Hello everyone! I am making up a dummy cake for a fair this weekend and I would really like to dowel as well as glue some areas for extra strength .. the dummy cakes are made out of regular Styrofoam so I was just wondering if elmers glue would work ok for that or should I use something special like crazy glue? Thanks for any help!
regular glue-even superglue does not stick styrofoam pieces very well. I know it sounds crazy, but Royal Icing is a better glue than actual glue is in my experience when working with styrofoam. Maybe someone else has used another medium that works better. Good luck! 
ok so now my question is this ... what would work better royal icing or Styrofoam glue? This will be outside for a week in august in the hot muggy air .. thanks again!
try to get a product called "5200" it is a marine adhesive it comes in a tube like toothpaste or like caulk if you need that much. it comes in white and a teak color. any hardware store should be able to order it for you. i believe it is a 3m product.
Hello everyone! I am making up a dummy cake for a fair this weekend and I would really like to dowel as well as glue some areas for extra strength .. the dummy cakes are made out of regular Styrofoam so I was just wondering if elmers glue would work ok for that or should I use something special like crazy glue? Thanks for any help!
Hmmm I use my glue gun to stick Styrofoam together all the time.
What about a simple hot glue gun. I would think it shouldn't melt the styrofoam. And it should stand up to all weather. I have used it for cake boards. I just move quickly and get them together before it hardens so it can be even.
What do you think?
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thank you everyone! Sounds like royal is the way to go!
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