Acid to eat away the foam?

[SXR-FOREVER]

Thinking about defoaming the SXR, yes I know its styrofoam but my foothold foam and one way foam is soaked!

Is there an acid or anything that will eat away the foam? or something I can use to melt it away?

or do I need to do the good old fashion scraping it out?

 

[yankeeboy]

Gasoline or maybe acetone? Not sure havent tested either of em.

 

[Idok]

2" wire wheel for the big areas, and a 1" wheel for the tight spots....pulug in the power drill and go to town!


i did this in about 4-5 hours....it sucks, but honestly isnt all that bad.....the wheel turns the foam to dust, but it doesnt fly all over the place....


the hardest spot was between the hull and exhaust tube...had to get in there with a screwedriver/paint scraper..some peeps remove that tube..no thanks

 

[Lakeman]

Gasoline or maybe acetone? Not sure havent tested either of em.

Don't to foreget the match. That and the gas do a real good job at eating away the foam.:Banane36:

 

[norcal ex]

what about break fluid?

 

[Kennay]

It comes in a bottle called "Elbow Grease"

 

[SXIPro]

Acetone will eat through it in a heartbeat, as would MEK. Not sure that is the safest way to do it though, plus you'll a hull full of noxious goop when your done.

 

[Boris]

paint thinner will do it.

 

[ketsair]

just light it on fire!!!!!!!

 

[Vumad]

Get a saw like in the attachment. A small hand saw. You can get most of it out with the saw. Use a chizzle in the tight areas. You don't have to get it 100% out to look perfect, it's on the inside.

If you cut out the whole tray like Idok did so you can get in there, you can have most of it out in a few mins.

 

[keefer]

Wire wheel, cordless drill or right angle air grinder and a shop vac. You will be done in no time.

 

[SXR-FOREVER]

alright, I'll see what I'll come up with. Maybe all I need to do is dig out the foothold and oneway foam