insulation

[meggles]

Just wondering if I can use "Bondafoam" or similar on my van for insulation. It's the stuff you get in an aerosol for filling cavity walls as an insulation/filler. I was thinking of fitting my high top and than filling the gap down the curve of the roof and then levelling off with a sharp knife or saw before ply lining the upstairs "floor" area. Also thought it might work for behind side panels. Anyone tried it? Is it going to cause corrosion problems? Anyone know if it's a no no!. Appreciate responses, thanks.

[DiscoDave]

i tried this for insulation and noise reduction in the front doors, not really seure if it worked but it made a mess!! quite a good idea to fill the gaps down the sides in the roof, but it does mean you loose a bit of storage, not a lot but it is good for putting long things like cb aerials and flag poles, also for small stuff you don't want to loose!

[meggles]

I meant just filling the front and rear bits so you had a flat surface to sit bed/storage boards on. This would mean the bits just above drivers right shoulder and passengers left shoulder, then same again at rear. Then cut horizontally across to level of old cab roofline, if you see what I mean . The possibility of corrosion is what worries me.

[guz]

vw used similar stuff in the base of the C pillar
on some bugs, which is why you get a strange
patch of rust behind the back window,
tbh i wouldn't use owt like it.

[mud]

I know it is the best solution for insulating narrowboats because it sticks to the metal and leaves no gap for condensation, therefore no rust!

It's really messy and you will have to trim it back with an old breadknife but I reckon it's a good product. Just make sure the metal is cleaned to remove any surface rust/grease etc first.

[colinMSC]

one word of warning . it is pritty toxic stuff whilst curing .
you should not breath the vapours in somthing to do with sionide i think.
so be carefull because it can litraly kill you.

[meggles]

Thanks for that, since health problems I have been over cautious, definately wear an appropriate mask!!!

thanks for warning though.