landman Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 I read in Hollywood's dio thread that he made rags with tissues wetted with thinned white glue. What does one thin white glue with and what is the recipe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 (edited) Thin white glue with water. Just about any recipe will work. All you need is for it to dry somewhat stiff...kinda like dried snot on a Kleenex. Edited February 7, 2016 by Ace-Garageguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landman Posted February 8, 2016 Author Share Posted February 8, 2016 Tried it. Seems to work. they aren't quite dry yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astroracer Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 If you mix a bit of red food coloring into the glue you can make the "rags" red. Use different mixes, NON of these rags are the same shade. Blue is also a popular color, I have both in my collection. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 I've used the same trick with paper towels to create, el cheapo seat covers in a beater, and on 3" shotgun cleaning swatches too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High octane Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 We had a demo on using tissues with white glue/water mix last Friday night at our club meeting on making tonneau/bed covers on pickup beds. I didn't watch the demo as I was busy gabbin' with other members. This method could be used to make tarps over engines, cars, etc. as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 ... This method could be used to make tarps over engines, cars, etc. as well.I've seen lotsa armor and sci-fi models use it for exactly that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landman Posted February 9, 2016 Author Share Posted February 9, 2016 First attempt. the "oil" is quite shiny. I may tone it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtx6970 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 (edited) Sure looks a lot like the rags laying on my shop bench at the moment,,,grease stains and all ( I had to build a Mopar transmission for a customer of mine this week ) Edit,I saw a picture some time ago where the builder used this method to make a green tarp over a car. Using a paper towel with a green tinted glue /water mix. It looked EXACTLY like a tarp , texture and all . Edited February 11, 2016 by gtx6970 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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