anybody use foam for filling frame?
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anybody use foam for filling frame?
has anybody used foam to fill the frame to prevent water and rust?
as everybody knows the old toyotas are notorrious for rusting, i have allready boxed the frame and sprayed it with undercoating but now i was wondering if anybody has filled the inside of the frame with foam to prevent rust?
opinions, pro's, con's?
as everybody knows the old toyotas are notorrious for rusting, i have allready boxed the frame and sprayed it with undercoating but now i was wondering if anybody has filled the inside of the frame with foam to prevent rust?
opinions, pro's, con's?
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My frame was filled with foam when I got it, it appears to be the window sealing type of expanding foam, which doesn't absorb water. Unfortunately, since the frame is full of it, I have no idea if there is any rust forming inside or if any water is getting in and/or being held in. One thing I know, welding onto the frame with the foam inside doesn't cause a flash fire, hahaha.
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well all the welding i'm doing on the frame is done except when i get rock sliders. i just used that expanding foam spray can stuff for the gap between the floor and another plate i put in and wanted to know if that would work for the frame.
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i would not mess with it either. unless your frame is perfectly clean and free of rust on the inside, the foam will not bond to the metal and let water between it and the metal.
a better solution is to drill drain holes on the bottom of the frame to let water out.
a better solution is to drill drain holes on the bottom of the frame to let water out.
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Originally Posted by Napoleon047
i would not mess with it either. unless your frame is perfectly clean and free of rust on the inside, the foam will not bond to the metal and let water between it and the metal.
a better solution is to drill drain holes on the bottom of the frame to let water out.
a better solution is to drill drain holes on the bottom of the frame to let water out.
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Originally Posted by firemedic
I would not do it, it is just as likely to trap water as not.
Ask me how I know :cry:
My parts Surpa and Cressida both had this done to them.
Main reason for why they are used for parts, unibody/frames are shot.
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Originally Posted by Intrepid
Of course, that can also let salt in.
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what about rustoleum before the foam? Im thinking I could pull off the Inside panels of my truck bed (86' ugly) and prep them/rustoleum/reattach and fill that up with the foam? likewise with other body panels?
any thoughts?
any thoughts?
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I use bar & chain oil as an undercoating (GREAT stuff) and I've often wondered if I could figure out a way to spray it into the frame, all the way, down deep, full coverage, really coat the inside with the stuff.
Any ideas that won't make a GIGANTIC mess?
Any ideas that won't make a GIGANTIC mess?
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Originally Posted by Sporin
I use bar & chain oil as an undercoating (GREAT stuff) and I've often wondered if I could figure out a way to spray it into the frame, all the way, down deep, full coverage, really coat the inside with the stuff.
Any ideas that won't make a GIGANTIC mess?
Any ideas that won't make a GIGANTIC mess?
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I knew someone that used diesel fuel on a 1979 Ford they bought brand new. They sprayed the entire undercarriage with it every couple or three years. The body rotted out but they still use the truck as a yard truck up in Maine for plowing and so forth. The frame and fender wells still look real good.
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I knew someone that used diesel fuel on a 1979 Ford they bought brand new. They sprayed the entire undercarriage with it every couple or three years. The body rotted out but they still use the truck as a yard truck up in Maine for plowing and so forth. The frame and fender wells still look real good.
The problem with that is that your whole truck smells like deisel, not to mention that it probably smells as it burns off the exhaust and other hot parts. Plus, where do you do that that it doesn't make a nasty mess?
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Originally Posted by 4x4commuter
what about rustoleum before the foam? Im thinking I could pull off the Inside panels of my truck bed (86' ugly) and prep them/rustoleum/reattach and fill that up with the foam? likewise with other body panels?
any thoughts?
any thoughts?
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Originally Posted by firemedic
I wouldn't, you will still be trapping water, and for what benefit?
Also, in regards to the flammability, I had to remove a chunk of it when I put on my new rear bumper, since it was out I made my best effort to light it on fire. It would light for a second, but then it would just fizzle out, it wouldn't continue to burn the material.
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Originally Posted by Intrepid
Well, in theory, if you used the window foam type stuff, which is in mine, then it is water resistant, so assuming there was no water in there to begin with, it wouldn't allow any in. IN THEORY.
Also, in regards to the flammability, I had to remove a chunk of it when I put on my new rear bumper, since it was out I made my best effort to light it on fire. It would light for a second, but then it would just fizzle out, it wouldn't continue to burn the material.
Also, in regards to the flammability, I had to remove a chunk of it when I put on my new rear bumper, since it was out I made my best effort to light it on fire. It would light for a second, but then it would just fizzle out, it wouldn't continue to burn the material.