Also called white spirit, is a mild solvent which is used in making latex clothing to prepare the to be glued parts for the next step. It removes oil, your pencil markings etc., everything what shouldnt be on there.

Heptane is a mild solvent which can also be used as cleaner. It finds its use as well as rubber cement thinner.

Take piece of cloth, dip it with the mineral spirit and gently clean the parts you want to glue together with the cloth. It might happen that the latex slightly bulge, but give it a few seconds and it will straighten out again.

If your latex sheeting got to much talkum powder on from the production, I recommend to wipe that at first of with a wet cloth and then use the mineral spirit. To make sure that you got it all and achieve strong seams.

Warning! The fumes of the mineral spirit are harmful! Make sure to have enough ventilation while working with it! In everyday use it causes skin irritation, wash your hands in between or wear a glove when often used. There are also Odorless Mineral Spirits available with less toxic compounds which are made for close and often work with the substance.

This is the white “glue” which should be used for latex sheeting which is thinner than 0.3mm (e.g. for stockings), because it will not crinkle the thin latex sheeting after you applied the glue and will make it easy to glue the pieces together. It is a water based adhesive where ammonia is added.

It does not evapurate as fast as the rubber cement, what means that after you applied the glue on the latex sheeting, you will have to wait to put the two pieces finally together. When the white latex milk on the latex sheeting turns transparent and there is no more white to see, then the glue is ready and will give your seam a strong connection. That may take 1-2 minutes.

If your glue gets to thick after some time, then just thin it out with water. Easy!
Be carefull with your clothing, you will not get the glue out again! If you have it on your workspace, just wipe it of with some paper and afterwards rub the rest of with your flat hand.

The white latex milk is available online in some moddeling and masking stores, leather crafting stores or at latexmanufactures and stores, like Blackstyle where I got mine from.

Warning! The fumes of the white latex milk are harmful! It might be natural rubber milk but it cotains harmful chemical substances to keep it in its consistence, e.g. ammonia. Make sure to have enough ventilation while working with it!

Rubber cement is a strong adhesive which is usually used to glue latex sheeting from 0.6 mm thickness and up. I use it as well for thinner latex sheeting, from 0.3mm and up.

The solvents in the rubber cement quickly evaporate what makes the gluing fast and easy, but it should also remind you of keeping your glue container closed, because it easily dries out.

If your glue gets by time to thick and makes it to difficult for you to apply it on the latex sheeting, than mix it up with a thinner until you got the right consistence.

While you apply the glue, the latex sheeting will start to crinkle what is normal! You will have to wait a few minutes until it straighten itself out again and then its ready to be glued together.

Rubber cement is of course online available or as well in a lot of latex stores. I bought my rubber cement on my last trip to Berlin in the local Blackstyle store.

Warning! The fumes of the rubber cement are harmful! Make sure to have enough ventilation while working with it! Avoid open fires and extreme heat (candles etc.) as it is a higly flammable subsance.

You will need the metal seam roller to give your glued seams a strong connection and as well to get airbubbles out of the seam, which might occure from time to time. After you glued your seams and pressed them slightly with your finger together, you will take the seam roller and roll it with light pressure over the seam. Done!

I prefer the metal seam rollers, because they are heavier and more stabile than the plastic once. I bought mine in a leather crafting shop, but you can as well easily order them online. Plastic rollers are available in almost any home improvement store.

It is more handy to have a “smaller” roller if it comes to the seams, especially the curved seams. My current one which you can see on the image is a little to wide if you ask me, but great if you want to double glue some bigger pieces.

What pencils should I use to draw on the latex sheeting? You can use almost any kind! Just remember to remove everything after you cutted out the latex to avoid stains!

Example:
If I have to draw on black latex or any other dark colored Latex sheeting, I will use either a white or silver paintmarker or a regular ballpoint pen (which will of course make it more difficult for you to see it afterwards).

For light colors would I recommend to stay with the white or silver paintmarker or if you got good eyes to use a regular pencil (but please dont sharpen it to much).

White and transparent latex will stain very easily! Use the paintmarker or pencil and clean it immediately after cutting it out!

The measuring tape is a very important tool for you if your new garment should fit you! So you should learn how to use it!

You will take all the needed body measuremts with it. You can get it in various styles and colors. They are usually 150cm long and have a width of 18mm. They are flexible but not stretchable to get the best results in taking measurements, even around curves and corners. You can buy them almost all over the places. I bought mine in a regular tailorstore.

Acrylic glass/plexiglass is used in many different ways and fields. While making latex clothes you will use it as a cutting board on your worktable.

It shouldn´t be to small so that you have enough space to work on and can lay big pieces of latex out on it, mine is approx. 155cm x 115cm. (Don´t forgett a role of latex has at least a width of 90cm!)
The thickness of the acrylic wont be a big issue, since you wont be able to cut it all the way through. So its basicly up to you and that what you can effort.

Plexiglass used in that way, wont last forever! So keep in mind that you will have to buy after quite some time a new one or that the first one you buy is very thick so that you can just polish the cutting scratches off when it becomes to much.

Where to buy? In regular home improvement stores! (HomeDepot, Bauhaus, OBI, Silvan etc.)

Acrylic is pretty hard to work with, because it is so brittle. So measure your workspace exactly before you go out and buy it, so that you can get it cut exactly to your needs. You dont want to cut it yourself.

TIPS: Before you put your latex sheeting on, smoothen the edges of the plexiglass and maybe put some strong tape around the edges, so that the latex sheeting doesn´t get stuck there or rips.