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Re: Don't use glue to put your flat screen telly on the wall
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 4:30 pm
by Mitsuru
I used expnding foam in the car between the lpg tank and the car's wheel well for sound proofing.
I did layer the floor with cling film and did the same to the back of the carpet under the tank, so
that I could remove it if needed! The difference was amazing in deadening the sound.
Re: Don't use glue to put your flat screen telly on the wall
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 4:33 pm
by TerryG
I have seen a MK4 escort that had expanding foam sills. It wouldn't have been my first choice for a structural repair.
Re: Don't use glue to put your flat screen telly on the wall
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 5:01 pm
by rich.
ive seen panels fitted to a car with gripfill....
Re: Don't use glue to put your flat screen telly on the wall
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 5:03 pm
by Luxobarge
Ah! Expanding foam and Gripfill - the craftsman's choice eh?
The previous owner of my house must have had shares in expanding foam - it's basically held together with it. It's taking me an age to slowly go round and do things properly...... Grrr!
Re: Don't use glue to put your flat screen telly on the wall
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 5:04 pm
by TerryG
rich. wrote:ive seen panels fitted to a car with gripfill....
Isn't that traditionally how the French make cars?
Here is a link to the factory where the Pug 206 was built:
http://www.barryboys.net/phpBB2/viewtop ... 79&start=0
(yes, I know it was made in England)
Re: Don't use glue to put your flat screen telly on the wall
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 7:25 pm
by tractorman
I would never use adhesive to hold a TV to a wall. A six inch mail in each corner is much more secure.
I don't know why, but the IT bods where I worked scorned my suggestion...
Re: Don't use glue to put your flat screen telly on the wall
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 7:49 pm
by rich.
it was a mates beetle with the gripfill... worse still he did it
Re: Don't use glue to put your flat screen telly on the wall
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 8:06 pm
by Richard Moss
To be fair, I believe that early Minis had their sills filled with expanding foam to waterproof them and provide some extra torsional rigidity
Re: Don't use glue to put your flat screen telly on the wall
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 9:42 pm
by JPB
Indeed they did, but why they used absorbent foam is anyone's guess!
Re: Don't use glue to put your flat screen telly on the wall
Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 8:21 am
by TerryG
It was cheaper.