gear baragel 24 needs to have high shear and a polar solvent like acetone to fully activate and gell.
Elementis has a eaiser "self activating" gellant but forgot name I thought I sent you some?
here it is
http://www.elementis-specialties.com/esweb/WebProducts.nsf/allbydocid/D9CBC4FDD65CD431852575F90060C0F3/$FILE/BARAGEL%C2%AE%203000.pdf