Cheap Dreads With Foam

[agh12]

I got the idea of ​​dreads cut a piece of foam.
I made some dreads cut foam and it seems that went well.
 
are flexible and very light.
takes a lot of work but we can get  very cheap dreads.
 
will apply latex with black acrylic paint and if it is good I will continue this process
 
hope you like it.
 
regards

 

[wonko]

They look good, and definitely look better than backer rod.  There's no better way to ruin a pred than by putting backer rods on it's head.  I think it will be worth your effort.

Brian

 

[agh12]

if have if I have luck.
Thank you.
I made a video of the flexibility the dreads.
I'll upload soon.
regards

 

[Scott1]

Very nice. How long does it take you to make one dread? Seems like it would be a very long process.

 

[agh12]

between half an hour and 45 minutes or so.
 
is a fairly laborious but very economical.
 
I leave the video link.
 
regards


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OsJDmK4-zk&feature=youtu.be

 

[wonko]

Movement looks pretty good.  Put some dread beads on em' and they'll look even better.  I did a few this way before switching to the 2 part foam dreads, but had planned to do all of them because backer rod dreads are (in my opinion) the most horrible thing you can put on a pred.  It may be allot of work, but it will be worth it in the end, and won't be backer rod

Brian

 

[dennybobbutt82]

i did a few like this a few years ago with great success but it was taking me about 2-3 hours per dread but yeah for literally $20 worth of foam and time.....and time.......and more time the results wil be awesome

 

[agh12]

I bought latex and will put it some layers and black paint

 

[agh12]

I've applied latex black paint and has been very good.
 
much more flexible than before
 
and very light.
 
one dread  weighs about 25-30 grams.
 
regards

 

[agh12]

I leave a link to a new video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vh4_OfXvKyE&feature=youtu.be

 

[wonko]

Looking good!  I know it's time consuming, but keep at it.  It will be worth your effort and hard work in the end.  Plus, you won't ruin a fantastic mask with backer rod dreads!  

Brian

 

[Pestvic]

hey they look great! this is exactly what I did with my build years ago and they are still holding strong! very awesome when you coat them in one or two latex layers. I mixed black acrylic paint into my liquid latex and painted them on. They dry a very nice black and have great movement!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9r9sTW0MDtU

here is the video I had in my threads that for some reason got deleted.

this was with one coat of the latex mix. After another they were heavier and had a better movement.

Edit: Found it
http://www.thehunterslair.com/topic/20687-new-foam-mask-on-the-board/

 

[agh12]

thanks for the comments.
 
a while since I updated this post since I am in time of exams and do not have much time. the process is quite laborious but worth a try.

 

[Lonewolf260]

amazing! what type of foam is this? i have latex left over so i will use that! like the idea! is there a tutorial video?

-Ian

 

[agh12]

thanks for the comments.
 
 when  i will make dreads, will make a video tutorial for you.
 
regards