Does anyone know how to rehydrate, fimo polymer clay if it drys out?
First, polymer clays (including the Fimos) never “dry” out because they’re not air-dry clays. They have no water in them that could dry; instead they have an oil-like substance which is what keeps them pliable until they are actually hardened *with heat* (usually at a low temp in a home oven for 30-60 minutes). Polymer clays can get firmer from age or just sitting around though… different brands will react differently. If you have some original “Fimo” (which is no longer made), it will be very firm after sitting around a long time … “FimoClassic” (which replaced “Fimo”) will be less firm… “FimoSoft” (especially any manufactured in the last 6 months or so) will be the softest. And other brands of polymer clay will vary too. Polymer clay that’s sat around awhile and firmed up CAN be made pliable again though. There’s loads of info on how to do that (in various ways) on this page of my polymer clay “encyclopedia:
