Foam for patching up with ?

[nbells]

Some of my planks have chunks of foam missing and I would like to get a hold of some foam to patch them up.

Can anybody suggests where I can get some blocks and sheets of foam for patching our foamies with ? or what can I use ?

[TheBum]

You could try polystyrene beads and clear Gorilla Glue. That would allow the gouges to be completely filled.

[nbells]

Thanks for the suggestion Alan

[FTimmons]

I know univfoam.com has polystyrene beads that would work. I also think that if you cut a foam block and cover it with that it might work.

[nbells]

I started to use Wonderfill.

Its a product by Deluxe Materials and so far it seems to be doing the job just nicely !

Its a bit of a pain to apply but once its dry, its good stuff and can be shaped / sanded when dry.

[Unsafeatanyspeed]

The old boy at the field turned me on to Gorilla glue. It expands after you apply it and after about an hour or so you can cut it with a razor knife real easy. It's damn near like a foam weld. I've found after I cut it I can sand it then rub some Weld Bond over it and it fills all the little holes. Then you can paint to match. It's amazingly strong. I highly recommend it.

[TheBum]

I ordered some foam putty. It's intended for scene work (e.g. model train layouts), but I'm going to see how it does patching my P-51's canopy, which has a small chunk of foam missing.

[nbells]

Alan

Can you let me know how you get on with the Foam Putty please.

As I mentioned above I now use the Deluxe Wonderfill but find it not so easy to apply unless you have damp fingers ! But having said that, its brilliant for filling all the nicks n dings.