I'd try acetone or laquer thinner first if it's styrofoam. I remember trying
to paint some foam once and the paint dissolved it. Urethane foam...no
ideas.
RB
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Anyone know a way to disolve/destroy old wet foam?
I started using a shovel to remove it and that did OK for the bulk, but
it would be nice to figure a way to disolve the rest and wash or shovel
it out. Of coarse I'd like to do it w/o hurting the fiberglass bottom.
any ideas? I can experiment on chunks I've shoveled if there's
something to try - (gasoline?)
Elliott

Won't acetone eat away at the underlying fibreglass?

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"Habbi" wrote in message
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Try Gasoline first because it is the cheapest, I know it will dissolve
polystyrene such as used in housing insulation and buoys.
wrote in message
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Anyone know a way to disolve/destroy old wet foam?
I started using a shovel to remove it and that did OK for the bulk, but
it would be nice to figure a way to disolve the rest and wash or shovel
it out. Of coarse I'd like to do it w/o hurting the fiberglass bottom.
any ideas? I can experiment on chunks I've shoveled if there's
something to try - (gasoline?)
Elliott







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Not if its cured!

"Andrew Butchart" wrote in message
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Won't acetone eat away at the underlying fibreglass?

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"Habbi" wrote in message
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Try Gasoline first because it is the cheapest, I know it will dissolve
polystyrene such as used in housing insulation and buoys.
wrote in message
...
Anyone know a way to disolve/destroy old wet foam?
I started using a shovel to remove it and that did OK for the bulk,
but
it would be nice to figure a way to disolve the rest and wash or
shovel
it out. Of coarse I'd like to do it w/o hurting the fiberglass
bottom.
any ideas? I can experiment on chunks I've shoveled if there's
something to try - (gasoline?)
Elliott







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Acetone will clean fiberglass nicely and remove it from objects BEFORE it is
cured. I've used alot of it in my lifetime for cleaning fiberglass transoms.
No problem. Evaporates kinda quick though.
"Andrew Butchart" wrote in message
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Won't acetone eat away at the underlying fibreglass?

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http://www.abutchartconsulting.com/sailing/ - The Floating Bear

"Habbi" wrote in message
...
Try Gasoline first because it is the cheapest, I know it will dissolve
polystyrene such as used in housing insulation and buoys.
wrote in message
...
Anyone know a way to disolve/destroy old wet foam?
I started using a shovel to remove it and that did OK for the bulk,
but
it would be nice to figure a way to disolve the rest and wash or
shovel
it out. Of coarse I'd like to do it w/o hurting the fiberglass
bottom.
any ideas? I can experiment on chunks I've shoveled if there's
something to try - (gasoline?)
Elliott







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Well after shoveling the weakest spots I'm now thinking I should poke a few
holes with some steal-rods (extra-thick welding rods I have), and then worry
about filling with new foam. Wow foam aint cheep - anyone know of a cheap
high-volume foam? Until I come up with a high volume foam I think I've lifted
enough of what's already there.
Elliott

megabite wrote:

Acetone will clean fiberglass nicely and remove it from objects BEFORE it is
cured. I've used alot of it in my lifetime for cleaning fiberglass transoms.
No problem. Evaporates kinda quick though.
"Andrew Butchart" wrote in message
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Won't acetone eat away at the underlying fibreglass?

--
Andrew Butchart

http://www.abutchartconsulting.com/sailing/ - The Floating Bear

"Habbi" wrote in message
...
Try Gasoline first because it is the cheapest, I know it will dissolve
polystyrene such as used in housing insulation and buoys.
wrote in message
...
Anyone know a way to disolve/destroy old wet foam?
I started using a shovel to remove it and that did OK for the bulk,
but
it would be nice to figure a way to disolve the rest and wash or
shovel
it out. Of coarse I'd like to do it w/o hurting the fiberglass
bottom.
any ideas? I can experiment on chunks I've shoveled if there's
something to try - (gasoline?)
Elliott







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