First we got a body panel to experiment upon, so we are not experimenting on my Classic.
Sal reads the directions.
We should be off to the races. But we are not getting foam.
We check the cans, pull off the lines, and one of the cans is definitely working. Jump back.
It should be working and it is not.
Looks like whipped cream, and is not hardening.
Glad this is not inside my Classic.
This is a side-shot of the idea, but that foam is only one half the equation.
The line for the hardener is screwed, hardener somehow got previously released and plugged the line.
After repeated attempts at clearing the line and making the dispenser work we checked the manufacturing dates. Seems OK.
Ain't gonna work, this time anyways. Trust me, we tryed. Dammit.
OK. Screw the Handifoam for now, I'll just buy more of it. We never could get it to dispense right. I am chalking this up to a manufacturer defect in the applicator system. This does not deter me in the least.
Let's play with the really strong stuff, the liquid 2-part, 8 lb density, pourable foam.
Gotta use a paint mixer on a drill next time. For sure.
In it goes.
And goes.
It is not really foaming much. We just have not figured out why.
We figured out why the foam was not expanding. Heat. Or lack thereof. The Handifoam wants 75 degrees ambient temperature. Apparently these products are very temperature sensitive. It seemed warmer, but it was only about 60 degrees in Houston the day in the pictures. Which is
not warm enough.
After heating the body panel the foam expands like it should have.
The temperature was the problem. That foam you see in the pic that was properly mixed and at the right temperature is hard as oak wood. And as feathery light as balsa-wood.
This foam looks right. See the bit of foam along the lip of the metal, between the "pour hole" and the edge? That foam came out perfect.
After just a few minutes (with a heat gun) the 8 lb density foam is impervious to my hands. However, this screwdriver managed to punch through it.
We did that playing around last night. The Handifoam dispenser system was screwed.
I just ordered today another 16 lb size of the 8 lb density stuff. I also ordered six (6) of the Handifoams as pictured (they did not have the larger size available). Either amount should be adequate to do the entire vehicle chassis. Therefore I will have one (1) extra Handifoam and the rest of the pourable stuff pictured (two one-gallon containers) with which to experiment.
I overkilled my ordering, because I do not want to be delayed again. However, in the future (soon) I'll be able to tell you guys exactly what quantity of each product to purchase.
I will be keeping an eye on the Houston weather reports. All the newly ordered foam will arrive on Monday in mass quantities. When we have a sunny day, 75 degrees plus, that vehicle is getting foamed.
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Originally Posted by SinisterSntra91 
) of a second in the quarter mile does not mean squat to me for 50 lbs of NVH reduction and chassis rigidity goodness. 
whatever
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