How To Smooth Floor Mats For Cosplau

After i finished this cosplay i learned a lot about how to make foam smoother.

How to smooth floor mats for cosplau.

Eva foam is a great material for constructing costumes and props of all different kinds from period armor and swords to slick futuristic robots. Introduction to eva foam. Epsilon and wood glue provide sandable smooth finishes but will crack if flexed. Creating a costume cosplay from e v a foam.

Solid color smooth surface 100 vinyl floor mats 1 8 thickness 2 3 4 and 5 widths available up to. Smooth solid color runner mats are runner floor mats with a smooth surface and a solid color finish. The floor mats are made from ethylene vinyl acetate eva foam and if you don t already have some they re easy to obtain and relatively inexpensive. After you ve crafted your foam masterpiece you can move straight to paint.

It is especially beloved by cosplayers and prop makes because it is lightweight cheap and can easily. Hopefully that helps. Googe1812 these mats are smooth on one side and bumpy on the other. While worbla is a great solution to create armor and props with this time i would like to talk about the super affordable alternative eva foam it s cheap widely available and just as fun to work with.

If i were to do this build again i would probably use 6mm foam from tnt cosplays supply that is smooth on both sides instead of the floor mats. I ve worked on star trek into darkness walking dead fifth element and guyver among lots of others. I have five suggestions on what you can do with the mats. However if your foam is going to flex or bump into things you may want to seal your foam to stop paint from flaking off.

These runner mats helps protect floors and equipment from damage provide insulation on hard floors and are easy to clean. The mats come with two different sides only one side is smooth the other side has a weird texture that could be useful for a nice carbon fiber look but witch mercy needs a smooth surface so i tried sanding it down. Check out how i made this prop shield from cheap foam floor mats. I m the evil ted who makes props and costumes.

Good evening ladies and gents in this fine instructable i will be showing and instructing you how to work with eva foam for costuming and prop creation if you have any questions regarding the tutorial making of your own cosplay costume or just wan.