Clear PVA Glue

[Merilyn1]

My science teacher needs PVA glue to make slime for our open day. At another school we both worked at, we had some clear PVA glue, not the white glue but I haven't been able to find it since. A few websites say theirs is clear because it dries clear but this was clear glue. Had a much better end product for the kids - they can just add glitter to it and we don't have to worry about the mess of food colouring.
Anyone come across anything like this?

[Shell1]

Try Eckerlsey's art & craft
https://www.eckersleys.com.au/products/ ... craft-glue
or Kookaburra educational resource
https://www.kookaburra.com.au/search?Pr ... lear%20gum

[Lyn]

Clag Clear Gum glue in 5L containers works really well - try Officeworks. Used to be able to get this glue from SBA Office National but they now carry a different brand of clear glue. Probably still worth a try though.

Slime Recipe: 25ml clear clag gum
6 pumps of Sorbolene hand cream (with 10% glycerine) - varying brands give different results.
2-3 drops of glycerine (in dropper bottles)
2 drops of food colour (in dropper bottles)
Mix all the above in a plastic cup using a paddlepop stick. What you have is something the equivalent of PVA but better (my opinion).

Add 15ml of Borax - saturated solution. STIR
Have ziplock snack bags available so that the students can take their slime home. Make sure that hands are washed after playing with slime.

[bigmack]

http://www.chemtalk.com.au/viewtopic.ph ... rax#p40627

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[ELIZABETH]

I buy solid PVA and make it up as needed - takes a while to dissolve but it works well.
The issue now, however, is the new warnings on Borax.......

[AnnNos]

Are you sure it was PVA - polyvinyl acetate- glue and not PVA - polyvinyl alcohol - which is a clear liquid we have used to slime?

[Merilyn1]

Thanks everyone for your help. Not sure on the polyvinyl acetate -v- polyvinyl alcohol. As far as I can remember it was just labelled clear PVA Glue. I've ordered some Clag Clear Gum and I'll let you know how we go with that.