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Can I use expanding foam filler with Kingspan?
My Kingspanned ceiling has a gap or two (or a hundred), which I could fill up nicely with expanding foam filler. Can anyone tell me if it reacts with the Kingspan? I am worried that the solvent in the filler might melt the Kingspan foam. Thanks, Original Poster. |
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"David Pearson" wrote in message
... My Kingspanned ceiling has a gap or two (or a hundred), which I could fill up nicely with expanding foam filler. Can anyone tell me if it reacts with the Kingspan? I am worried that the solvent in the filler might melt the Kingspan foam. AFAIK, the release of the urethane foam from the can starts the polymerisation reaction which is not reversible. The polyurethane foam produced should be virtually identical to kingspan. I think KS is all PU. So yes you should be okay. -- Mike W |
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On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 18:30:12 +0000 (UTC), "David Pearson"
wrote: My Kingspanned ceiling has a gap or two (or a hundred), which I could fill up nicely with expanding foam filler. Can anyone tell me if it reacts with the Kingspan? I am worried that the solvent in the filler might melt the Kingspan foam. Thanks, Original Poster. It works fine. I did this in a couple of places when insulating my workshop. I taped over the gaps using the foil tape leaving a small hole for the nozzle of the can at one end and another at the other to allow air to escape. A *small* squirt and job done. I do mean small though. Read the Peter Parry canoe story in the FAQ. Also, do wear gloves as this stuff sticks to the fingers for days. For a ceiling, definitely cover the floor. Once cured, you can remove excess from the surface with a utility knife and tape over it if you want. -- ..andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl |
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On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 20:17:37 +0100, Andy Hall wrote:
Also, do wear gloves as this stuff sticks to the fingers for days. Stickier than extremely sticky stuff. How ever if you get to it with vegetable oil whilst still fresh you can get most of it off. I wonder if a thin smear of veg oil would act as a release agent and stop you getting sticky in the first place? -- Cheers Dave. pam is missing e-mail |
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"Andy Hall" wrote in message ... On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 18:30:12 +0000 (UTC), "David Pearson" wrote: My Kingspanned ceiling has a gap or two (or a hundred), which I could fill up nicely with expanding foam filler. Can anyone tell me if it reacts with the Kingspan? I am worried that the solvent in the filler might melt the Kingspan foam. Thanks, Original Poster. It works fine. I did this in a couple of places when insulating my workshop. I taped over the gaps using the foil tape leaving a small hole for the nozzle of the can at one end and another at the other to allow air to escape. A *small* squirt and job done. I do mean small though. Read the Peter Parry canoe story in the FAQ. Where can I find the faq ?? |
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On Sun, 14 Aug 2005 10:34:25 GMT, "Tim Morley" tim.morley*REMOVE
wrote: "Andy Hall" wrote in message .. . On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 18:30:12 +0000 (UTC), "David Pearson" wrote: My Kingspanned ceiling has a gap or two (or a hundred), which I could fill up nicely with expanding foam filler. Can anyone tell me if it reacts with the Kingspan? I am worried that the solvent in the filler might melt the Kingspan foam. Thanks, Original Poster. It works fine. I did this in a couple of places when insulating my workshop. I taped over the gaps using the foil tape leaving a small hole for the nozzle of the can at one end and another at the other to allow air to escape. A *small* squirt and job done. I do mean small though. Read the Peter Parry canoe story in the FAQ. Where can I find the faq ?? http://www.diyfaq.org.uk/humour.html#foam -- ..andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl |
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On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 18:30:12 +0000 (UTC), "David Pearson"
wrote: My Kingspanned ceiling has a gap or two (or a hundred), which I could fill up nicely with expanding foam filler. Can anyone tell me if it reacts with the Kingspan? I am worried that the solvent in the filler might melt the Kingspan foam. Thanks, Original Poster. You can buy HUGE cans with long pipes to ease the cost and effort of installation. This is what I intend to use. google for "spray foam" Rick |
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"Andy Hall" wrote in message ... On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 18:30:12 +0000 (UTC), "David Pearson" wrote: My Kingspanned ceiling has a gap or two (or a hundred), which I could fill up nicely with expanding foam filler. Can anyone tell me if it reacts with the Kingspan? I am worried that the solvent in the filler might melt the Kingspan foam. It works fine. I did this in a couple of places when insulating my workshop. Thanks Andy, and everyone else who replied. Also, do wear gloves as this stuff sticks to the fingers for days. I have used it before for a different job. A blob fell in my hair, and I thought "was was that" as I reached up and rubbed it around my head a bit. Bad move! -DP. |
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