Working With Yellow Foam

Shaping
ALWAYS WEAR A DUST MASK Yellow foam is very bad for your health, and the model shop air is always full of it. Yellow foam is only suggested for sketch models, preparing the foam to look like a solid material can often require more work than doing the whole job out of wood. Shaping Yellow Foam is very quick and easy. Using the bandsaw, cut to close dimensions, even finished dimensions. A rough grit sand paper, like 100, is the main tool for shaping Yellow Foam to a finished texture. Power sanders are not recommened as they tend to work too quickly and go beyond the point of return before it is realized. Careful work with a carving knife will also help round corners and ends. Getting as much done on the band saw will give a better result, the more hand work the harder it is to keep uniform.

Painting
Painting Yellow Foam is easy, unlike Pink Foam Yellow Foam can take Spray Paint. Yellow foam usually looks best when used as a sketch model, and unfinished. Finished Yellow Foam almost always tends to look just like it sounds, painted foam. It requires a lot of work to get a smooth surface, and a careful hand not to ruin it at the end. Watered down wood filler is suggested for filling if neccesary. Thin coats dry quicker, and require less work, they can often be sanded with the fingertips alone, reducing the risk of removing too much material.