View Single Post
  #8   Report Post  
Posted to alt.home.repair,misc.consumers.house
DT
 
Posts: n/a
Default Great, the Great Stuff is clogged.

In article ,
says...

The can of Great Stuff foam sealer is clogged at the tip after
one use. In order to unclog it, I will face the can tip down on
a concrete surface and push down on the can with my full
weight. This breaks the seal and the can is reusable. I have
used a paper clip to clean foam off the can's nozzle, but it
doesn't work and doesn't seem safe.

I have a feeling that this can will get stuck forever. Is there
a practical way to prevent it from clogging in the future?

Thanks



If you back to when Great Stuff first came out, each can used to come with an
instruction book, several tubes, and a set of disposable gloves. They had
instructions for how to restart the foam.

But first of all, acetone dissolves the uncured stuff instantly, so I usually
just use a squirt bottle of acetone to clean the tube and adapter, and another
squirt back into the nozzle. Works great, takes a few seconds.

But the official method is to dampen several toothpicks. Remove the tube from
the adapter, and the adapter from the can. Insert one toothpick into each end
of the tube, one into each each end of the adapter and another into the nozzle
on the can. When it cures, the toothpicks will easily slide the plug of cured
foam right out, slick as a whistle.

Dennis