MMBB
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I am making a portable kegorator out of a 70qt Igloo cube cooler and, inspired by another post and not wanting to hack up the lid, I decided to make a custom lid out of Great Stuff. It went well, at first but then the lid shrunk.
I used the high expansion formula and did it outside in the sun (around 80 degrees yesterday). I drained the cooler and removed the keg and lid after about two hours. The thing was left in my basement over night while I was at work.
I got home this morning and saw this:
Yep. the lid shrunk all around. anywhere from .5" to 2" gap all around.
Where did I go wrong? Should I have left the lid on there for longer? Let it finish curing outside? Should I use the normal (gaps 1" or less) Great Stuff? I am not opposed to trying this again tomorrow.
I used the high expansion formula and did it outside in the sun (around 80 degrees yesterday). I drained the cooler and removed the keg and lid after about two hours. The thing was left in my basement over night while I was at work.
I got home this morning and saw this:
Yep. the lid shrunk all around. anywhere from .5" to 2" gap all around.
Where did I go wrong? Should I have left the lid on there for longer? Let it finish curing outside? Should I use the normal (gaps 1" or less) Great Stuff? I am not opposed to trying this again tomorrow.