Durable glue for thin foam?

Need to pick some minds of the many foam builders here.

I am am making a foam TMNT shell and chest piece. Using hot blue for the big pieces. I want to layer some 1/16" foam to create texture on the shell. I want to be able to glue the entire edges which will be difficult with hot glue.

What is a good glue that I can brush, that will hold up to paint, movement and time? I don't want to make a mistake. Thanks for the help!
 
I haven't used it myself but Barge cement seems like it might be what you're looking for (at 16:00).

 
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I just use hot glue for my 3mm craft foam, just put a blob central and smush it out underneath while its warm, it spreads fine, and I find is great for edges. You might get a little bit of blobbing coming out of the edges but nothing you cant wipe away, just stick it down a couple of inches at a time... saves buying 2 tools for the same job. (practice a few pieces first, I wouldnt want to suggest something that I do and mess up your model XD)
 
Walmart carries dap weldwood contact cement, and its me go to foam glue. You can also thin it down with acetone, and put the thinned version in a picnic squeeze bottle for more precise application. Once you have a good bond, the foam will tear long before the glue lets go.
 
Good options but I have a lot of surface area or perimeter area to cover...doing inches at a time would take a lifetime and I don't want anything to seep out from the edges. Hot glue even spread thin will more than likely seep out a little.

Ill try the DAP contact cement, but I'm not sure if it's the best for what I'm trying to do.

Any other recommendations?
 
I've had decent success with h2o contact cement. It dries fairly quickly, especially on a warm day. Not good for heavy foam items, but sounds perfect for your needs
 
If you intend to seal the foam, why don't you just use spray-adhesive? Elmer's craft-bond will work, I've used it on 3mm without any problems, and any issue with edges ever lifting disappears once you've sealed with EVA/Plastidip/whatever. The craft-bond also gives you a little flexibility in positioning your pieces. For larger detail pieces, I would just hot-glue the center of the piece on, and then lift the loose edging to spray in adhesive all the way around. Let it set, and you're done.
 
I also like spray glue, but I always end up with overspray all over the place. I have to do it outside on newspapers, otherwise it'll get over everything in the house or shop.

You can spread dap with a mixing stick (free at lowe's, BTW) and I've easily done 1.5 ft by 1.5 ft coverage that way.
 
I'm not sure if you can get a hold of 3M 1300L. I use it at work and it's really good. You can even put it on with a small paint roller. I've used it on fabrics, plastics, rubber and wood.
 
I'm not sure if you can get a hold of 3M 1300L. I use it at work and it's really good. You can even put it on with a small paint roller. I've used it on fabrics, plastics, rubber and wood.

Thanks...this sounds like what I'm looking for plus I need something to work on fabrics too. Hopefully I can get it.
 
So far nothing works well. Fabri-tac, Elmer's, or rubber cement. Hot glue is not ideal either unless I do it in small sections and smooth out the glue. You can see the pattern through the foam otherwise. This will take forever. I will try contact cement next or the 3M stuff if I can find it.
 
If you can get it where you are, Selley's Kwik Grip gel contact adhesive is the one I use more than anything. It's perfect for foam, in fact I find the bond is stronger than the foam in most cases. It's my go-to for most stuff, it'll glue almost anything that's had the right surface prep.

Oh, and I use it to glue fabric to foam as well, just not thin fabrics as it shows through. It dries flexible so it's pretty perfect.
 
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