"The Medway Handyman" wrote in
message . uk...
Hi

Bought a can of Polycell expanding foam for a job the other day - £7
odd in
Focus. Used a small amount. Wanted to use it again over the
weekend and
everything is gummed up solid.

After its first use I wiped the thread on top of the can, cleared
the tube
as best I could, but still U/S. Cleaned it all prior to second
attempted
use, still U/S.

When I was in Machine Mart the other day I saw some 'No Waste'
expanding
foam, but too pushed for time to look and it isn't on their web
site.

Any tips on which brand survives more than one use?

(I don't intend to fill a canoe with it BTW).


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Dave
The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257



A wet matchstick is your friend here. Do the usual 'spray other way
up' trick to clear most out by just having the propellant come out,
then insert a wet matchstick into the nozzle. When you next come to
it, pull out the plug that will have formed round the matchstick. The
tubes are fun to clear. I usually push a welding rod down and right
through a few minutes after last use.

Don't do what I did once, and drop a new can on it's nozzle and break
the valve so all the faom comes out without being able to stop it -
what a mess !

AWEM