Spray insulation for aluminum trailers

POPS wrote on 7/23/2018 12:51 PM:

Well.... I didn't use spray foam because of the permanence of it and
once you pull the trigger you are not going to be able to clean up the
potential of a horrific mess.
I did however line the entire interior with 3/4" cut and fit, foil lined
foam boards.
Foil was positioned in the 'up' position, pushing back at, and stopping
the UV from entering the trailer and touching anything in the interior.
The surface temps are way way down now. Interior temp meets the ambient
air temps of course, but not much more. The little mouse I found kick'n
it recently would probably agree too. Very inexpensive, it was a day
job, and if the next guy can't deal with the WTF fit and finish of it
all .... remove it all in a few hours.
Started out as an experiment, turned into another permanent
work-around/jury-rig. Did I mention cheeeeeeap ...

How did you attach the foam panels to the aluminum top?

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Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me)
- "A Guide to Self-Launching Sailplane Operation"
https://sites.google.com/site/motorg...ad-the-guide-1
- "Transponders in Sailplanes - Dec 2014a" also ADS-B, PCAS, Flarm

http://soaringsafety.org/prevention/...anes-2014A.pdf

Originally Posted by Eric Greenwell[_4_]

POPS wrote on 7/23/2018 12:51 PM:

Well.... I didn't use spray foam because of the permanence of it and
once you pull the trigger you are not going to be able to clean up the
potential of a horrific mess.
I did however line the entire interior with 3/4" cut and fit, foil lined
foam boards.
Foil was positioned in the 'up' position, pushing back at, and stopping
the UV from entering the trailer and touching anything in the interior.
The surface temps are way way down now. Interior temp meets the ambient
air temps of course, but not much more. The little mouse I found kick'n
it recently would probably agree too. Very inexpensive, it was a day
job, and if the next guy can't deal with the WTF fit and finish of it
all .... remove it all in a few hours.
Started out as an experiment, turned into another permanent
work-around/jury-rig. Did I mention cheeeeeeap ...

How did you attach the foam panels to the aluminum top?

--
Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me)
- "A Guide to Self-Launching Sailplane Operation"
https://sites.google.com/site/motorg...ad-the-guide-1
- "Transponders in Sailplanes - Dec 2014a" also ADS-B, PCAS, Flarm

http://soaringsafety.org/prevention/...anes-2014A.pdf

This style: Attached with hot glue. Why hot glue? So the next guy can peel it off and roll off the glue with pressure from a rubber door stopper, if he's a Felix type and can't handle the look of things.
Just trim the hangers pins for the flush fit/finish with the capture push on caps.

https://www.soundproofcow.com/produc...IaAonTEALw_wcB

POPS wrote on 7/25/2018 10:58 PM:


How did you attach the foam panels to the aluminum top?

--
Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to
email me)
- "A Guide

This style: Attached with hot glue. Why hot glue? So the next guy can
peel it off and roll off the glue with pressure from a rubber door
stopper, if he's a Felix type and can't handle the look of things.
Just trim the hangers pins for the flush fit/finish with the capture
push on caps.

http://tinyurl.com/y78sg8gx

Good idea! I didn't know there was such a thing.


--
Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me)
- "A Guide to Self-Launching Sailplane Operation"
https://sites.google.com/site/motorg...ad-the-guide-1
- "Transponders in Sailplanes - Dec 2014a" also ADS-B, PCAS, Flarm

http://soaringsafety.org/prevention/...anes-2014A.pdf

If you can handle a little more weight you might want to use foam faced with thin vinyl, as sold as a garage door insulation kit...keeps the foam from denting much and tearing when it gets hit.

example https://www.homedepot.com/p/Garage-D...-pcs/203630159