anyone who has worked with liquid latex

[sp1derman]

Hi guys so I'm building a batfleck suit sewing it out of a very similar material to the new suit but looking at the black and white picture and the new close up Affleck the suit has a certain shine to it I was thinking of when I'm done giving the suit a coat of liquid latex to 1 secure the muscles better 2 strengthen the stitching and 3 get a similar look to the suit my question is Will the latex remove the ribbed texture of the suit and will it darken the grey it's already quite dark I'd like it a touch lighter would it be better to add a touch of silver pigment to the latex to lighten slightlyI don't want a drastic change in colour just am slight change I also don't know how many coats I would need I don't want a latex suit just like a top coat for a slight shine to the fabric.
Thanks In advance

 

[RoboTrap]

Translucent latex will yellow, so you'll be wanting to go opaque, which means the color of the undersuit makes no difference. And however much fabric texture remains is entirely up to how thick you lay on the latex. Plus, the BvS Batsuit looks to be entirely sculpted, not sewn, so....

Anyway, if you're wanting to add little more than a thin layer for sheen, I wouldn't go the latex route.

 

[sp1derman]

Translucent latex will yellow, so you'll be wanting to go opaque, which means the color of the undersuit makes no difference. And however much fabric texture remains is entirely up to how thick you lay on the latex. Plus, the BvS Batsuit looks to be entirely sculpted, not sewn, so....

Anyway, if you're wanting to add little more than a thin layer for sheen, I wouldn't go the latex route.

I'm no good at sculpting which is why I went this route all I want is a sheen to the material whilst keeping the texture and colour of my sewn suit I was thinking 2 thin layers would give the desired effect but open to other ways I'm sure at some point I will buy a sculpted versionbut right now I don't have the money and so far as I know no one is making it yet thanks for the response. So I'm looking for opaque liquid latex?

 

[RoboTrap]

Oh, believe me, I know all about budgetary issues. I'm still trying to get everything together for a RoboCop suit with a budget of about $200!

Latex isn't really marketed as "translucent or "opaque", so there's no need to worry about that, I was just warning of the dangers of trying to tint something with latex rather than cover it up entirely. If you already have untinted latex on hand (the stuff that looks white, and dries to an off-yellow that every arts & crafts store carries) you can easily tint that using acrylic paints, and it lets you get more exact than buying pre-colored latex. Just make sure to do a few tests first, since the color can change up a lot when cured.

There are some other options, material-wise, but pretty much all of them would require more cash. What do you have for laying down the latex? Just brushing it on, or do you have a spray gun?

 

[sp1derman]

I have nothing for latex atm im going to buy a ltr and silver accrylic and test it on a couple of ofcuts