What are the baking times for Sculpey?
Last Updated on Sunday, 16 March 2008 06:42 Written by Administrator Wednesday, 11 October 2006 09:15
As a rule of thumb, bake clays on the following baking times in a CALIBRATED OVEN. What is on an oven dial does not always match the internal temperature of the oven itself. Use a separate oven thermometer (available at hardware stores) to check the temperature in several areas of the oven before baking for the first time.
- Sculpey - 15 minutes per 1/4" of thickness at 275 degrees F (130 degrees C)
- Sculpey III and Granitex - 15 minutes per 1/4" of thickness at 275 degrees F (130 degrees C)
- Premo! Sculpey - 30 minutes per 1/4" of thickness at 275 degrees F (130 degrees C)
- Sculpey SuperFlex - 20 minutes per 1/4" of thickness at 285 degrees F (140 degrees C)
- Amazing Eraser Clay - bake most pieces for 10 minutes only at 250 degrees F (121 degrees C). For extremely large pieces, do 15 minutes. This clay needs to be slightly underbaked so that it will "degrade" as you erase. If it is baked hotter, it will totally fuse and will not erase pencil marks.
Baking will always be an estimate as there can be multiple thicknesses. You can bake longer, BUT NOT HOTTER! Lighter colored clays can be shielded with aluminum foil to prevent darkening.
Certain techniques (glazing with colored TLS)require multiple bakings. When using TLS, bake about 15 minutes per application. For texture, drizzle other coats of colored TLS onto items straight out of the oven. It will solidify due to the residual heat of the item.
