Foam armor and plasti dip

[golem95]

so i bought the plasti dip spary and was wondering how thick a layer you put on the foam armor? and how many layers? ive never done it before so i did a thick layer for the first one, thick enough to fill in the holes on the surface. Just wondering if thats too thick?

 

[mkshane81]

I haven't used the spray yet, just the liquid to brush on. I think most people do several thin layers, for uniformity. I used the canned liquid to brush onto the seams, several thick coats, doing my best to hide them.

-Matt

 

[CoolC]

so i bought the plasti dip spary and was wondering how thick a layer you put on the foam armor? and how many layers? ive never done it before so i did a thick layer for the first one, thick enough to fill in the holes on the surface. Just wondering if thats too thick?

It is common knowledge that any spray on paint or any liquid come out of a compressed cans should be applied in light coat. Otherwise you see runs and drips. Plus you do not get a good coverage with thick layer.

In my experience working on my sons' ODST torsos, I applied almost 3 coats of Plasti Dip. 2 full layers and a third touch up. Then I painted the torsos with metallic gray. My kids tried on the torsos by stretching the neck area. Surprisingly the paint holds and there were no cracks on the foam or paint.

 

[golem95]

sweet thanks guys! also the thick layer i did had no drips

 

[Spacemeat]

The good news about plastidip is that is based on a solvent. If it's too thick you can put a xylene based solvent to thin it out or smooth it over. I've had some limited success with it. I used the spray, but I was't too happy with it, I think the better solution is to get the drip and brush on several successive thin layers of plastidip. Apparently, because it's a plastic suspended in solvent, each fresh layer of plastidip dissovles the top layer its in contact with. So when it dries, it makes one large thick coating of plastidip rather then several successive layers.