Re: [AMC-list] Foam filled rocker panels

[Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx>]

I was thinking along those lines too. 

Ken


Quoting Armand Eshleman <aje1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> Most cheap foam in a can won't expand/penetrate as far as one might think it
> 
> will. It would have to
> be injected into holes spaced relatively close together to ensure a complete
> 
> fill.
> 
> When, not if, moisture does get into the rocker area, the foam may absorb it
> 
> depending on if it's an
> open cell or closed cell foam and how moisture proof it is or isn't. My 
> understanding is that over long
> periods of time almost all foams will absorb moisture when bulk moisture is 
> present.
> 
> Once wet those foams tend to stay wet for a long time, especially in a semi 
> sealed environment like
> an inner rocker cavity. Now you've introduced brine water into your rocker 
> that won't go away quickly.
> 
> Keep the drain holes open in rockers, and everywhere else for that matter, 
> flush them out periodically
> with fresh water, I'm guessing you'll be way better off.
> 
> If this weren't true, wouldn't the auto manufacturers have done this some 
> time ago?
> 
> just my two cents worth, you have the final say,
> 
> Armand
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ken Ames" <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "AMC, Rambler, Nash, Jeep and family" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 3:16 PM
> Subject: [AMC-list] Foam filled rocker panels
> 
> 
> > Thinking of filling the rocker panels on my SX4 with that
> > expanding-foam-in-a-can stuff to keep the saltwater out.
> > Any ideas about why I shouldn't do this?
> >
> > Ken
> >
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