I thought I might try expanded foam grips. RM 10-6 was a great read!
I placed an order with U.S. Composites and happily went back to sleep.
I got my order today and apparently what I ordered was a 16 lb kit which equates to two full gallons of expandable foam!.
Holy cow!!!
And this stuff expands 40 x's?
I think I now have a lifetime supply.
The moral of the story: double check orders placed with a phone call or an email.

Hi Curtis,

The good news is you got your material. The bad news is it has a short shelf life once it's opened ( [www.rodbuilding.org] ). SO I guess you should plan ahead and plan to do alot of pouring before the stuff goes south on you. I'm glad I waited before placing my order. I think Quarts are the way to go unless someone wants to go crazy with that stuff.

Hank
On The Rocks Fishing
Wells, ME.

Maybe there is another use for the Perma Gloss trick of a screw in the bottom of the can to keep from removing the lid -

The problem is that because this a 2-part material, when you stick the screws back in the cans they aren't going to form a seal - they'll continue to leak until empty. The PermaGloss seals around the screw as it cures upon exposure to the air.

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What had happened is: I had priced two part expanding foam locally and they wanted close to $100.00 for a small quantity.
When I got the price from U.S. composites I didn't think much about it because it was so much less than the local boat shop. I was probably dyslexic at the time and got the values sideways in my brain.
If anyone lives near Daytona I'll give them some of the stuff!!!
Or, I could start building my own boat.
Or, I could pour a few thousand of these things and have enough for whoevers gets my stuff when I die.
I think I'll at least break it down into smaller containers to make it easier to pour.

Will freezing the stuff help any with it's shelf life?

DR

That would be a question for the manufacturer of the foam.

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Curtis,

Just pour a ton of cylinders and stick them on a shelf for future use, send them to me, or post on Swap/Sell page above.

Mike (Southgate, MI)
If I don't want to, I don't have to and nobody can make me (except my wife) cuz I'm RETIRED!!

like Mike says.

With as cheaply as the molds can be made...just make up a bunch.....mix up a batch and start pouring.....If you have kids...get them to help and treat it like a home science project. Once the foam is cured it is pretty much lasts forever.

I am thinking about pouring 24" cores myself with ID's of 1/4" and 1/2".

Derek L. McMaster
Rohnert Park, CA

Born to Fish, FORCED to Work

Hmm.....my issue of Rodmaker is not here yet. Given how much stuff you guys are getting and limited shelf life, anyone thought of just selling a bunch of the completed cylinders for grips?

Mo