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Post #766992 by TravnerRavenweird on Wed, Aug 3, 2016 10:32 AM

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On 2016-08-03 08:15, tikiskip wrote:
Oh yeah on the repair, I have tried to glue onto some foam type stuff and
the glue I used ate the foam up.
As in would not work.

Sooo do small test spots as some glues may not be good.
AND I would put a small Toothpick or bamboo skewer in the two parts to help
bind them together.
Glue the bamboo skewer on both ends before you insert into the tiki.

One more thing...
NO CAMERAS IN THE HOT TUB POOL OF LOVE AREA!

Well I've done quite a little bit of foam gluing in the past, mostly to make tombstones for Halloween, and Liquid Nails construction adhesive is typically my go to. As of recently I've done some foaming experiments with Gorilla Glue which made me wonder if it would marry the foam bits better?
I dunno, maybe I'm overthinking this, but I'm kind of looking at this as an art restoration project instead of a broken Halloween prop project. I just want to make sure I'm doing the right thing.

And about the cameras, that's spot on! No cameras or cell phones past the reception desk!