Nitestar
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Mending a Urethane Flesh Cowl
I sent a message to DavidYR but I know he's crazy busy filling orders so I'm posting for help here as a backup.
I put my flesh cowl on a mannequin head to fill it out so I could spray it with some water mixed with alcohol to get some of the funky film off of it that sometimes develops when it's sit for a long time. Funky film gone, no problem. I leave the cowl on the head. A week later I go down to the basement to discover that the seam along the underside of the nose has split where it was stretching. So I removed it from the head and put it on one of my helmet stands.
If I want to put some kind of bridge behind the bottom of the nose to reinforce and mend the seam, which wouldn't be a problem with latex or urethane, what kind of adhesive will bond to this silicone flesh material so I can do the mend? I've never glued anything to it before, the emblem is bolted in from behind because I never thought cyanoacrylate or any other epoxy or adhesive would be able to bond with it.
Any suggestions? Pic below.
This has not been my month with any of my bat collection items...
Thanks if anyone can help.
Jerry
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10/15/2007, 11:38 pm
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jonnybat
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Re: HELP... '89 Flesh Cowl mend... what adheres to this material if anything?
i would look into liquid latex on the inside to bond the two sides together,then maybe a layer or two of plasti dip... MAKE SURE you research to see if those two substances wont melt the cowl. I am pretty sure it wont, but maybe try out a little first in an area that wont be visible...there are also threads on botb that deal with repairs. best of luck!
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10/23/2007, 3:04 am
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Brin Londo
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Re: HELP... '89 Flesh Cowl mend... what adheres to this material if anything?
Jerry,
I believe 100% silicone adhesive will adhere to the cowl material..and it comes in black.
Latex and Plasti dip will not stay on a fleshy cowl.
-Brin
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10/23/2007, 5:09 am
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monkeybat
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Re: HELP... '89 Flesh Cowl mend... what adheres to this material if anything?
Go to your hardwear store and get 100% selicone black for waterproofing bathrooms in a tube for around the bath. That does the job seals and sticks. Put some on your fingers and massage in each of the material then smudge a little over the crack inside. Do a little at a time. That should work. I have done this before. Cheers. :up
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10/23/2007, 11:43 am
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RIMMAYR1
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Re: HELP... '89 Flesh Cowl mend... what adheres to this material if anything?
Jerry called us last week and Dave told him how to repair it already. :)
Just to note:
All 89 cowls were made in Urethane Flesh. Not one was made in Silicone. No silicone product will stick to urethane Flesh. In this case we highly reccomend Urebond II or III from Smooth-On for any repair work on Urethane Flesh, and most urethanes in general.
Dave never made any 89 cowls in Silicone Flesh, only Urethane so remember that if you need to glue capes to it or things of that nature.
Furthermore, Panther cowls were at first made from Silicone flesh but only a dozen or so were made that way. The rest were all Urethane Flesh just like the 89's.
Just an FYI. :hug
Rimma :kitty
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10/23/2007, 1:07 pm
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batmann539
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Re: HELP... '89 Flesh Cowl mend... what adheres to this material if anything?
I have to mend mine as well... I'm glad I ran into this post.
Sean
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10/25/2007, 7:09 pm
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