Great Stuff Foam incident

[Arcs&sparks]

  I’m still not exactly sure how this happened, but...

 

  I was was working on my new-to-me aluminum boat this morning, filling in the rest of the small cavities before I re deck it.  I ran out the marine grade foam so I picked up some Great stuff to do the rest of the job.  This clearly comes out the can MUCH faster than the previous product.

 

 I just got situated to start work,  and started releasing the foam into the rib through a hole alittle larger than the straw, and waited until I could start to see it come out of the next hole about 6” away.  There must have been a blockage in the rib, and I put waaayyyy wayyy too much in it,  because when I pulled the straw out,  it erupted like a geyser in one quick blast. It erupted with such force and volume,  that the relitively small portion that DIDNT BLAST ME DIRECTLY IN THE FACE  stuck to the cieling 8 1/2 feet up off the work surface,  and large chunks scattered around a 6’ radius.   Yes that’s right,  I took most of the blow on the right side of my head,  directly in my eye, face, and hair. I was luckily wearing a hat,  so the top of my head didn’t get much splatter,  but the back of my hair, neck, and ears received a good portion.  I ended up throwing my shirt away lol,  and spent the next hour in the shower flushing my eye and pulling the stuff out of my hair and skin.  It wasn’t a pleasant experience but when I was all done I got a good laugh at myself. I really should’ve been wearing eye protection,  like it says on the can,  but.... I wasn’t haha.  I will from now on though!  My eye is just fine now,  I was really worried at first because it was wide open at the time,  and was basically glued shut for aittle while... 

 

Anyways,  just a little PSA,  careful with your garage work,  and don’t underestimate the power of foam!?  Just thought I’d share so you all can laugh at my expense.

 

Heres the cieling;

 

 

 

[jbmaine]

7 hours ago, Arcs&sparks said:

  I’m still not exactly sure how this happened, but...

 

  I was was working on my new-to-me aluminum boat this morning, filling in the rest of the small cavities before I re deck it.  I ran out the marine grade foam so I picked up some Great stuff to do the rest of the job.  This clearly comes out the can MUCH faster than the previous product.

 

 I just got situated to start work,  and started releasing the foam into the rib through a hole alittle larger than the straw, and waited until I could start to see it come out of the next hole about 6” away.  There must have been a blockage in the rib, and I put waaayyyy wayyy too much in it,  because when I pulled the straw out,  it erupted like a geyser in one quick blast. It erupted with such force and volume,  that the relitively small portion that DIDNT BLAST ME DIRECTLY IN THE FACE  stuck to the cieling 8 1/2 feet up off the work surface,  and large chunks scattered around a 6’ radius.   Yes that’s right,  I took most of the blow on the right side of my head,  directly in my eye, face, and hair. I was luckily wearing a hat,  so the top of my head didn’t get much splatter,  but the back of my hair, neck, and ears received a good portion.  I ended up throwing my shirt away lol,  and spent the next hour in the shower flushing my eye and pulling the stuff out of my hair and skin.  It wasn’t a pleasant experience but when I was all done I got a good laugh at myself. I really should’ve been wearing eye protection,  like it says on the can,  but.... I wasn’t haha.  I will from now on though!  My eye is just fine now,  I was really worried at first because it was wide open at the time,  and was basically glued shut for aittle while... 

 

Anyways,  just a little PSA,  careful with your garage work,  and don’t underestimate the power of foam!?  Just thought I’d share so you all can laugh at my expense.

 

Heres the cieling;

 

 

 

whoops!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BassNJake]

Glad you are alright and didn't damage your eyes

[Tennessee Boy]

Glad you're okay.  The good news is you increased the insulation on you ceiling.  Should help with your heating bills.....a little bit. ?

[slonezp]

You must be good with your hands to get a little can so exited.?

 

Got that crap in my hair once. Had to go to the barber and get a haircut.

[lo n slo]

On 8/5/2018 at 11:30 PM, Arcs&sparks said:

  I’m still not exactly sure how this happened, but...

 

  I was was working on my new-to-me aluminum boat this morning, filling in the rest of the small cavities before I re deck it.  I ran out the marine grade foam so I picked up some Great stuff to do the rest of the job.  This clearly comes out the can MUCH faster than the previous product.

 

 I just got situated to start work,  and started releasing the foam into the rib through a hole alittle larger than the straw, and waited until I could start to see it come out of the next hole about 6” away.  There must have been a blockage in the rib, and I put waaayyyy wayyy too much in it,  because when I pulled the straw out,  it erupted like a geyser in one quick blast. It erupted with such force and volume,  that the relitively small portion that DIDNT BLAST ME DIRECTLY IN THE FACE  stuck to the cieling 8 1/2 feet up off the work surface,  and large chunks scattered around a 6’ radius.   Yes that’s right,  I took most of the blow on the right side of my head,  directly in my eye, face, and hair. I was luckily wearing a hat,  so the top of my head didn’t get much splatter,  but the back of my hair, neck, and ears received a good portion.  I ended up throwing my shirt away lol,  and spent the next hour in the shower flushing my eye and pulling the stuff out of my hair and skin.  It wasn’t a pleasant experience but when I was all done I got a good laugh at myself. I really should’ve been wearing eye protection,  like it says on the can,  but.... I wasn’t haha.  I will from now on though!  My eye is just fine now,  I was really worried at first because it was wide open at the time,  and was basically glued shut for aittle while... 

 

Anyways,  just a little PSA,  careful with your garage work,  and don’t underestimate the power of foam!?  Just thought I’d share so you all can laugh at my expense.

 

Heres the cieling;

 

 

 

red can or blue can?

[Arcs&sparks]

7 hours ago, lo n slo said:

red can or blue can?

Red

 

9 hours ago, slonezp said:

You must be good with your hands to get a little can so exited.

 

Don’t need to be, with looks like these ?

9 hours ago, slonezp said:

Got that crap in my hair once. Had to go to the barber and get a haircut.

 I haven’t got a hair cut in at least 8 years. Maybe that would’ve been a good time to do it?

[lo n slo]

1 minute ago, Arcs&sparks said:

Red

i think that’s the closed cell foam, gotta be careful where you put that stuff, i’ve seen it expand door and window frames outta plumb. the blue, open cell foam, is more forgiving. just a thought. carry on.

[TnRiver46]

Hahaha I always tell people not to use the great stuff!!!! That stuff grows long after you let off the trigger. I love it when people go up and down both sides of the chimney with a small bead that looks like two yellow pythons on either side of the bricks the next day!

[2tall79]

I use to work for a guy who threw a full can of that stuff in the tool box in the back of his rig.  The can punctured, he slammed the lid and the next day started cutting his tools out of the block of foam. ?

[flatcreek]

That stuff is an accident waiting to happen