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Advice regarding FIMO modelling clay?

I am working on a small project using FIMOI have made it into the shape that I require but the trouble is it is stuck to the item that it will eventually be attached toThe FIMO is too thin to be able to peel it off without it breaking upI need to somehow cure the FIMO so that I can remove it but I cannot put this item into the oven as it is made of plastic/vinyl materialI am currently using a hairdryer to heat parts of it for a short time without melting the object it is attached to, is this the best way to do it? Even if I was able to remove the FIMO from the object, it wouldn't be possible to support it well enough in an oven without the shape becoming distorted.

Answer:

The hairdryer seems like the easiest choice and I think that this should work since the FIMO is thinBut also try a heat gun, but I understand there's a chance to damage the plastic item And another idea is is you can peel off the FIMO, then you can create a support to hold its shape while bakingTo do this, crumple up some aluminum foil and try to re-create the shape of the plastic item, then transfer the FIMO into thisYou might need to re-sculpt any tears as you transfer to the foil.

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