Incase anyone was wondering whether to use expanding foam to reinforce their armor (Like I did for the chest piece I showed earlier) BE VERY CAREFUL WITH HOW MUCH YOU USE!!
Typical expanding foam expands to around 3 times the volume that it comes of the can. If you put too much of it in confined spaces it will deform or even split seams in your cardboard armor. I've noticed on my chest piece that some of the folds in areas have come close to splitting due to the foam.
To make things worse the stuff is extremely sticky, so if your trying to manipulate the foam by hand while it's wet, wear some gloves. Having to use acetone on your hands to get the stuff off is not terribly good for you :mrgreen:
Typical expanding foam expands to around 3 times the volume that it comes of the can. If you put too much of it in confined spaces it will deform or even split seams in your cardboard armor. I've noticed on my chest piece that some of the folds in areas have come close to splitting due to the foam.
To make things worse the stuff is extremely sticky, so if your trying to manipulate the foam by hand while it's wet, wear some gloves. Having to use acetone on your hands to get the stuff off is not terribly good for you :mrgreen: