rockets4kids
Senior Member
When I was at the Dollar Tree last weekend I spied their colored cellophane wrapping "paper" out on display for the holidays, so I picked some up for S&G to see if it could be used to cover foam. Turns out it works really, *really* well. Here is a link to photos I've posted on rcgroups:
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showpost.php?p=26776939&postcount=16
Check earlier posts in the thread for full details. Basically, you de-paper your DT foam, paint it with water-based poly-urethane (a Minwax product, but not the solvent-based version used on the paper!) hit it with Spray 77, and then carefully apply the cellophane with a gift card as a squeegee. The only (possible) downside to this technique that I have found so far is that it *requires* a second pair of hands during the actual cellophane application.
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showpost.php?p=26776939&postcount=16
Check earlier posts in the thread for full details. Basically, you de-paper your DT foam, paint it with water-based poly-urethane (a Minwax product, but not the solvent-based version used on the paper!) hit it with Spray 77, and then carefully apply the cellophane with a gift card as a squeegee. The only (possible) downside to this technique that I have found so far is that it *requires* a second pair of hands during the actual cellophane application.