it, mixed with joint compound and then anything else I want to that gives it color and/or texture. I’ve never tried swapping in Sculptamold in that recipe, but my guess is that it won’t work as well. My understanding is that Sculptamold is more of a “complete plaster” with stiffness of body. Celluclay, or any shredded paper product, can be mixed with water to any consistency, and so when I mix it kind of thin, when I add the other ingredients it ends up the right consistency. I’m not sure that one can mix Sculptamold to a really thin consistency, to allow it to incorporate other materials.
I might be wrong, though. I’ll have to check in to this thread again later, after I see others weigh in on pros and cons, and the practicality of a Scupltamold-based goop.
I found Celluclay at Michael’s. The glue was the solidifier. Is the sculptamold more expensive? The ground goop with celluclay should be softer, and easier to plant trees.
Sue
I was just planting some trees the other day. My goop with joint compound does not dry soft; I used my Dremel to drill a little hole, then I wet it. Into the wet hole, I squirt a bit of Elmer’s glue, then plant the tree. After about a half hour of soaking in the wetness, the goop is malleable again, and one can squish it to close tight around the tree trunk. But it definitely isn’t soft enough to just poke a trunk through.