Gluing foam

[ERen89]

Working on my mass effect 3 build, and as I'm working on the abs, I glued 5 thin layers in total. As I'm beginning to heat it and shape it, I'm getting a little worried of things beginning to come undone. I know I can finish shaping it in one piece, but some edges and corners look like they may come off a bit. I'm using DAP Weldwood Contact Cement. Instead of tearing it apart and redoing it with extra layers of glue, is there a way to reinforce it to ensure it'll stay together? Should I just use a glue gun in key spots? Or when I patch things up with Kwik Seal, you think that'll be enough?

 

[Zlurpo]

Hot glue works extremely well on foam if you're careful not to let it build and clump up in places.

 

[cullen9]

I know a few people that prefer super glue for edges. barge is also a highly recommended glue as well as hi temp hot glue.

 

[Dogless]

Contact adhesive produces the strongest bonds in my experience, though not all contact cements are created equal. If you're finding seams are opening up a touch, you may not be getting decent coverage of the cement all the way up to edge on both pieces. As Cullen mentioned above, you can use CA/superglue to reinforce seams if they start to split. I have, on occasion done this as a preventative measure, though most of the time it's not really necessary.

Glue guns have a lot of advantages, but I don't feel that they produce a stronger bond on foam than contact cement .

 

[Snikt]

Barge Cement is awesome, its used for gluing shoes, but its got a lot of fumes and its pretty expensive. Sometime though the expense is worth it.

 

[ERen89]

I was initially going to get barge, but didn't find it at any local stores. At least the couple I checked out. So I just went ahead and went with DAP Weldwood Cement