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I want to glue down my track and I don't want to use those ugly nail heads.. I was wondering what type of glue do you all use? goop or CA or artist mat medium or mat gel? I'm an abstract artist when I'm not playing trains and I could some of the medium gel I use to build texture on my paintings I thick would work wonders on atlas c55 track..
I forgot to add, that I have thick 2" white beaded foam.. I hate it, it is so messy.. my question is if I were to use a thick enough glue, would it be ok to just glue right down on that? Or should I go out and buy 3/4" of the tighter blue board foam and then glue that on top then glue my track on it?
I want to glue down my track and I don't want to use those ugly nail heads.. I was wondering what type of glue do you all use? goop or CA or artist mat medium or mat gel? I'm an abstract artist when I'm not playing trains and I could some of the medium gel I use to build texture on my paintings I thick would work wonders on atlas c55 track.
Most guys on here that glue their track down, use latex caulk. They run a bead or two down the cork, and spread it flat with a putty knife. Then the track is put into position. Some use nails pushed in some to hold in place until its dry, and others use weights to hold in place.
I forgot to add, that I have thick 2" white beaded foam.. I hate it, it is so messy.. my question is if I were to use a thick enough glue, would it be ok to just glue right down on that? Or should I go out and buy 3/4" of the tighter blue board foam and then glue that on top then glue my track on it?
If you haven't started on the layout, go get the extruded foam. No where near as messy. On our old club layout in Mobile in the 1970's, we used the beadboard foam for everything. Cutting it into any shape was extremely messy until we starting using a hot wire cutter, made from an old soldering gun and a loop of Coat hanger wire. It cut down on the mess a lot, but we were never "free" of those beads completely. To prevent damage to the edges, we covered them in a thick mixture of latex paint and plaster shell. It worked fairly well, but wasn't perfect.
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