BTW I love your email address! Bernard Johnson <slithytove@earthlink.net>
Do you gyre and gimble in the wabe too? ( My apologies
to Mr. Dodson / Carroll for any mis-spellings )
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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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A couple of days ago I was really getting into this pour in foam
business - searches on the internet, almost ordered some from Defender
('til they told me about the surcharge), went out at lunch time to
Orchard Supply looking for spray stuff. Bought some spray stuff, one
can,"33% more free!" .Couldn't wait to check it out. Didn't say on can
whether it was closed cell or not, but apparently could do all sorts of
wonderful things. Sprayed some on a piece of cardboard before going back
into work so would be ready to test immediately after. Rushed out to
parking lot, broke a piece off, turned on windshield washers, dipped
piece of foam in little pool of water, squeezed, removed, squeezed
again, water came out, foam looked like wet bread. Glad only bought one
can.
Had day vacation yesterday. Fixing boat. Looking under flooring. Find
piece of IM's foam. Took in kitchen. Placed in pan of water. Bubbles
came out!!!!! Squeezed. More bubbles!!!! Appalled!!! This stuff is
bloody useless, to downright dangerous. True, it doesn't absorb water
instantaneously, so it would act as floatation in case of a swamping.
The fact that it will absorb water gradually over a period of time is
completely unnacceptable. I expect that when a material is described as
closed cell, it should be closed cell, PERIOD. I wrote back to Utah
Foams requesting full technical specifications. If I do purchase from
them, it will only be after thorough research, capped with written
assurance from them that their product will not absorb water over time.
I now feel uncomfortable with whatever IM has done, to the extent of
contemplating removing their pour in stuff. This would be a messy an
awkward job though.
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