spray glue that dries... erm... dry

[anevilgiraffe]

any pointers for a glue I can use to spray over flock/scatter that will dry properly - I bought some a few years back and it turned out to be the stay sticky stuff...

I need to secure some leaf flock, before then giving it another flocking and don't want it to lift off with the brush...

[Svennn]

If you have an airbrush you can use diluted PVA

[anevilgiraffe]

no airbrush

[dampfpanzerwagon]

Try a garden sprayer like this;



Use good quality uPVA (Unibond) - see;
http://www.henkel.co.uk/2183_UKE_HTML.htm

And water it down slightly with a touch of washing-up liquid.

You can then splay it over the flock.

One final point fry adding a couple of drops of Matte Medium.

I hope that this helps.

Tony

[fastolfrus]

I thought someone said cheap hairspray was a possible?

Never tried it myself.

[anevilgiraffe]

I tried watered PVA before, but it took the dye out of the clump foliage and ran over the entire paint job... so was hoping something existed that was more designed for the job...

hair spray is on the cards, but the blog I saw it on did stress it wasn't 100% so want to cover all bases...

[Zafarelli]

Another vote for diluted PVA here. I don't bother with a plant mister, though, but use old pump spray deodorant bottles instead.

I tried watered PVA before, but it took the dye out of the clump foliage and ran over the entire paint job... so was hoping something existed that was more designed for the job...

Sounds like you applied too much in one go.

[Mason]

I use cheap superglue when I am working on my wall climbing plants.
A careful application of it, as you dont need a lot and it spreads naturally quite well, as you are applying it to a 'sponge' if it is clump foilage you are using it on.



This has been stuck down first with PVA and, once that has dried, been given a dose of superglue.
Given a light drybrushing as well afterwards, as the superglue has hardened the foilage and make drybrushing viable.

Not sure if you are thinking of using it on a large area, as it could be very expensive if you are ....

[Sardoo]

try a garden sprayer like this;

That's a stroke of genius! I'm off to Poundland!