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Insulation (post #115568)

Freds on Fri, 12/05/2008 - 03:59
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I,m new to this list, 1st post, any one have knowledge of (DIY) Spray Urethane Foam http://soythane.com/ in particular,they use this fast-kick gun and all that is needed is a compressor - 10 CFM @ 100 psi

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by seeyou in reply to Freds [original] on Fri, 12/05/2008 - 12:05

Never heard of it, but it looks promising.

http://www.quittintime.com/              

http://www.grantlogancopper.com/

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by Sphere in reply to Anonymous [original] on Fri, 12/05/2008 - 12:09

10 cfm at 100 PSI?  Whew, BIG compresser...

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by seeyou in reply to Anonymous [original] on Fri, 12/05/2008 - 12:23

Hey - I'm playing phone tag with the evil ones. Whaddya reckon they want?

http://www.quittintime.com/              

http://www.grantlogancopper.com/

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by Sphere in reply to Anonymous [original] on Fri, 12/05/2008 - 12:36

Ha! I had em talked into a Flat seam on the rebuilt back porch ( the one that had gravel)...maybe that.  It's gonna be close to being ready maybe.  Or something totally whacko.


I tend to believe it's the latter.


Oh, I got a check for you, mail today or deliver mon-tues.



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Edited 12/5/2008 6:37 am ET by Sphere

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by seeyou in reply to Anonymous [original] on Fri, 12/05/2008 - 12:47

10 cfm at 100 PSI?  Whew, BIG compresser...


 


Most gas powered compressors will supply that and most rental places have them.


http://www.quittintime.com/              

http://www.grantlogancopper.com/

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by Freds in reply to Anonymous [original] on Fri, 12/05/2008 - 18:54

In a conversation w Tom Hay (COO/ Founder Spraymax Ind. coatings) http://www.soythane.com he mentioned that you can  T  two compressors together if you don't have enough CFM,  This company also supplies the material to  spray truck bed liners using the same gun (Fast Kick) I'm  trying to make this work for me. Closed cell foam addresses so many issues .

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by Tedp3 in reply to Anonymous [original] on Fri, 12/19/2008 - 13:52

I just used soythane to retrofit the walls in my 130 yr old house.  Tom mixed up a batch specifically for this application.  I am not finished the job but am very happy with the results so far.  I am using the gun w/o the atomizer on the end and basically pouring it into the wall cavities. 


The customer service and support I received from Tom is excellent.  He will stand behind his product 100%.  He shipped me a batch (Fla. to NJ) via truck, I was not getting the anywhere near the yield I should have for my application.  He reformulated a batch for me and shipped up the new stuff and had the old shipped back on his dime. 


 

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by Freds in reply to Anonymous [original] on Wed, 12/24/2008 - 03:41

Thanks for the reply Ted, sounds  good. I,ve purchased a 2 stage 5hp Ingersoll Rand and I,m in the proses of setting it up to use Soythane . Do you feel that it expanded enough ?  It seems to me that on Toms web site  the video dosen't show the foam expanding a lot.

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by xxPaulCPxx in reply to Anonymous [original] on Wed, 12/24/2008 - 06:59

You could run two 5CFM at 100PSI with an adapter and two seperate breakers running your compressor.


I had to do this to run a sandblaster.



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by sarison in reply to Anonymous [original] on Wed, 12/24/2008 - 19:14

Does Soythane acheive the same R-value per inch as other similar foams.  Maybe I didn't read the sight enough.  As I recall with other foams it's R-6 per inch? 


Thanks,


Dustin


 

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by xxPaulCPxx in reply to Anonymous [original] on Wed, 12/24/2008 - 19:25

Depends on if it's open cell or closed cell.  Open cell is R4, I think.


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Also a CRX fanatic!


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by Riversong in reply to Anonymous [original] on Wed, 12/24/2008 - 19:37

Open-cell foam (Icynene) is R-3.6/in and is vapor permeable .


Closed-cell spray urethanes (soy-based included) are about R-6/in and are vapor impermeable.


 

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by sarison in reply to Anonymous [original] on Wed, 12/24/2008 - 20:34

Thanks,  I'm gonna look more into this.  Met with someone this AM about some miserable Ice problems.  He needs a complete tear-off (2 layers plus shakes), and I was thinking of spraying the cavities from above before I sheet the roof (2x6 rafters).  This sounds like a good product that I would be able to apply.  Anymore info is greatly appreciated.


Not trying to hi-jack,


Dustin

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by Hiker in reply to Freds [original] on Fri, 12/05/2008 - 13:07

If you try the product please post and let us know how well it performed. 


 


Bruce

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by rasher in reply to Freds [original] on Wed, 12/24/2008 - 19:18

Who made that Soythane website? An illiterate 12 year old? I wouldn't use or trust any product that is marketed so poorly. Yowza! Spend a nickle on some grammar and spell checking!

we are the professional (post #115568, reply #16 of 17)

by allshine in reply to Freds [original] on Mon, 01/02/2012 - 06:19

we are the professional insulation board (bakelite,synthesize stone,fiber glass mat,epoxy glass fiber sheet,GPO-3 sheet,FR-4 board)provider since 2005,This is direct sales by manufacturers instead of whosaler or distributor.We accept any amount of product orders,we are confident to provide you good product and satisfied service.All our GPO-3 sheet has passed the UL Certification

Our site: gpo-3

or you can visit gpo 3

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by DanH in reply to allshine [original] on Mon, 01/02/2012 - 06:41

Bite me.


We are like tenant farmers chopping down the fence around our house for fuel when we should be using Nature's inexhaustible sources of energy -- sun, wind and tide. ... I'd put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don't have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that. --Thomas Edison

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