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Old 10-26-2017, 10:19 AM
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Mike, foam safe CA and epoxy don't stick well, most people use hot glue since it is sticky but it is heavy. The other good option is beacons foam tac, or bob smith foam cure glues. I prefer the foam cure, you can use it as a normal glue and hold it in place till it cures, or use it like clear fillets, or you can apply to both sides, then stick together like a contact cement. Foam Cure is pretty cheap for a big bottle. I've glued my servos in place with this as well. I don't think wood glue will stick to the paper covering. For painting you need to scuff with 320 grit and I've only had success with testors and model master enamel spray cans, other paints I've had soak through the paper and dissolve the foam slightly causing wrinkles in the paper. You need to be careful using not too sticky masking and removing it carefully to not pull off the paint, that was the same with depron.

For laminating sheets, I've used 3m-77 spray adhesive with no problems, it destroys the sheets to try to separate them. That's the lightest option.


Frank


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Originally Posted by AstronMike
Frank,

Thanks for doing this! So, in other words, a full sheet of FTFB weighs like 4.2z, which is lighter than I'd figured. That might get me to bite....

One other thing. How glueable is it? I mean, with wood glues and such? Have you tried to use it that way? If you could glue together two decent sized scraps and see how well/badly it adheres, that'd be great!

Thanks again!
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