Gluing cloth
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Gluing cloth

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Hey guys, question. I am trying to attach a cloth tunic to a figure but when I use super glue the fabric just soaks it up. What is the best way to attach fabric to a figure? I haven't tried hot glue yet but looking for some help. Thanks in advance!

Posted by bjpalm1994
on Wednesday, October 3, 2018
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TheRubicon -
Thursday, October 4, 2018
something else I've done fixing up my kids dolls is taking the new material, deliberately soaking about a 2cm thick line across the top, folding that under and ironing it, then glued that line to the doll/figure. same as Hnechmen said, just the process. hides the glue, makes a clean line of the clothing, and provides some rigidity for pleats and so on.
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bjpalm1994 -
Friday, October 5, 2018
Cool! Thanks for the response
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Henchmen4Hire -
Wednesday, October 3, 2018
Hot glue would be a good solution, assuming you can do it neatly.

You can keep using superglue until the area you're gluing becomes so saturated/stiff that it finally sticks to the plastic. I've been doing that (ModPodge/superglue) with the cloth skirts on Clonetroopers, but I'm definitely looking for a better solution.
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bjpalm1994 -
Friday, October 5, 2018
Thanks for the response! I'll check out your Troopers again too
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