Cosplay - Adhesives

This is a run through of various adhesives and a general overview of what materials each adhesive is recommended to work best for. This by no means covers every type of adhesive/glue available, nor will it cover every type of material used for various crafting  and costuming projects, but it is a helpful guide for getting started.

By Material:

Material:	Adhesives:
Ceramics	Epoxy, expansive glue, hot glue, silicone, super glue
Craft Foam	contact cement, craft glue, hot glue, rubber cement, spray adhesive, super glue
Fabric	contact cement, craft glue, fabric glue, hot glue, mod podge, rubber cement, spray adhesive
Foam	contact cement, epoxy, expansive glue, hot glue, spray adhesive
Foam Board	craft glue, hot glue, rubber cement, super glue
Glass	contact cement, epoxy, expansive glue, hot glue, silicone, super glue
Metal	contact cement, epoxy, expansive glue, silicone, super glue
Organic Materials	craft foam, epoxy, expansive glue, hot glue, rubber cement, spray adhesive, super glue
Paper	contact cement, fabric glue, hot glue, mod podge, rubber cement
Plastic	contact cement, craft foam, epoxy, expansive glue, hot glue, silicone, spray adhesive, super glue
Rubber	contact cement, rubber cement
Styrofoam	craft foam, hot glue, rubber cement, spray adhesive
Wood	Epoxy, expansive glue, hot glue, rubber cement, wood glue

By Adhesive:

Adhesive:	Materials:
Contact Cement	craft foam, fabric, foam, glass, metal, paper, plastic, rubber
Craft Glue	craft foam, fabric, foam board, organic materials, plastic, styrofoam
Epoxy	ceramics, foam, glass, metal, organic materials, plastic, wood
Expansive Glue	ceramics, foam, glass, metal, organic materials, plastic, wood
Fabric Glue	fabric, paper
Hot Glue	ceramics, craft foam, fabric, foam, foam board, glass, organic materials, paper, plastic, styrofoam, wood
Mod Podge	fabric, paper
Rubber Cement	craft foam, fabric, foam board, organic materials, paper, styrofoam, wood
Silicone	ceramics, glass, metal, plastic
Spray Adhesive	craft foam, fabric, foam, organic materials, plastic, styrofoam
Super Glue	ceramics, craft foam, foam board, glass, metal, organic materials, plastic
Wood Glue	wood

Some things to note:

• Mod Podge is available for just about every project now. While it is great for decoupaging paper projects, you can now get Mod Podge for fabric projects, molding projects. You can also select varying strengths you need for a project and it's available in various finishes such as matte, glossy and a water proof sealant(there's even a dishwasher safe formula). Use this solely as a sealer for your project or safely double it up as an adhesive and sealer. You can also make a variation of Mod Podge at home by mixing 1 part Elmer's Glue with 1 part water. This method is a cost efficient alternative but may not hold up as well as the actual product and may not offer the same sealing effects of Mod Podge.
  
• The Tacky Glue brand of craft glues has also expanded its own line of products to suit more projects, dry times and ease of use.
  
• Polyurethane glue is most similar to epoxy(in the bonding).
  
• When working with materials such as Worbla, hot glue or epoxy are the go to adhesives, however when heated Worbla has its own adhesive so two pieces can be heated and put together without the need for an extra glue.
  
• Expansive glues do just what the name suggests; when drying these glues will expand in size. This aspect of these particular glues makes them very dangerous for house hold pets; if ingested these glues can expand inside of your pet's stomach so pet owners be weary when using these. Some examples of expansive glues are Carpenter's Glue, Elmer's Glue All Max, Gorilla Glue and Titebond 3

If you have any of your own recommendations please add them in the comments! I'll gladly make updates with additional information to this post. :)