Hi All

I am new to messy supplies, I was trying to mix the MS Gunge Xtra Thick

I followed the instruction but I am getting these lumps

How should I add water to prevent this happening again?

I'm not 100% sure but I remember reading some place that the temp of the water may effect it.

the instruction said I have to use lukewarm water, I did used different temperature of water but these still form...

Mix fast. Add the water and mix mix mix! Faster the better

Should I use the hose to add water or I use a bucket to pour ? Didn't know it need to be that fast

Fill a bucket 3/4 full of hot water. Using an electric drill with a paint mix attachment, start the water mixing. Pour the powder into the churning water. Keep it going, and as the mixture thickens speed up the drill.

Never used xtra thick but this is how we mix the standard gunge, and get no lumps.

Add warm water and mix some more and it will be fine (as DM says).

The extra thick gunge is the same product - just a larger bag which, when mixed in a 10 litre bucket, makes a thicker gunge.

Your picture looks more like bentonite than gunge, not sure how you managed that. MS gunge is super easy to mix. Have you accidentally got methylcellulose instead as that is notoriously harder to mix

I use warm water and whisk it in, whisks are better than spoons.

To save that you need to keep breaking up the lumps and use a whisk or hand mixer.

i rember the fist time i mixed gunge i got lumps in it but can be fixed by breaking up the lumps and keep mixing till all the lumps are broken up and gone like Candy said

I think you are trying to add water to the powder, instead of pouring the powder into the water, as the instructions indicate.

but the instruction said pour water to powder, I am not using the mega size, the 10L size

I add the powder to hand hot water and immediately start mixing and keep mixing for a couple of mins until it starts to thicken, then I leave it for 5-10 mins to thicken up more, and then it's ready

There are a lot of different types of 'gunge powder' so everyone above is correct in regards to the products they use, but I feel I need to stress that MS-Gunge mixes best when lukewarm water is used... not hot!

MS-Gunge is not Natrosol. They're from the same family but mix and react differently with water. Some of the advice above is more suitable to mixing Natrosol.

MS-Gunge reacts very, very quickly with water which is why MessySupplies encourage adding a whole bucket of water as quickly as possible as this immediately spreads the powder which prevents lumps forming.

Natrosol, on the other hand, can be mixed with warm water but prefers hot if not boiling water for easy, lump free mixing. Natrosol can also be mixed by running the tap into the bucket providing the powder isn't left idle for too long!!

It might be worth noting that regular users develop their own way of mixing the gunge which best suits them and their needs. If in doubt, check MessySupplies.com for very detailed instructions and mixing videos which provide the best mixing advice for each product they supply.

If anyone experiences issues with mixing, try chatting to MessySupplies as well. They're probably best suited to answer specific questions and help rectify any issues.

Thanks everyone for the advice, I really hope nothing goes wrong again