mix for white glue?

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Hello all!

i know this has been coverd many time … what is the mix for white glue and water to use in spray bottle?? thanks all Hobojim

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About 1/3 glue, 2/3 water. I add a couple ounces of alcohol too. Pump hairspray bottles work great.

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I concur with loathar…be sure to spray some clear water thru the spray pump least you have to buy another sprayer next time you use it.

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Hi thanks all

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P.S. I like using Mod Podge matte medium instead of plain white glue. Dries nice and flat.

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Loather,

Instead of Mod Podge, I will use matte medium (basically same stuff). The dilution of them is 25-30% glue- 75-60% water and alcohol. But I find that with just white glue a 50/50 appears to work better (alcohol also added).

For ballasting, a small bottle that will dribble seems to have much better control over any type of spraying.

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A thing to consider, white glue will soften in water after it has set once should you want to change something. Matt medium won’t soften.

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I agree with the 2:1 spray mix. As an aside, if you want to apply a first layer of ground cover, use a 1:1 mix and brush it on. Then sprinkle the ground cover. When you add weeds, brush, sticks, etc. then use the spray. I rarely use spray as I prefer to dribble the glue/water mix using the drip method similar to doing ballast.

For what it’s worth, Ron K.

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I have used a 50-50 mix of white glue and alcohol with a few drips of liquid soap. It seems to work fine for ballest and foam, but i use thd drip method for all.

J.W.

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I’m an expert - I’ve been doing this for about 2 weeks!

For ballast, I use 20ml Elmers Glue-all, 40ml tap water, one drop dish detergent. I use eye droppers. First I drop 91% Isopropal alchahol on the ballast to wet it without disturbing it, then go back and drop the glue mixture.

For ground foam, I put the alchahol in a spray bottle with a very fine but not forcefull spray. I spray the foam with alchahol and then use a dropper to apply Woodland Scenics Scenic Cement (make sure you shake it well first).

I have tried spraying a glue mixture and through my sprayers I get too much of a stream. The Scenic Cement sprays much better with no mixing required.

Jim

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Thanks all for your wonderfull answers i am working on very low hobo budget so doing as cheap as possible… will be posting a pic today to get advise on how my ground foam looks…

i would be lost with our ALL you great people and theis wonderfull forum!!!

Thanks again Hobojim

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Updat: picture would like opions on grond foam colors and scale size thanks all

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I use two different ratios for different applications. I use 1:4 glue to water for scenery like ground foam, etc. This works well, but isn’t strong enough for ballast long term (I learned the hard way). Therefore I use 1:2 glue to alcohol for ballast with great results.

Ron

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I do the same. I also use cheese cloth as a strainer before I put it in my spray bottle it seems to help from clogging up the nozzle.

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As others have mentioned I prefer matte medium. I use a very dilute mixture of alcohol and mm when ballasting, namely 15 parts alcohol to 1 part mm. This goes on directly with no prewetting. The result is a nice rubbery ballast, not rock hard. I imagine this solution could be used for scenery as well but I’m not there yet.

George