This is my first experiment with using ground goop.  Here's the "formula" I used:

1 C. vermiculite

1 C. celluclay

1/2 C. white glue

1 C. brown paint (needed to add distilled water to improve its consistency)

1 capful of Pine Sol disinfectant

To get the goop to a consistency that I could spread, I gradually add more distilled water to get the whole mess to where I could spread it without spraining a wrist.

Anyways, I used an artist's spatula to spread the stuff.  Here's where I ran into problems:  I had a dickens of a time getting the mixture to not stick to the spatula.  It took a LOT of spreading and kneading to get the stuff to lay down.  Is this normal and is there a better tool to use?

My second question is, is ground goop any better than using Sculptamold and then painting it afterwards?

Scott Groff