Lesson Learned (Don't use spray paint on foam)

We started playing with the idea of using installation foam to build the mold for our 3D operation guy. We needed to know if it was easy enough to sand and also weather or not it could hold paint.

Dan ran down to Home Depot to find some scrap pieces to test how they would glue together and how well he can sand them. The glue seemed to hold the pieces together and it was easy enough to sand the foam.

I then had the task of testing different paints on the foam. I feel most comfortable using spray paint, I thought that would work perfect on our foam structure. Luckily I used a scrap piece to test out the different types of paint. I used an orange Montana spray paint as my first test. As you can see in the photo, the spray paint ate right into the foam.

I also put a cream latex acrylic paint in the other corner. The acrylic paint worked and it didn't eat through the foam. We will also add a couple layers of primer before painting the foam guy with the acrylic paint.