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Do whatchu gotta do. keep your blade sharp and try contact cement.
Mechace13
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what kind and any sealing tips with colors to use a the base color
People like barge contact cement, I’ve only use lepage brand. most heavy duty contact cements will do fine.
Utility knives for big cuts, exacto knives for small precise ones. Rotary tools are also really handy if you can get one for cleaning up jagged cuts. youll either need to stock up on blades or use a sharpener to prolong the life of one. 400g Sandpaper will work to sharpen blades as well.
i Use plasti dip to seal my foam, it stays fairly flexible that way. You can use mod podge or latex as well. depends on preferences and what finish you want.
black is My fav base color, grey works too.
Jurassic
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I definitely prefer Barge cement over regular, it just seemed to work better for me. Maybe the climate. For sealing Electraknife got it all covered. You can use any colour plastidip if need be, you're painting over it again anyways. I have a shelf full of every colour so using what's on hand works great! You can also use straight acrylic monomer to seal. It will have a number of names depending upon the manufacturer, for example at my work we sell it as acrylic clear plus.
Another thing to consider when choosing blades, get yourself a hobby knife kit with all the different types of blades. It will give you an assortment to choose from, and then you can figure out which style you like best. Can never go wrong with an 11. Using a mini box knife works well too.
If you are having trouble with a curve, slice the inside of the curve ever so slightly.
Mechace13
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what do acrylic paint work for that final paint job
Mechace13
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and the cement can i get it at walmart
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Us Canadians also get kind of "meh" tier contact cement in comparison. LePage you kind of need to use two coats which take half an hour to tack up before they're at the same level as Barge.
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I'm not familiar with contact cement. How useful is it?
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That's what I did with mine! They work great! Just a pair of interceptor brand combat boots..
ya you can paint over all the sealer coats with acrylic paint. spray paint has better coverage though so its nice to do a base coat of whatever color most of the armor is, then layer on extra color with a brush or airbrush.
ya walmart should have contact cement. home depot always has it too.
Im also using walmart boots as a base for my build
ODST Emory contact cement is glue you spread on each side of your foam pieces and once it dries a bit you can stick both together. its just a lot cleaner, stronger and more forgiving than hot glue for any join you want to be invisible. hot glue is good for strengthening the interior of a seam. once you use it you wont go back to hot glue. its the best. theres a ton of foam smithing tutorials on youtube. check out punished props or evil ted smith.
ya walmart should have contact cement. home depot always has it too.
Im also using walmart boots as a base for my build
ODST Emory contact cement is glue you spread on each side of your foam pieces and once it dries a bit you can stick both together. its just a lot cleaner, stronger and more forgiving than hot glue for any join you want to be invisible. hot glue is good for strengthening the interior of a seam. once you use it you wont go back to hot glue. its the best. theres a ton of foam smithing tutorials on youtube. check out punished props or evil ted smith.
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Um, hi, Electraknite? I'd like to introduce you to my enemy, Mr. Con Crunch.
These guys pretty much covered the basics so good job team! Happy to answer any more questions.
Mechace13
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would elmer's cement work or do you think i should use something elseya you can paint over all the sealer coats with acrylic paint. spray paint has better coverage though so its nice to do a base coat of whatever color most of the armor is, then layer on extra color with a brush or airbrush.
ya walmart should have contact cement. home depot always has it too.
Im also using walmart boots as a base for my build
ODST Emory contact cement is glue you spread on each side of your foam pieces and once it dries a bit you can stick both together. its just a lot cleaner, stronger and more forgiving than hot glue for any join you want to be invisible. hot glue is good for strengthening the interior of a seam. once you use it you wont go back to hot glue. its the best. theres a ton of foam smithing tutorials on youtube. check out punished props or evil ted smith.
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The rubber cement? I get the confusion, but you'll be looking for contact cement. Rubber cement is different somehow (I don't know how, I know it can be used in painting latex but that's another story)
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You definitely want to get a contact cement (Barge, Dap Weldwood, etc.). Use a respirator with that stuff though; it can be pretty nasty.
You can certainly use acrylic paints for your paint job, whether brushed on or thinned and sprayed with an airbrush. Biggest downside to brushing on is just that it tends to leave brush strokes vs. airbrush or spray paint. Due to crunch time, my Pidge armor a few years ago was all hand painted w/ acrylics, and it worked out perfectly for the situation. For more control over the color, there's also the option of buying a paint sample of whatever color you want from a hardware store applied the same, brush or airbrush(thinned), as for acrylics.
Mechace13
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ok then can someone please give me a name of a contact cement that i can look for and FREETOO Fingerless Tactical Gloves for Men Military Airsoft Gloves for Shooting Cycling Rubber Knuckle Outdoor Touchscreen Gloves (Black Fingerless) for the gloves for the odst thoughts and a Balaclava should i get one
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BEOGSEC/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?smid=A3LV5OEY7YFPW2&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BEOGSEC/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?smid=A3LV5OEY7YFPW2&psc=1
Mechace13
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i have a low funding for the armor and no airbrush kit and acrylic paint is cheep and know of any brands i should use and NEVER EVER use for painting
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Barge is the best contact cement you can easily buy most places. DAP or LePage are okay second choices for brands.
It's generally not an issue with brands being bad but mixing of paint types chemically not working well together. Pick something, follow the application instructions for recoating times and everything usually works out fine.
Rustoleum is a good middle of the road spray paint option and FolkArt are fairly reliable brush on paints that come in small bottles.
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