The Sacramento Ghostbusters and Bay Area Ghostbusters have just completed an event and need a lot of slime. cheapest option for us was to use cornstarch/water. We tried to price out Guar gum and borax but in the end (especially for the large amount of slime we would need) Cornstarch worked the best! We purchased 50 pound bag for $20, add food coloring, mix in a large bucket with water and you are done. Thin slime has a 1:1(Cornstarch:Water) ratio, for thick slime use a 2:1 (Cornstarch:Water) ratio.
The slime worked great was really messy and made for a fun event.
We made a slime Slip-n-slide!!!
Close up to the slime!
If you have connection to veterinary supplies we also found the Veterinary lube works super well! I dont know exactly how much it was ask Cowboy Bill from Bay Area Ghostbusters for pricing!
Here is a pic of both teams with the gallons of Vet-Lube. lol we went thru 10gallons
As for the vet lube… I’m not surprised that worked well. I bet that’s the same thing as KY jelly. Which, it should be noted contains methyl cellulose: a thickener used in shampoo and toothpaste, and, as someone mentioned above, in the movie slime.
Slime or Not that stuff is amazing!!! The look on peoples face when they were covered in it was PRICELESS! I could literally roll it into a ball and as soon as I threw it, it turns into a slimy mess and covered everything. Freaky stuff!
I’m not sure how to make slime but I use wire pull lubricant from Lowes on mine and I think it’s great. It resembles the GB1 slime a lot, specifically the montage scenes and the Peck / twinkie scenes.
It has no smell, dries clear with no leftover residue, it’s cheap and should be easy to find at Lowes or Home Depot.
The only real problem I’ve had with it is that I don’t tend to apply enough (you really gotta glob it on) and it dries pretty quickly and I have to march to the car to add more. It would be perfect for 2-3 hour events. It tends to make you look wet in pictures but it catches light well in person and you can tell it has a slimey texture.
Has anyone been able to make this stuff so it lasts for a very long time?
The reason I ask is because I want to add some to my Ecto build: I want to add a clear plastic container and fill it about 3/4 full, so it can “slosh” around as I’m driving along.
However, there are 2 considerations to take into account:
It needs to stay bright and highlighted
It needs to stay a nice quality, without going mouldy or hard
Anyone ever consider methyl cellulose? It is a synthetic powder derived from cellulose and some other chemical. It dissolves in cold, but not hot water. Word on the street is that methyl cellulose was used for the slime in the movie. It apparently is non-toxic and is not an allergen.
I read that the substance polyacrylate can achieve a similar effect.
I guess it’s time I throw myself into the slime gauntlet…
So, back in May at the Alabama Phoenix Festival I was in charge of doing a “Slime Lab” for the kids and decided that borax slime was the best way to go, so naturally I made plenty of test batches to make sure I didn’t look like a total ■■■■■■■ when it came time to wow the childrens. Of course, given that these slime samples could be considered props, I kept them stored away for safe keeping (i.e. In sandwich bags wedged somewhere in my closet). When APF was over with, I figured that I could use the samples made previously and the ones that I had to make during the demonstration could be used as interactive table decor, so the kids could have some slime to play with at our table. What emerged from my closet was even more glorious. From what I gather, the bonds in the slime had broken down, and it has become the slime proper. It oozes and flows, and it even develops wispy strings when you flick it off your fingers (a la Venkman during the “Someone blows their nose…” scene in the library) but is still thick enough to stay put on a surface if need be. I… I love it. I’m proud of it. It’s the best slime I’ve ever had.
(P.S. To any parents who might be reading this, allow me to apologize if the slime your children made at APF became this wonderful sticky mess. Then again, you can’t be too surprised. Slime + Childrens = Mess. Every time.)
Remember reading back in some old Fango’s that I think they used ky and milk to make slime for some horror flick. Don’t remember what the movie even was just remember a bunch of good looking girls covered in the goop.
