[GUS]

& BLEACH GENERALLY BREAKS DOWN SAFELY INTO THE ENVIRONMENT IN ABOUT 7 DAYS! ..gotta be better than WD40

[Chewy]

Although, last year I went to the body worlds exhibition (which is another entirely different & seasonally appropriate can of worms) & got to thinking about the plastination process they were using... What would be too cool would be to be able to plasticize them after they're carved. Best of both worlds - funkin like durability with pumpkin looks, carving and *price*

Now that would be a solution to make them last, wouldnt it? Of course, the obvious drawback would be having to rent a storage locker to put them all in for 11 months...

Then again, maybe I just have too much time to think about this stuff.

[SaneInsideInsanity]

I personaly just use hairspray...no joke i have since i was like 13 or so panteen prov extra hold aroesol ..works like a charm for about 5 days or so

[SuperSonic]

since we get good climate around here i tend to do one or both of the following depending on the masses of Zp's lying around

1. put them in my garden shed and let them sit for roughly two weeks max

2. put them ontop of a tarp and then wrap it around as if it were a present and leave them outside

[GUS]

just remember folks that if you do follow the bleach bucket dunking method, remove the pumpkin carefully & slowly so that water doesn't suddenly pour out under presure knocking delicate & waterlogged thin cuts out onto the floor.. as happened to me one time!

[Dr. Frybrain]

When you coat the pumpkin with a petroleum product, WD-40, Vaseline, etc., you are sealing in the moisture that decay bacterial thrive on.