Thread: foam latex appliances

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Hello everyone,

I just bought a full face appliance of a "sea hag" and was just wondering if anyone as ever use one of these before. You have to glue on the appliance with spirit gum. Of course the pic on the package looks perfect, but I wanted to know if the spirit gum holds well and how difficult it is to apply. Seems like these things always look easier than they are.

Thanks!

theres a medical type adhesive i here works wonders ! who makes this one ? where'd you get it?-amy

Medico adhesive... it's a surgical adhesive, available at larger pharmacies and surgical stores. Hey, whynotgrrl!

hey yourself.... also something like...prosaide? or am i imagining things? lol

Its made by Reel F/X and I got it from a store called "Mad Margarets" its a second had store in town usually but she transforms it for Halloween.

Also, does the medical adhesive work the same as the spirit gum? you put it on, and let it get tacky before applying the appliance? And, it won't rip my skin off when I take it off will it?

goolie, we used the appliance from screamteam last year and they were great. We used spirit gum to attach them. Just allow yourself plenty of time to put it on and also to take it off. Taking off was much harder and slower. Putting on the makeup took time. It would be a good idea to have a bottle of latex, for covering up the edges of the mask. My avatar was my costume last year, the killer clown. There are some other pics my gallery.

I've used spirit gum for smaller appliances (horns, wounds, etc....) and it's worked great. If you go this route make sure to have spirit gum remover or baby oil on hand to remove. (If olive oil is made from olives and peanut oil is made from peanuts...what is baby oil made of?...ok, sick and wrong... I know...)

I have used REEL FX before. They take quite aqhile to apply. I would use medical adhesive, not spirit gum. They are made using the slipcast method, so they are hollow. heat will build up and you will sweat. Sweat is a great way to remove spirit gum on latex. lol. I Would definitly apply it once befor the real time so you can get a feel of how to apply it. Hope that helps.

I would suggest using liquid latex for foam latex appliances. Spirit gum will eat away at the piece after awhile. Medical adhesive is extremely strong and would probably trash the piece when you go to get it off. They use it to close up wounds/surgery cuts for human skin, and you have to use medical adhesive remover or it won't come off. I work at The Costume Shop make-up counter and we only recommend medical adhesive for attaching large horns, etc. to skin in small areas, not your whole face.