"Storage of Unused DAS Clay?" Topic
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19 Jun 2015 1:11 p.m. PST
by Editor in Chief Bill
- Changed title from "Storge of Unused DAS Clay?" to "Storage of Unused DAS Clay?"
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 19 Jun 2015 1:10 p.m. PST |
For those of you using DAS clay for your terrain and basing projects… how do you store the unused portion so that it doesn't "air dry"? |
 x42brown  | 19 Jun 2015 1:29 p.m. PST |
Tupperware but only with limited success x42 |
| haywire | 19 Jun 2015 1:33 p.m. PST |
Still in its aluminum foil package in a Ziplock bag in the basement. |
| John Treadaway | 19 Jun 2015 1:58 p.m. PST |
The recommendation that I'd read is in some sort of screw top jar (plastic or glass) with a wide enough 'throat' and a wet rag stuffed in the top to act as extra moisture retention/wetness reservoir. The longest I kept it like that was a year or so. Haven't used DAS in a while I (which is a shame as I really like it in the right circumstances). John T |
| D A THB | 19 Jun 2015 7:37 p.m. PST |
I have just used some DAS that I have owned going on for about five years which is still good. I wrap the original package in a plastic bag and then put that in a ziplock bag and store it in a cupboard in my lounge. |
| Mako11 | 20 Jun 2015 7:07 p.m. PST |
Yea, just keep in a cool, dark place. Extra plastic could help keep it from drying out, so the ziplock idea is a good one – use the better, thicker bags, like the quart, gallon, or two gallon ones. |
| Rich Bliss | 20 Jun 2015 10:24 p.m. PST |
I've been using ziplock carefully closed to elections minute excess. My clay is still good ~10 months after opening. |
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