NAC VW Eurovan Camper top question

[Fred Munro]

Tony;

You can get construction adhesives specifically made to work with the
foundation foam. The adhesive is a lot stronger than the silicone caulk. I
just did a bit of work with the foundation foam - I used LePage PL9000 Heavy
Duty Construction Adhesive and it worked like a charm. Some adhesives will
dissolve the foam, so test whatever you choose to use first if it is not
specifically for extruded polystyrene foam board.
The foam comes in two densities. The lower density foam is for wall
insulation (I think it's the blue stuff) and the higher density foam is for
underneath concrete floors (the pink stuff). Neither foam will absorb water.

Good luck!

Fred Munro
'97 S6

-----Original Message-----
From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com] On
Behalf Of Tony Hoffman
Sent: December 5, 2010 8:59 AM
To: audi at humanspeakers.com
Cc: Stephen Arbaugh; quattro at audifans.com
Subject: Re: NAC VW Eurovan Camper top question

Unfortunately, I'm in the south and none of the normal suppliers
carries it. They don't insulate foundations here, since it doesn't get
that cold. I went to about eight different stores yesterday, to no
avail. Nonetheless, I will find it, just have to do some searching.

It is funny that you mentioned it in 2 x 8 sheets. That's what I
thought I recalled. I used to do a good bit of work with it,
insulating the skirting on trailer houses in MT. I'm actually from up
north. I grew up in WI by the UP border till I was 12, then lived in
Stevens Point, WI for two years. Then, I spent the next 10 years in MT
(4 in Missoula, 6 in Bozeman). Boy do I miss it.

BTW, I'm going to glue it to both sides using the normal 100% silicone
found in the caulk tubes. I've used it before for projects like this
(foam on the roof of conversion vans when doing upholstery work) and
it works great. I'll be getting back on teh project tomorrow, hope to
have some pics to send and I'll give another update. Now out to work
on Dad's 190E (pulling the inst cluster and rebuilding the single
wiper gearbox).

Tony

On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 12:14 AM, Huw Powell <audi at humanspeakers.com> wrote:

> Oh, that's easy.  Home Depot, Lowes, etc.  1", 2" thick, usually 2' by 8'.
>  Pink or blue, depends on the gender of the camper ;)  Liquid Nails fine
for
> gluing.
>
> Huw Powell
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