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Expanding foam nozzle…how to clean
zenshi
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As title really…..whenever I’ve used expanding foam before, I’ve not been able to clean the nozzle for future use ergo the can was then wasted. As pennies are tighter now obviously I don’t want any waste if I can help it.
any ideas?
any ideas?
LBM.....sometime in 2013 £27,056. 10 creditors
June 20.....£7,587.....3 creditors left 72% paid
£26,200 on interest only part of mortgage (July 16)...will chip away £17,103
£49,200 repayment mortgage ( July 16) £37,764
June 20.....£7,587.....3 creditors left 72% paid
£26,200 on interest only part of mortgage (July 16)...will chip away £17,103
£49,200 repayment mortgage ( July 16) £37,764
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IIRC, if you turn the can upside down, only the compressed gas comes out without foam and cleans the nozzle. For a better result you can clean it with acetone then (before the foam dries).Spare 'straws' cost about £2.50 for 5 at SF.1
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grumbler said:IIRC, if you turn the can upside down, only the compressed gas comes out without foam and cleans the nozzle. For a better result you can clean it with acetone then (before the foam dries).Spare 'straws' cost about £2.50 for 5 at SF.Other way up. Every can I've had needed to be inverted to use.The nozzle rarely cleans full with gas alone, cleaning with a solvent like acetone is almost always required... or just plan jobs so a whole can is used in one go.3
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Thanks guys. Nail polish remover cleaned it a treatLBM.....sometime in 2013 £27,056. 10 creditors
June 20.....£7,587.....3 creditors left 72% paid
£26,200 on interest only part of mortgage (July 16)...will chip away £17,103
£49,200 repayment mortgage ( July 16) £37,7640 -
I've found the propellant invariably leaks out and the can becomes useless after a few days/weeks. Given up on using the cans with builtin applicator nozzles. Always impossible to lay down a thin bead. A foam gun is much easier to control, and if you get a good one, doesn't leak propellant.Worth getting a can of gun cleaner at the same time - The stuff can also be used to clean out the straw/nozzle on your hand held cans.Any language construct that forces such insanity in this case should be abandoned without regrets. –
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