Issues

We had some trouble with the monster... it broke. The tail of the stage 4 monster broke off after the baking and clear coating processes. Unfortunately, the clay was completely hardened at this point and couldn't just be reattached.

Solution #1 (fail): My first solution was to use craft glue... it was not a good idea. The glue I used was supposed to set in 1 to 2 HOURS. So we bailed on that idea but it left a residue on the clay.

Solution #2 (fail): My second solution was to use hot glue to try to stick it back on. Unfortunately, I found out that hot glue doesn't not stick to dry clay at all, it could've been because of the residue left by the craft glue. It held for as long as the hot glue was still liquid. Once it dried, the tail fell right back off with a soft thud.

Solution #3 (fail): My next idea was to use more clay as an adhesive. The clay was nowhere near strong enough to hold the tail on by itself. I then tried to use a blow drier to harden the clay buy found out that the hair drier doesn't get anywhere near the temperature the clay needed to harden.

Solution #4 (Success??): My final idea was to use clear tape and put more clay over it to try to hide it. So far it has held and i have sprayed another coat of the clear coat. At this point is being held together by my hopes and dreams.