White Flour Clay finishing? waterproof varinish?
we made clay out of white flour, salt and water.. and cooked it. (we made crafts) anyway Its hard now.. and we want to paint it and finish it..
we were wondering what product we would need to make it waterproof.. like some kind of varnish..
We were just messing around so nothing too serious.. We don’t want to spend too much!
Thank you!
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First, what you made is usually called “salt dough” clay. There’s a huge amount of info online about how to use it, seal it etc:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=how+to+make+salt+dough
The short answer about just sealing-finishing it though is that anything waterproof will work as long as it covers the item completely.
Acrylic paints are common and are sufficient on their own, but for a clear sealer (over even non-permanent paints or over the bare dried dough), Elmers GlueAll (not Elmers Washable Glue) thinned down about 3 or 4 to 1 with water will do fine and be the cheapest thing you can *buy* (probably 2 coats, drying between coats). Any permanent “white glue” would work too, and there are many brands besides Elmers.
You might have some clear polyurethane (for bare wood) in the garage though, and it would be even better.
Other possibilities if you have them around would be clear fingernail polish (for small items), clear “acrylic mediums,” clear “glazes” for crafts, Future (now called Pledge with Future Shine) or Mop ‘N Glo, and more.
Have fun!
Diane B.