MrSinistar
Well-Known Member
I was wondering how do I protect pink insulation foam from dents and marks? I noticed that bondo eats away at the stuff, so that's out. Do I just clear coat it?
Thanks!
Thanks!
Protecting/sealing pink insulation foam?
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Yodajammies
Sr Member
The propellant in the clearcoat will eat it as well. Try using urethane resin- Smooth-Cast 300 works great.
MrSinistar
Well-Known Member
Sweet, I totally forgot that I can use resin for stuff other than casting, lol. Thanks!
MrSinistar
Well-Known Member
Do you know where I can get that stuff? Google's not helping.
Odd, it's coming up for me.
Anyway, try Special Effect Supply Corp Main Page and if they don't have it in stock there will be a suggestion for the next best thing.
-Rylo
Anyway, try Special Effect Supply Corp Main Page and if they don't have it in stock there will be a suggestion for the next best thing.
-Rylo
MrSinistar
Well-Known Member
This is the first thing that pops up when I type in vanillacryl.
Vanillacryl from Special Effect Supply
EDIT: Looks like they replaced Vanillacryl with Steve's Foam Coat.
TheBrothersRich
New Member
sealing the surface with a layer of wood glue works great to for if you wanna use fiberglass and resin.
Risu
Master Member
Has anybody here used the Steve's stuff in that last link? I'm curious if the standard or fiberglass versions would work to harden EVA or L200 foam armor?
Also, for a separate project, their paper mache compound sounds perfect. Did I read correctly that it's a pourable, castable paper mache that can be used with a silicone mold? That's exactly what I'm looking for actually.
Also, for a separate project, their paper mache compound sounds perfect. Did I read correctly that it's a pourable, castable paper mache that can be used with a silicone mold? That's exactly what I'm looking for actually.
Dragontomb
Well-Known Member
I used to use a thin layer of polyfil over the surface of pink insulation as a protective layer. I used to create a lot of modular wargaming boards made out of pink insulation and it needed to withstand heavy wear.
Beaker
Well-Known Member
We have two products that work really well, one is a little bit of an investment, needing a special gun (2 second cure time is the reason) called Styrocoat: Styrocoat® Plastic Coating Product Information | Smooth-On
If not doing that type of volume, Shell Shock works really well for hand application, it is able to be sanded and milled with a quick cure time: Shell Shock® Liquid Plastic Product Information | Smooth-On ... you can buy this in small sizes
If not doing that type of volume, Shell Shock works really well for hand application, it is able to be sanded and milled with a quick cure time: Shell Shock® Liquid Plastic Product Information | Smooth-On ... you can buy this in small sizes
MrSinistar
Well-Known Member
Sweet! I may just go ahead and get some Shell Shock...I recently got the starter get you guys sell and it was a lot of fun making my first mold with Oomoo.
Laffo
Sr Member
All you need is this and it's cheap:
Hot Wire Foam Factory
You can do the search as to what seller would be cheapest to get to you.
It's not a hazardous chemical so it can be shipped anywhere. It will put a durable, rock hard surface on pink foam.
Laffo.
Hot Wire Foam Factory
You can do the search as to what seller would be cheapest to get to you.
It's not a hazardous chemical so it can be shipped anywhere. It will put a durable, rock hard surface on pink foam.
Laffo.
Tommyfilth
Well-Known Member
Future Floor polish works well. It's water thin so it'll go on without killing detail, but it's so thin that it'll need to be top coated for dent protection. In my experience urethane resin does have a reaction, it's minimal but it'll put millions of pin bubbles in the resin. Wood glue or even elmer's or weldbond will work too, then resin.
