Plasti dip replacement.

[BoosterGoldstar]

I seem to remember reading somewhere that you can use white/yellow glue to replace plastidip for hardening foam armor. is this true?

 

[STEALTH]

plasti-dip wasn't used to harden foam armor. It was to seal foam before painting.

Glue does work as well to seal it. So, you're half right.

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[iMan]

If you want to harden the foam, use James's from xrobots method using Smooth-On 65D.
XRobots.co.uk

 

[torx]

i think the plastidip is on its way out according to iron man armor prepping evolution

 

[BoosterGoldstar]

Awesome thanks guys. I am kinda new to this all, so it is good to get a little help. without derision.

 

[STEALTH]

i think the plastidip is on its way out according to iron man armor prepping evolution

I'd say so, there are a lot better/cheaper ways to get the same, if not better result.

 

[topshape]

I'm going to throw my 2 cents in and back the watered down carpenter's glue/PVA method. 1 $6 bottle of glue covered my chest, abs, ammo belt and minigun. That was 5 coats each, plus I got to glue wood together. That probably would've been 6 cans of plastidip. You just have to be more careful to avoid runs with glue.

 

[Helagak]

If you get cans of the brush on plastidip. It's only about $6 (in the US) and it goes pretty far. It only takes 2-3 cans to do a whole suit. And that only requires 1 coat. So it depends on where you are as to if it's cost effective.
I only use spray on for the helmet. It's also about $6 a can but it doesn't go NEARLY as far. It gives a nicer finish but you need 3-4 coats. That why I use it on the helmet. It's the main focal point of the suit.

 

[Sedulous Studios]

I found that the brush-on Plastidip gives wonderful results if you thin it before brushing it on. It goes on super smooth and adheres very strongly to the foam. I thinned it with Xylol.

 

[BoosterGoldstar]

Well, I have no issue getting wood glue. The company I work for uses a lot of pails, so we got a 100 mostly empty 10 gallon pails of wood glue. My brother drained out the glue and we have 3 full pails from that. so I am golden.

 

[zend]

I'm going to throw my 2 cents in and back the watered down carpenter's glue/PVA method. 1 $6 bottle of glue covered my chest, abs, ammo belt and minigun. That was 5 coats each, plus I got to glue wood together. That probably would've been 6 cans of plastidip. You just have to be more careful to avoid runs with glue.

hmm, giving this a try! thanks for sharing