[meltyface]

I do not remember where I found this skull but I bought maybe 4 years ago and FINALLY got around to finishing it's transformation into a demon skull lol. I'll mount and mud the body later this weekend and he'll be holding the candy for all the totters

 

[meltyface]

Anyone know of a good way to get things to stick to the good quality skulls. .....everything I use just falls apart....I've tried hot glue, rubber cement, super glue, epoxies.....lol, I'm trying to glue horns on this skull and also glue a Skelton hand into a permanent position...

 

[annamarykahn]

have you tried gorilla glue? rough up the surfaces to be glued with sandpaper or a file or something ... wet the surfaces and glue ... the gorilla glue will "foam" up so you'll have to figure out a way to hold the pieces in position until the glue "cures" ... once cured, you can cut any excess foam with a knife

i'm presently using gorilla glue to glue printed vinyl banners to wood strips and hanging completed banners with fishing line ... works amazingly well

amk

 

[Ugly Joe]

What I've had to do with glue-resistant plastics in the past is put in some joining posts and use epoxy.
Can be as simple as a wooden peg or two, with corresponding holes drilled into each piece.

If you're feeling ambitious, put a screw into the horn, and leave half an inch sticking out.
Cut the head of the screw off with a hacksaw, or a cut-off wheel (like a Dremel).
Drill a hole in the skull where you want to screw the horn in (make the hole just a little smaller diameter than the threads of the screw).
Slap on some strong epoxy around the screw sticking out of the horn - before it hardens, line up the screw with the hole in the skull and thread them together.

 

[meltyface]

Thanks I will try that. I screwed a screw into the skull already and tried to use that as a post to shove into the base of the horn to give it something to hold onto, but didn't think about cutting off the screw head....I'll try that today!

What I've had to do with glue-resistant plastics in the past is put in some joining posts and use epoxy.
Can be as simple as a wooden peg or two, with corresponding holes drilled into each piece.

If you're feeling ambitious, put a screw into the horn, and leave half an inch sticking out.
Cut the head of the screw off with a hacksaw, or a cut-off wheel (like a Dremel).
Drill a hole in the skull where you want to screw the horn in (make the hole just a little smaller diameter than the threads of the screw).
Slap on some strong epoxy around the screw sticking out of the horn - before it hardens, line up the screw with the hole in the skull and thread them together.

 

[TheHalloweenGuru]

That's from Target. Never thought of turning it into a demon, awesome