<VV> Cold Draft and Kick Panels /ALERT

[airvair]

Makes me wonder about the new F**d pickups, which are using expanded
foam in some of the body cavaties, like the "A" pillars, for sound
absorbtion. Hummm

-Mark

Western Canada CORSA wrote:
> 
> Likewise from here.  Rob Hall had a 69 that he picked up that virtually went
> straight to the crusher.  Expandable foam had been used the quarters.  I
> have never seen a car rust out in the middle of a fender or quarter panel
> like that before.
> 
> Regards,
> Joel
> 
> Subject: Re: <VV> Cold Draft and Kick Panels /ALERT
> 
> Hey All, Smitty is usually one of my gurus about Corvairs BUT Ted
> Fahrenthold is
> my very good friend and a very good paint and body man. Beware of any open
> cell material you use anywhere in a Corvair ...........Especially in a
> Corvair as they are unit
> body and rust in certain areas means Death for the vehicle. Ted has
> had vehicles in which
> expandable foam was used in an inside of the vehicle application and
> the results were
> horrendous.
> 
> Chuck Armer
> ////////////////////////////////////////
> At 12:42 PM 10/27/2006, you wrote:
> >Smitty says:  Having no experience with Lates in the kick panel area
> >I don't know of the feasability of this.  I have sealed plenty of
> >Earlies and have about made up my mind to try it the next
> >time.  That is to use some of that expandable foam in a spray can
> >that is used to caulk around house windows.With the earlies
> >considerable time can be consumed getting the plastic duct assembly
> >wiggled through the opening and most of those have become distorted
> >from over tightning to squash what ever sealer is used.  Seems to me
> >that putting the duct in place and then squirting foam around the
> >edges with the applicator straw before snugging it up would provide
> >a good seal.  The stuff expands like crazy for some time after being
> >released.  How would this work with a Late?  The foam is not very
> >tough and it seems to me it would not create a problem tearing it
> >loose when removal is desired.
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>