Reviewers are right... This stuff is a must to have on hand if you live in an older house. Just used my third can, learning a little more with each. Here goes:
1) Treat this like a tube of Super Glue. It says on back it’s intended for one-time use only. (Speaking of, I totally don’t recommend buying a can any larger than 7 oz!) Clean as best you can every time you stop for more than 10 min.... and prepare to toss the can when you’ve stopped for more than an hour.
2) DISPOSABLE GLOVES! Oh no, no kitchen or yard or work gloves. Find the cheapest box of medical gloves and bite the bullet.
3) Darned near impossible to remove. If possible, tape off your area like you would for a paint job.
4) Search for best removers and have them on hand before getting started. I’ve used acetone, alcohol & sanitizer, Vaseline, paint thinner, and mineral oil. They all helped a smidgen on some surface. Each
still requires a lot of elbow grease.
5) Long hair? Just cut it short ahead of time. Kidding. First usage cost me 4” of my hair, after two hours of trying to get it all out. Second usage was in freak-out mode, believing Hurricane Irma was about to make its way through a detached garage with an older roof, and big gaps in both the walk-through and drive-through doors. Yeah, I have layers now. If you have long hair, you need way more than a ponytail. Bobby pins. Lots of bobby pins. Let those fly-always bug you, even during a storm. Don’t brush them off no matter what. Don’t; I tell ya; DON’T!! Oh, but the garage is intact, as is our house, which wouldn’t have been if garage contents had been able to become projectiles.
5) If you live in an area where you should keep a hurricane kit on hand, omg.... you need this stuff in it. You may never use it, but you’ll be so glad you have it if needed. I’ll have two from now on.... one to use to tackle areas of major concern during the storm, and one for potential complications during the aftermath. It’s insanely brutal to remove, so calculate risks and outcomes before diving in. 100% standing by the decision in our case.
6) For huge gaps, try to think of something else to help fill the space. For underneath-the-house critter accesses, I finally figured out that chicken wire, stuffed with torn bits of SOS pads, did the trick. (Or steel wool pads, but since I needed a lot, SOS pads saved me 50%+ $. Critters don’t enjoy chewing through steel wool.) Any sheets of a mesh would likely work.... just had chicken wire on hand from a succulent project.
7) Stock a dollar-basket with supplies ahead of time for mobile projects. Every time you stop and start, the hardening of the foam, inside of and around the dispenser straw, weakens the plastic. Pretty sure I’ve killed the can, breaking the nozzle of the can with it, at around 6 oz. usage at most. For me, Supplies were medical gloves, then more medical gloves, chicken wire, SOS pads, sanitizer (helps a tad to loosen sloppy mistakes if you catch quickly), paper bags to lay the can on and wipe the nozzle, a grocery bag for accumulating trash, &, oh yeah!... BOBBY PINS!
8) The back of the can will warn you and I highly recommend... PRACTICE! Either on a cardboard box, trying to go down the inside seam on a straight line, to get a feel for appropriate pressure, or at least on the most inconspicuous area of your project, first.
Yeah, this is so long I’m betting I’m the only one who’ll read it, but YES, future me, you’d better be finding this helpful, or you’ll make the same mistakes yet again!
| Manufacturer | Great Stuff |
|---|---|
| Part Number | 175437 |
| Item Weight | 1 pounds |
| Product Dimensions | 2.63 x 2.63 x 8 inches |
| Item model number | 175437 |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Size | 12 Oz. |
| Color | Yellow |
| Style | 12 Ounce |
| Material | Stainless Steel |
| Item Package Quantity | 1 |
| Batteries Included? | No |
| Batteries Required? | No |
