Hot Glue Mistakes No More

[TyrDropProps]

As far as mistakes with the hot glue method of Peping goes, I've found that using an old (and no longer sharp) X-acto blade heated with a lighter is a great way of smoothing or cutting the glue "welds".



I especially like this since I use my fingers to press the parts as the added heat sink cooling properties of skin dry your welds much faster but they do leave finger print ridges that look much better smoothed out.



This may or may not have been brought up before but I figure if it hasn't that some people may find it to their liking.

 

[Haloplayer]

creative Idea man but isn't it a little dangerous playing with a lighter and hot metal? Good idea though.

 

[TyrDropProps]

Its really not that bad as long as you have the aluminum handles for the X-acto and avoid touching the blade to fleshy bits. Though I do have a lot of nerve damage on my fingers from prior incidents so that may not be the best of advice.

 

[Devious]

Remember peprakura, is primarily paper...

 

[Haven923]

Remember peprakura, is primarily paper...

That would have to be one hot knife. I do believe 451º is the burning point of paper. That knife (not just the blade) would be unbearably hot. Even if you have lost the feeling in your hands, the smell of burning flesh would tell you to stop

 

[PunisherX]

That sounds dangerous' A sharp blade thats heated could hurt!

 

[Robbymrodriguez]

I believe the OP means that the hot blade can pass through the hot glue. Not burn the paper, you don't need to heat the knife to do that.

 

[TyrDropProps]

Well yeah, I use an old and dull blade so it won't cut the paper, just thin enough to split the glue or smooth it out with the flat side of the blade, and its not like I wait for the blade to get white hot, just enough to glide through the low temp glue that I use.



And as far as knowing if I hit fleshy bits, a table saw incident saw to it so I can't feel in my index finger and thumb of my right hand and despite the idiocy involved in that moment, I am actually rather careful when working with hot/sharp things.



Had a thought, even if you did manage to cut yourself with a heated sharp blade, it might cauterize itself lol.

 

[Unbadass]

Hmm dangerous sharp and hot, i like it!!

 

[Macattack64]

I think using the hot glue is overkill anyways. You end up with big globs and hotglue doesn't sand well, especially not with a dremel.

 

[TyrDropProps]

Well that's part of the smoothing process that I mentioned, you heat up the blade and use the flat side of it to either flatten out globs or just cut away the excess that leaks its way out. As for the sanding I'm not sure what to do about that aside from wet sand after you resin/water proof your build. I don't normally Dremel until I'm adding body filler details anyway but to each his own I suppose.



All in all, I was just proposing this method as a better choice than heat gunning as it can warp some of your other folds when you're simply trying to fix one.



And to everyone that reads this, I mean blades that aren't even sharp enough to cut cheese, so stop thinking that I plan for you to cut yourself. lol