I’d like to buy some “Great Stuff Pro” spray foam and an applicator gun, but I can’t find a supplier in my area that sells it. Can anyone recommend an internet source where these items are available?
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HD sells the red can and the blue can
i imagine they sell the guns too
we usually buy the regular stuff from our Insulation distributor ( fire rated "Touch n Seal GunFoam II " )
the blue (low volume for around windows so you won't bow the jambs in ) we buy at HD
same guns
That must be regional. I have not seen it in the local HD stores. And I checked online and all I could find was the 16oz cans.IIRC ABC Roofing carries it and they have a find range of locations.
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A-holes. Hey every group has to have one. And I have been elected to be the one. I should make that my tagline.
ours has both the straw top cans and the Pro-gun cans, regular & low densityMike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
ABC doesn't carry it here. The counter guys comment: "yeah maybe some store in California has it or something, so its in the catalog"
I mail order them.
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MW,
Several years ago, I was at a WalMart Store buying 2 or 3 cans of the red color can. It was a slow afternoon, and at the checkout counter, the lady told me to be "VERY" careful of being in contact with that foam. She said, "You know if it gets on you,it has to just about wear off, don't you? My son has been doing some research on how the body absorbs chemicals. He told me that the chemicals in that brand of foam is so very dangerous to your Liver and Nervous system. He told me that if people really knew about how toxic that kind of foam really was, it wouldn't be on the market in a month...."
Thought I'd pass that on....
Bill
Just like with Gorilla Glue, I have a contact allergy to it - makes me get a red rash on my chest (not on my hands).
Someone here said the UC chemical from the Bhopal disaster is used in one of them.
But, I love to use it - it's great stuff!
Forrest
The Materials Safety Data Sheet on Great Stuff Window and Door doesn't seem all that bad in comparison to a lot of the other stuff that builders normally deal with. Of course, I wouldn't want to encase myself in the stuff... (In contrast, one of the medications I took to try and counter my hearing loss had as a side effect: death...)From Dow's MSDS:Great Stuff (TM) Window and Door
CHEMICAL CAS# CONCENTRATION
Polymethylene polyphenyl isocyanate 009016-87-9 5-10%
containing 4,4'Methylene bisphenyl
isocyanate CAS# 000101-68-8
(Approximately 40-50% MDI)
Liquified Petroleum 10-30%
Mixture Containing
Isobutane (CAS# 75-28-5)
Propane (CAS# 74-98-6)
Dimethyl Ether (CAS#115-10-6)
Prepolymer of MDI and 059075-67-1 40-70%
Polyether Polyol
3. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION
DANGER!
Extremely Flammable.
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Sprayed or heated material harmful if inhaled. May cause allergic skin
reaction. May cause allergic respiratory reaction and lung injury. Avoid temperatures above 105F (41C). Toxic flammable gases and heat are released under decomposition conditions. Toxic fumes may be released in fire situations. Reacts slowly with water releasing, carbon dioxide, which can cause pressure buildup and rupture of closed containers. Elevated temperatures accelerate this process.
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POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS (See Section 11 for toxicological data.)
EYE: May cause moderate eye irritation. May cause very slight transient (temporary) corneal injury.
SKIN: Prolonged or repeated exposure may cause slight skin irritation. May cause allergic skin reaction in susceptible individuals. Animal studies have shown that skin contact with isocyanates may play a role in respiratory sensitization. May stain skin. A single prolonged exposure is not likely to result in the material being absorbed in harmful amounts.
INGESTION: Single dose oral toxicity is considered to be low. No hazards anticipated from swallowing small amounts incidental to normal handling operations.
INHALATION: At room temperature, PMDI vapors are minimal due to low vapor pressure. However, certain operations may generate vapor or aerosol concentrations sufficient to cause irritation or other adverse effects. Excessive exposure may cause irritation to upper respiratory tract and lungs, and pulmonary edema (fluid in the lungs). May cause respiratory sensitization in susceptible individuals. MDI concentrations below the exposure guidelines may cause allergic respiratory reactions in individuals already sensitized. Symptoms may include coughing, difficult breathing and a feeling of tightness in the chest. Effects may be delayed. Decreased lung function has been associated with overexposure to isocyanates.
In confined or poorly ventilated areas, propane and isobutane vapors can readily accumulate and can cause unconsciousness and death due to
displacement of oxygen (simple asphyxia). Excessive exposure may increase sensitivity to epinephrine and increase myocardial irritability (irregular heartbeats). Signs and symptoms of excessive exposure may be central nervous system effects. At air concentrations < 1000 ppm, propane exerts very little physiological action; at 100,000 ppm and above it may produce dizziness or
other central nervous system effects. Signs and symptoms of central nervous system depression, in order of increasing exposure, are headache, dizziness, drowsiness, and unconsciousness, even death.
A single prolonged (hours) excessive inhalation exposure to dimethyl ether may cause serious adverse effects, even death. Excessive exposure may cause irritation to upper respiratory tract (nose and throat). Signs and symptoms of excessive exposure may be anesthetic or narcotic effects. In animals, effects have been reported on the central nervous system and lungs.
Western tool sells the stuff.
I've had good results with these guys:
http://www.jrproductsinc.com/foam_guns.html
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Go to the Dow Chemical website, or google that foam. You will be able to find local sellers of the gun and the gun foam.
Rebuilding my home in Cypress, CA
Also a CRX fanatic!
Fastenal carries--or will special order--Touch 'N Seal. Got my gun on ebay.
This is where I got mine.
http://www.energyfederation.org/consumer/default.php/cPath/21_28_1268
Today I get the cans of foam locally, but they work on the pageris gun.
Rich Beckman
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