CustomPropSculptorGuy
Well-Known Member
Re: MMPR Movie Suits 7/18/10 pg4 Teaser Photos
Actually it's not that complicated. After you run your foam, you just hit it with some adhesive - as the same with the material you're putting on the foam - and once both pieces' glue is beginning to tack really well, you carefully put the fabric on to the foam.... Or rubber, what ever type of construction material you're using.
Once you've got your fabric on the foam, making sure the surface is nice and flat and there's no bubbles or wrinkles, you put it in to the vacuum bad, and turn on the motor.
Think of it like vac-sealing food: It's the same thing. A poor-mans' way of doing this can be as simple as putting the pieces in a black hefty bag and using a vacuum cleaner. OR - You can make your own vac- bags; I think Smooth-On has a product that will allow you to do so.
But that's all it really is: Glue both pieces and let them tack; Make a temp. bond and get the bubbles or wrinkles out; then vac-seal the **** outta it. Now, depending on the piece, you make have to leave it in there for 5 minutes, going up to 2 hours - No joke. Sometimes I will leave my vac on while I go out to make sure that the bag holds the entire length of the curing process of the adhesive. RnD it to see what works for ya
I hope that helps
Actually it's not that complicated. After you run your foam, you just hit it with some adhesive - as the same with the material you're putting on the foam - and once both pieces' glue is beginning to tack really well, you carefully put the fabric on to the foam.... Or rubber, what ever type of construction material you're using.
Once you've got your fabric on the foam, making sure the surface is nice and flat and there's no bubbles or wrinkles, you put it in to the vacuum bad, and turn on the motor.
Think of it like vac-sealing food: It's the same thing. A poor-mans' way of doing this can be as simple as putting the pieces in a black hefty bag and using a vacuum cleaner. OR - You can make your own vac- bags; I think Smooth-On has a product that will allow you to do so.
But that's all it really is: Glue both pieces and let them tack; Make a temp. bond and get the bubbles or wrinkles out; then vac-seal the **** outta it. Now, depending on the piece, you make have to leave it in there for 5 minutes, going up to 2 hours - No joke. Sometimes I will leave my vac on while I go out to make sure that the bag holds the entire length of the curing process of the adhesive. RnD it to see what works for ya
I hope that helps
