Spray adhesive for turf

[Bomech1]

Anybody ever used spray adhesive for ground work? If so how'd it work?
Brian

[Digger1]

If I remember my 2nd grade crafts class, just use brushed on elmer's glue and sprinkle on the turf and shake it aroung for good coverage.

The spray stuff is low-tack but will work nicely for simulated turf given that it'll lay down an even ans snooth layer of adhesive.

[Bomech1]

Thanks Babs. Just a thought that was rolling around. I don't know of any sprayons that self level do you or anyone?
Brian

[Shinnentai]

Most spray ons I've used behaved like flat paint, only more so. The self leveling concept wasn't really applicable: it sticks where it lands, and doesn't need to go on thick enough for self leveling to enter the equation, for good or ill. Applications can afford be a little less than perfectly even because the stuff that's going on top will natually cover all that.

I like spray adhesive better for ground cover than brush-on glues, because it preserves the look of dry materials (desert sand, dry leaves, etc). I find the brush on glues like to soak into dry materials laid on top of them, giving stuff that's supposed to look dry a damp look instead.

Not all spray adhesive is low-tack. The stuff that's sold at craft and hobby places is usually kinda pathetic. Check hardware stores instead, that's where you'll find the good, durable stuff.

[woozle]

With the grass turf, I've had good luck, with watered-down white glue and a drop fo dish soap, from a spray bottle.

There's another grass affect that you may not have considered. For fantasy minitures, small-grit sand looks cool as grass. White-glued down, painted green, with a darker wash and lighter dry-brushing, it doesn't really look exactly like grass, but looks great around fantasy miniatures. Kinda-like a cartoon effect.