adhesive question

I know that many folks here have made the WS trees using the WS foam. My question is about the tack glue stuff that WS recommends using. The adhesion properties that it has once it turns opaque seems to me that you could use something such as Elmer's rubber cement and get the same results. Has anyone here tried that and what was the results? Looking for feed back here as well as a cheaper alternative to the WS product.

 

Raymond, I've never used the WS Tack Glue. However, I've had good success with 3M (or equivalent) spray adhesive used for making posters. I spray it onto the polyfiber tree form, let it setup for about 15 seconds, then dip the tree into a plastic bowl full of WS foam. When I want multiple leaf shades or colors, I respray and dip into as many colors as needed until I get what I want, respraying each time. I got it in the art department at Wally-World, but I think I've also seen it at Lowe's or Home Depot in the glue department. It's inexpensive and goes a long way, I'm still on my first can after a couple hundred trees.

 

Another alternative.......go out and get the cheapest, biggest can of hair spray you can find - (old style "Aqua-Net", etc.) Use in the same manner as poster above. You can make about a zillion trees with one huge can, plus, although I like the "Scotch" adhesive, I've found that it gets everywhere, even places you don't want it!, and it's sticky!! Definitely good for trees, but to me, messy.

 

Let this girl tell you about hair spray. It works damn good! But be careful with it. It's highly flammable

 

I would have never guessed you were a hair spray user...I always loved the 80's style big hair on women.. .....Mike

 

I don't use it on my hair. I use it to make trees