Hello,
I am considering purchasing a tail from another mer but the waist is too small. If I get it, I'll have to make a few modifications to make sure it will fit. My idea was to cut open the sides and insert large hip fins, and to cut the back a few inches and add grommets and a modesty piece so the tail is adjustable in size. I'm worried that the bottom of the cut will make the tail easy to tear, like it'll rip open along the line? How do I prevent this? And what kind of glue would I need to use? I plan to have powermesh glued to the inside where the fins connect, to make them sturdier and attached better. Will this keep it from ripping further? Also, I wanted to cut the waist a little bit, right now it is just straight across, but I wanted to cut along the scales for a zigzag kind of edge. Is there anything I should worry about with that? Extra ripping maybe? And can I use regular scissors to cut the silicone? (Full silicone tail) For the corset grommets I decided to use plastic grommets, to avoid rust, and because they will be much nicer to the silicone than metal would (I feel like metal ones would rip the tail/rip out). Any ideas on what would be good to lace it with? Would regular laces be fine, or should I worry about specific materials? I'm hiding the waist stuff with a belt most likely, I'll probably have to custom make that or make holes for the hip fins. This is what I want the hip fins to look like (from the anime +Anima)
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