Help fixing a foam Rancor finger nail

wax murderer said:

There are several ways to approach this. Do you want "quick and dirty" or something more controlled. The former relies on the hobbyists friend;cyanno-acrylate, better known as Super-Glue. There are many brands available, some better than others. The best for hobby purposes is IMHO Zal-a-gap. They make several different grades, from water thin to a semi-gel. For this job you would use either the thick stuff or the flexible grade.
The controlled, and best, approach would be latex itself. A careful application of liquid Latex on both surfaces will repair it nicely. You will have to watch it until it sets(hence the "controlled" label)There will be a bit of excess that you can wipe away before things get too sticky. Curing can be accelerated with a hair dryer used VERY carefully.The advantage here is that you are repairing the piece with the same material that it's made from, so you aren't introducing new materials. Work carefully and the repair will be practically invisible.
Hope this helped...PS

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Shropt said:

He's got you with the glue but something I've learned from my armor is GOOD masking tape. Anywhere you don't want that glue just put some really good masking tape to cover it. When the glue is hard you can remove the tape and you don't need to worry about drips or anything left over.

It's very easy to have glue on your fingers when you are working so it's good to protect other areas of the Rancor.

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