Hey Matt, I use both. I use contact cement to bond the pieces together and hot glue to bond the foam to the undersuit. For the detail pieces, NORMALLY, I would have used contact cement there too, but I’m in the Midwest. The weather went from 70 to 30 degrees. Also, I would have to bond everything before painting, which also delays due to weather. So, I take shortcuts sometimes to keep on schedule to complete my videos. As for the hot glue, I have tried various glues to bond foam to Lycra with little to no success. The heat melts the foam and the material to make a strong bond. I use older suits and muscle suits to stretch the material enough for me to fit inside. Sometimes the glue seeps through to the muscle or under suits. Watch the Flash video. IT WAS A BATTLE to get the outer costume off of the undersuit. But, I’d rather do this, than build individual pieces that also need mechanisms to adhere them to the suit. Thank you very much for watching, commenting and subscribing!
looks amazing its going to awesome
Amazing brother
Thank you!
Why is it that you prefer to use hot glue instead of contact cement?
Hey Matt, I use both. I use contact cement to bond the pieces together and hot glue to bond the foam to the undersuit. For the detail pieces, NORMALLY, I would have used contact cement there too, but I’m in the Midwest. The weather went from 70 to 30 degrees. Also, I would have to bond everything before painting, which also delays due to weather. So, I take shortcuts sometimes to keep on schedule to complete my videos. As for the hot glue, I have tried various glues to bond foam to Lycra with little to no success. The heat melts the foam and the material to make a strong bond. I use older suits and muscle suits to stretch the material enough for me to fit inside. Sometimes the glue seeps through to the muscle or under suits. Watch the Flash video. IT WAS A BATTLE to get the outer costume off of the undersuit. But, I’d rather do this, than build individual pieces that also need mechanisms to adhere them to the suit. Thank you very much for watching, commenting and subscribing!