substitute for spirit gum

[845boys]

I was in a play for my church and i needed to be bald, so we used a bald cap and instead of spirit gum they used a little bit of corn syrup and i was wondering if it is cheaper and better to use corn syrup instead of spirit gum?

[uhrisuh]

I've never heard of using corn syrup as an adhesive. Sounds funny and impractical.
I recommend using spirit gum and make sure to get spirit gum remover.

[Fisherking]

Spirit Gum is pretty cheap -- I really don't think it's worth saving a tiny amount by using an inferior product.

Though I don't like Spirit Gum. I'd recommend Pros-Aide (http://www.fxwarehouse.info/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=ProsAide).

[uhrisuh]

How is Pros-Aide removed? I've never used it before, how might it be better?

[Fisherking]

Pros-Aide is removed with Isopropyl Myristate, same as Spirit Gum. The major advantage of Pros-Aide over Spirit Gum is that it causes far less irritation to the eyes and the mucus membranes. It's not tacky like Spirit Gum, so you don't end up with a sticky mess on everything.

Very few effects artists still use Spirit Gum.

Edit: Also, Pros-Aide is a lot more flexible and it doesn't get dry and crusty like Spirit Gum. Bottom line -- it's manufactured to a lot higher quality and it's more comfortable to be exposed to. It's a medical-grade adhesive.

I personally recommend you use Pros-Aide over Spirit Gum. At very least, give it a trial and see what you think. It took me a while to get used to the lack of tackiness, but I'm not looked back since.

Telesis-5 is supposedly also very good, but I've never tried it. It's more expensive and apparently a lot stronger -- probably not worth it for simple jobs. I've heard of using Pros-Aide habitually and Telesis-5 only around the mouth.

[happyhands man]

dick smith[famous makeup artist] used corn syrup for an adhesive in some of the movies he worked in

[Nonsensical studios]

Why dont you just man up, and stick to the basics.


JK, I dunno, have you tried using both