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Posted by zxcvbob on August 20, 2005, 3:45 pm
How do you get the f! stuff out of the can? The can says "Screw
threaded end of straw assembly securely onto valve. Despense slowly"
The valve doesn't seem to work -- it's not clogged, there's just no
opening. If I mash on it hard enough, a little foam leaks out around
the bottom of th rubber stem. If I mash on it *really* hard, the rubber
stem will probably break off and it will blow up.
I don't know if this can is defective, or what.
Best regards,
Bob
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Posted by HerHusband on August 20, 2005, 3:56 pm
Bob,
> How do you get the f! stuff out of the can?
> If I mash on it hard enough, a little foam
> leaks out around the bottom of th rubber stem.
You typically dispense the foam by pushing the stem to the side, not down
like a paint can. And for most cans, you have to hold it upside down for
the foam to come out.
However, I have used several cans in the past that failed to dispense the
foam. Some of the foam probably just cured in the can. If you've already
tried dispensing some, the rest of the can is probably history by now.
> I don't know if this can is defective, or what.
Probably just a bad can. Try a different one. It should come out fairly
easy, but once it starts you'll need to use the entire can. Despite what
the instructions sometimes say, I've never been able to reuse a partial
can.
Oh, and don't get this stuff on your hands, clothes, or anything else of
value. You'll be wearing it on your hands for a week or more, and it'll
never come out of anything else.
Anthony
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Posted by EXT on August 20, 2005, 4:50 pm
Works like a whipped cream can, you push or bend the nozzle to one side with
one of the finger grips on the straw assembly.
> How do you get the f! stuff out of the can? The can says "Screw
> threaded end of straw assembly securely onto valve. Despense slowly"
> The valve doesn't seem to work -- it's not clogged, there's just no
> opening. If I mash on it hard enough, a little foam leaks out around
> the bottom of th rubber stem. If I mash on it *really* hard, the rubber
> stem will probably break off and it will blow up.
> I don't know if this can is defective, or what.
> Best regards,
> Bob
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Posted by Rick on August 20, 2005, 8:55 pm
> How do you get the f! stuff out of the can? The can says "Screw
> threaded end of straw assembly securely onto valve. Despense
slowly"
> The valve doesn't seem to work -- it's not clogged, there's just no
> opening. If I mash on it hard enough, a little foam leaks out
around
> the bottom of th rubber stem. If I mash on it *really* hard, the
rubber
> stem will probably break off and it will blow up.
> I don't know if this can is defective, or what.
> Best regards,
> Bob
Make sure you rock the valve, not push down straight...
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Posted by zxcvbob on August 20, 2005, 3:57 pm
Rick wrote:
>
>>How do you get the f! stuff out of the can? The can says "Screw
>>threaded end of straw assembly securely onto valve. Despense
>
> slowly"
>
>>The valve doesn't seem to work -- it's not clogged, there's just no
>>opening. If I mash on it hard enough, a little foam leaks out
>
> around
>
>>the bottom of th rubber stem. If I mash on it *really* hard, the
>
> rubber
>
>>stem will probably break off and it will blow up.
>>I don't know if this can is defective, or what.
>>Best regards,
>>Bob
>
>
> Make sure you rock the valve, not push down straight...
>
>
I've done that. This can must have a defective valve.
It might be fun to shoot in the back yard with a pellet gun, but I
really needed to use the stuff to make "foam in place" packing to ship a
computer crosscountry.
Bob
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> If I mash on it hard enough, a little foam
> leaks out around the bottom of th rubber stem.