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i know this has been coverd many time .. what is the mix for white glue and water to use in spray bottle?? thanks all Hobojim
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loathar wrote:P.S. I like using Mod Podge matte medium instead of plain white glue. Dries nice and flat.
Loather,
Instead of Mod Podge, I will use matte medium (basically same stuff). The dilution of them is 25-30% glue- 75-60% water and alcohol. But I find that with just white glue a 50/50 appears to work better (alcohol also added).
For ballasting, a small bottle that will dribble seems to have much better control over any type of spraying.
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I agree with the 2:1 spray mix. As an aside, if you want to apply a first layer of ground cover, use a 1:1 mix and brush it on. Then sprinkle the ground cover. When you add weeds, brush, sticks, etc. then use the spray. I rarely use spray as I prefer to dribble the glue/water mix using the drip method similar to doing ballast.
For what it's worth, Ron K.
I have used a 50-50 mix of white glue and alcohol with a few drips of liquid soap. It seems to work fine for ballest and foam, but i use thd drip method for all.
J.W.
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For ballast, I use 20ml Elmers Glue-all, 40ml tap water, one drop dish detergent. I use eye droppers. First I drop 91% Isopropal alchahol on the ballast to wet it without disturbing it, then go back and drop the glue mixture.
For ground foam, I put the alchahol in a spray bottle with a very fine but not forcefull spray. I spray the foam with alchahol and then use a dropper to apply Woodland Scenics Scenic Cement (make sure you shake it well first).
I have tried spraying a glue mixture and through my sprayers I get too much of a stream. The Scenic Cement sprays much better with no mixing required.
Jim
Thanks all for your wonderfull answers i am working on very low hobo budget so doing as cheap as possible.. will be posting a pic today to get advise on how my ground foam looks...
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Thanks again Hobojim
Updat: picture would like opions on grond foam colors and scale size thanks all
I use two different ratios for different applications. I use 1:4 glue to water for scenery like ground foam, etc. This works well, but isn't strong enough for ballast long term (I learned the hard way). Therefore I use 1:2 glue to alcohol for ballast with great results.
Ron
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n2mopac wrote: I use two different ratios for different applications. I use 1:4 glue to water for scenery like ground foam, etc. This works well, but isn't strong enough for ballast long term (I learned the hard way). Therefore I use 1:2 glue to alcohol for ballast with great results.Ron
I do the same. I also use cheese cloth as a strainer before I put it in my spray bottle it seems to help from clogging up the nozzle.
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As others have mentioned I prefer matte medium. I use a very dilute mixture of alcohol and mm when ballasting, namely 15 parts alcohol to 1 part mm. This goes on directly with no prewetting. The result is a nice rubbery ballast, not rock hard. I imagine this solution could be used for scenery as well but I'm not there yet.
George