Spray Adhesive for Foam - Alternatives

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Spray Adhesive for Foam - Alternatives

Post by surf's up » Sat Feb 12, 2005 11:57 pm

I bought a can of that spray adhesive made by Auralex to install foam for my recording environment. Its pretty expensive ($20 a can), and the can didnt last very long. Im just wondering if there are any known cheaper alternatives for installing foam, like some type of industrial spray adhesive, like something you would find at Home Depot. I know, Im a cheapskate, but I cant afford to go through 6 or 7 cans of this stuff just to finish my small room.

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Re: Spray Adhesive for Foam - Alternatives

Post by Piotr » Sun Feb 13, 2005 1:10 am

In my new room I adhered all my foam with heavy duty poster pins. They are about two and a half inches long and can hold up to 20 lbs each, I believe...it took 4 to 5 for each piece, but at least I can move stuff around if I want...
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Re: Spray Adhesive for Foam - Alternatives

Post by rolandk » Sun Feb 13, 2005 11:01 am

Elmers wood glue. I made 3 diy gobos like in the tape op article a couple years ago- hollow wooden door, a little base so it stands up by itself, and foam panels on one side. They get abused regularly and I haven't had a single foam panel come loose at all.
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Re: Spray Adhesive for Foam - Alternatives

Post by SONICLAB » Sun Feb 13, 2005 11:20 am

3M makes some good spray adhesives that are about $5.00 a can at any local fabric store. I used this to attach some rigid fiberglass to some gobos I was making. Hope this helps.

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Re: Spray Adhesive for Foam - Alternatives

Post by Piotr » Sun Feb 13, 2005 10:23 pm

I have some great little baffles from the old Bad Animals, and they are just a chunk of fiberglass with some dense foam adhered to it, wrapped in heavy duty pink fabric. Throw them anywhere.

Actually, I am going to turn them into a cloud someday...
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