Foam http://www.nrfoam.org Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:18:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 can you paint polyurethane foam? http://www.nrfoam.org/polyurethane-foam/can-you-paint-polyurethane-foam http://www.nrfoam.org/polyurethane-foam/can-you-paint-polyurethane-foam#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:18:22 +0000 admin http://www.nrfoam.org/polyurethane-foam/can-you-paint-polyurethane-foam I’ve googled it but there isn’t much info.
I am making a Flying Spaghetti Monster costume and I want to use those long packing noodles. But they are the wrong color. And the big ones for swimming pools are really the wrong color. So I want to paint them. I can do it with a brush, I think spraypaint would melt the plastic. What kind of paint should I use that won’t flake off when it is flexed slightly (they are noodly appendages after all)

You are safe with all the water based paints .. the sort of stuf you paint the lounge wall with.

]]> http://www.nrfoam.org/polyurethane-foam/can-you-paint-polyurethane-foam/feed 1 How can I repair my caravan upholstery which mice have chewed several holes in? http://www.nrfoam.org/upholstery-foam/how-can-i-repair-my-caravan-upholstery-which-mice-have-chewed-several-holes-in http://www.nrfoam.org/upholstery-foam/how-can-i-repair-my-caravan-upholstery-which-mice-have-chewed-several-holes-in#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:24:54 +0000 admin http://www.nrfoam.org/upholstery-foam/how-can-i-repair-my-caravan-upholstery-which-mice-have-chewed-several-holes-in In my static caravan the seating (7 ) is covered by a nylon/velour type upholstery over deep foam. Mice have got in over this winter and chewed a number of holes in the seats. I’ve no material to repair them and couldn’t afford to have it reupholstered plus it’s a fairly old caravan. How can I repair it. There are about 10 holes plus some of the foam has been chewed away at the corner of one cushion.

To be honest, it is better to replace with cheaper cushions because once mice chewed it, they left the smell. If you just repair it, naughty mice will still come back.

]]> http://www.nrfoam.org/upholstery-foam/how-can-i-repair-my-caravan-upholstery-which-mice-have-chewed-several-holes-in/feed 3 Gluing painted metal to foam rubber-like stuff? http://www.nrfoam.org/foam-rubber/gluing-painted-metal-to-foam-rubber-like-stuff http://www.nrfoam.org/foam-rubber/gluing-painted-metal-to-foam-rubber-like-stuff#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:24:21 +0000 admin http://www.nrfoam.org/foam-rubber/gluing-painted-metal-to-foam-rubber-like-stuff I have a coffee table with a glass top, which rests on these small foam rubber pads which rest on the metal frame (to prevent the glass from being scratched). However they become dislodged quite easily – what glue would you recommend to attach the rubber pads to the metal so they don’t move?

best to use a silicone rubber adhesive which you get in cartridge tubes from any hardware outlet

]]> http://www.nrfoam.org/foam-rubber/gluing-painted-metal-to-foam-rubber-like-stuff/feed 2 Where can i find some good sized, thick flexible foam/foam rubber? http://www.nrfoam.org/foam-rubber/where-can-i-find-some-good-sized-thick-flexible-foamfoam-rubber http://www.nrfoam.org/foam-rubber/where-can-i-find-some-good-sized-thick-flexible-foamfoam-rubber#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:23:54 +0000 admin http://www.nrfoam.org/foam-rubber/where-can-i-find-some-good-sized-thick-flexible-foamfoam-rubber I am working on something that would require my getting like a sheet of foam rubber or something that I could cut pieces out (about a foot in length) and that I can attach to a sleeve, also flexible enough for it to bend a little bit with my arm?

so basically, need to find a place that offers sheets of foam

the bedroll mats at the hardware stores is probably what you are looking for here. It is really very inexpensive that way. If you buy it at Joannes or Micheals you will pay what my daughter was looking at in tool box liners at Sears!!! Instead of $25 we paid about $5 and it was enough to go under a bedroll so we had some left over after doing her toolboxes.

You will find a use for the rest of it!!

You can use the Aleene’s glue or super glue if you are careful to glue it together, but I liked where we put duct tape on it.

]]> http://www.nrfoam.org/foam-rubber/where-can-i-find-some-good-sized-thick-flexible-foamfoam-rubber/feed 2 What type of foam rubber for sleeping? http://www.nrfoam.org/foam-rubber/what-type-of-foam-rubber-for-sleeping http://www.nrfoam.org/foam-rubber/what-type-of-foam-rubber-for-sleeping#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:15:25 +0000 admin http://www.nrfoam.org/foam-rubber/what-type-of-foam-rubber-for-sleeping I need to replace my motorhome bench seat cushion foam rubber with something more solid for sleeping, some firm foam rubber. Anyone know one foam rubber from another and what company will custom cut them.

The Army Surplus Store always had large pieces of foam rubber of various densities and firmness.

The memory foam mattress we got used on Craigslist from a military couple moving over seas. It was very reasonable price but a little firm for me. A little Lysol Spray Disinfectant and it was as good as new.

Our old camper had some cheesy weak foam rubber in it too like you sank directly to the wood beneath and had no comfort.

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You can cut of any excess easily with a long sharp craft blade.

]]> http://www.nrfoam.org/foam/how-can-i-hide-expanding-foam-from-the-bottom-of-my-airing-cupboard/feed 2 Couch back coushion upholstery? http://www.nrfoam.org/upholstery-foam/couch-back-coushion-upholstery http://www.nrfoam.org/upholstery-foam/couch-back-coushion-upholstery#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:29:23 +0000 admin http://www.nrfoam.org/upholstery-foam/couch-back-coushion-upholstery I have couch which has removable 2 seats coushions and 2 back coushions.
The seats coushions are different from the back coushions. Each seat coushion is made of a single sheet of good quality foam which is coverd by a fabric with zipper, so its washable.
But the 2 back coushions are made of something like cotton stuffings (not a foam sheet) and the fabric does not have a zipper hence not washable.

Now my problem is even though my couch is in a good condition the back coushions have lost its shape and stiffness leading to back pain.

I’m thinking of replacing the back coushions similar to the seat coushions (foam covered with washable fabric with zip).

I have found the exact fabric in Joann’s. But I dont know how to purchase the foam and stitch the fabric cover with zip. Suggestions required. Should i good to a upholstery? how much would it cost? will they have the foam or is there another shop where we can choose our foam?

Call any seamstress in the phone book. This is a job they do all the time. Ask them what they charge for labor. They will tell you, based on your cushions, what, and how much you need to buy. and, just because the cushions have a zipper, doesn’t mean the covers are washable.

]]> http://www.nrfoam.org/upholstery-foam/couch-back-coushion-upholstery/feed 1 How do i get rid of Foam in my aquarium? http://www.nrfoam.org/foam/how-do-i-get-rid-of-foam-in-my-aquarium http://www.nrfoam.org/foam/how-do-i-get-rid-of-foam-in-my-aquarium#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:19:03 +0000 admin http://www.nrfoam.org/foam/how-do-i-get-rid-of-foam-in-my-aquarium Well i have a 31L tank and it has recently started to foam up. I have had this tank for well over 3 months now and it is home to 20 guppy frys. I don’t think i over feed them as they eat all i put in 1 minute or two and i don’t use a dechlorinater or put any chemicals in the water. I have done a 50% water change every day to see if i could solve this problem for a week now but there is no change. Please help.
and yes i do have a filter
i use R.O water brought from a shop and that has all the chlorine taken out. And all the tests have come back 0 for ammonia and so on.

You must find out what is the cause of the foaming first. Foam usually means you have an ammonia spike, and if you’re not using dechloraminator that’s probably why.

You really must use a dechloraminator if your community uses chloramines rather than chlorine. It doesn’t evaporate out from just sitting like chlorinated water does. Chloramine is basically chlorine with ammonia added to prevent the chlorine from evaporating out.

If you are doing a 50% water change every day with water that has not been treated you are putting chlorine into your tank.

What kind of filter are you using? Take a sample of your water to the pet store for testing if you don’t have your own test kit and find out what’s off- it will probably be a high ammonia level. (Anything higher than 0 is dangerously high and potentially fatal.)

You’re changing the water way too often… water changes should only be 20%.

]]> http://www.nrfoam.org/foam/how-do-i-get-rid-of-foam-in-my-aquarium/feed 3 How do I clean cloth seats in a Montana SV6?!? http://www.nrfoam.org/upholstery-foam/how-do-i-clean-cloth-seats-in-a-montana-sv6 http://www.nrfoam.org/upholstery-foam/how-do-i-clean-cloth-seats-in-a-montana-sv6#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:18:53 +0000 admin http://www.nrfoam.org/upholstery-foam/how-do-i-clean-cloth-seats-in-a-montana-sv6 My van seats have the worst upholstery ever…I hate it! Every water type spot leaves a stain, a sweating cup that drips leaves a spot. I tried some foaming spray from Turtle Wax for carpets and upholstery and it made the seat look worse than when I started! Has anyone actually used something that worked? If so, what was it?! People keep saying what I should "try" but I don’t really want to keep staining my seats while "trying" stuff.
The cloth is not your normal cloth seats, it’s very smooth and not plush and absorbs every water drop and turns it into a stain…is this what you guys have in the cars in your answers? Thanks@

I bought a 99 beetle with cloth seats and the guy had been hauling a cattle dog around in it for 3 years. YUCK. I used Woolite Oxy Deep spot and stain Carpet cleaner as per the directions, and I swear it was amazing. The seats were really clean and free of stains. You couldn’t even see the color of the seats when I started.

]]> http://www.nrfoam.org/upholstery-foam/how-do-i-clean-cloth-seats-in-a-montana-sv6/feed 2 Expending foam: Open & close cell foam? http://www.nrfoam.org/closed-cell-foam/expending-foam-open-close-cell-foam-2 http://www.nrfoam.org/closed-cell-foam/expending-foam-open-close-cell-foam-2#comments Sat, 20 Feb 2010 21:42:40 +0000 admin http://www.nrfoam.org/closed-cell-foam/expending-foam-open-close-cell-foam-2 I have two options: buying close cell, fire resistant, R-7 per inch, 3 lb density foam for $12 per cubic ft. OR buying open cell, fire resistant, R-3.7 per inch, 0.75 density foam for $6.80 per cubic ft.

SO, I would like your educated opinion on what should I buy. Thank you.

P.S. I’m using foam with combination with fiberglass, just what to seal all small gaps to air proof. I do understand difference between open and closed cell/

If you want to "seal all small gaps to air proof" then closed-cell is the only option. Open-cell foam is still permeable, so it will not seal as well as closed-cell.

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