We clean the mounting foam from hands, clothes, doors

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We clean the mounting foam from hands, clothes, doors

After many construction works very often the question arises as to how to clean the mounting foam, what to do with traditional methods is quite problematic.

Even using a special gun in which the corresponding container is placed, as a rule, it is not possible to perform the job so that the mounting foam does not get to the surface.

It is impossible to wash off ordinary soap or detergent from hands, clothes, wallpaper or a metal door, and therefore you have to go to all sorts of tricks.

It is especially problematic to deal with dried foam if it hits the linoleum or plastic surface, which happens quite often.

Of course, you can use some sharp object and try to scrape it off, but in this case there is a possibility that the surface of the window, door, wall or floor will be damaged.

Meanwhile, there are some tricks that can be removed, both with clothes, hands, wallpaper, and with a metal or wooden door, the plastic windows of the dried foam, while not damaging the surface.

Contents:

  • Methods for dealing with non-hardened foam
  • Removing the hardened assembly foam
  • Popular methods
  • Advice and recommendations

Methods for dealing with non-hardened foam

In the event that the assembly has not yet grasped and freezed, you can use some special chemicals, which are now sold in the relevant stores.

Already for a long time you can freely purchase chemical washes for foam, which, due to some active substances in their composition, help to cope with not frozen foam.

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They remove the mounting material from virtually any surface quickly enough.

Such a composition should be used when necessary to clean a special gun, as well as another tool that was stained during operation.

It should be noted that such chemical compounds can almost completely cope with the problem and remove residue contamination without a trace.

These chemicals are similar in their composition to solvents, and the cleaning method involves the careful application of a wooden or iron door, windows, linoleum, hands, where a small amount of contaminant was formed, and its removal by rags to the surface of clothing.

The procedure for removing dirt from the foam can be done several times, until the foam is completely removed from any surface.

The maximum care should be taken when working with these chemicals.

This is primarily due to the fact that they contain sufficiently active components that can corrode linoleum, spoil the surface of clothes, a wooden door or window, and adversely affect the skin of the hands.

Use them with extreme caution and immediately after the foam has been removed, thoroughly wash the area on which these chemicals are used.

Removal of hardened mounting foam

It is often necessary to face the problem of removing already frozen mounting material in everyday life.

In this case, most likely still have to work on the contaminated surface mechanically, since after a time the foam not only freezes, but penetrates deep into the base.

It should be noted that this procedure can be greatly simplified if you buy a chemical composition in the store that is designed specifically for these purposes.

Of course, if there is only a gun in the mounting material, then it makes no sense to spend extra money and purchase special chemicals.

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Make the gun clean with an ordinary knife, or with some other sharp object, by scraping the surface.

In all other cases it is better to be careful and try not to deform the surface.

In some individual cases, for example, if the mounting foam hits the surface of the door or window, it is generally recommended to wait for it to dry completely before proceeding with cleaning.

Otherwise, you can simply smear the foam and thereby create even more problems for yourself.

After the foam has grasped and hardens, it should be cut as neatly as possible with a knife, and the remaining traces should be removed with acetone or some other similar solvent.

In any case, if the mounting foam hits the hard surfaces, it is better to wait until it is fully cured and only then proceed with the removal.

Folk methods

Home craftsmen have long developed their effective ways to deal with frozen foam that accidentally hit any surface.

So, if the contamination was formed on the door or window, you can buy a drug in the pharmacy, dimethyl sulfoxide, which is sold without a prescription.

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This tool behaves quite aggressively, and therefore when working with it should always wear gloves on your hands.

The drug is gently applied to a dirty base and allowed time for it to react.

Under its influence, the assembly will begin to break down and it can easily be removed with an ordinary rag.

The area to be treated with this preparation will need to be rinsed with plenty of water.

You can also use ordinary vegetable oil. It should be applied to the contamination site, then wait thirty minutes.

The assembly composition must be softened by the action of the oil, after which it can be removed by ordinary wiping with a rag.

It is especially important to use vegetable oil when the mounting compound gets on the face or hands.

Also, foam has the property of breaking down under the direct rays of the sun.

If it has fallen, for example, on clothes or a pistol, then it will be enough to leave these things for a while in the sun, then try to remove using a hard sponge.

Advice and recommendations

If the foam comes on the hands or other parts of the body, in order to remove it painlessly, it is recommended to wait until it dries a little and then removed, like paraffin from a candle.

In the event that the skin of the hands is susceptible to allergies and sensitive to irritations, it is best to remove the foam immediately after it hits the surface.

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To do this, use a kitchen sponge, pre-moistened with ordinary sunflower oil and with sharp movements to erase all traces of foam.

If this substance gets on your hair, you should start removing immediately, otherwise you will have to cut a haircloth.

Remove foam from clothing made from tough fabric with a blade and a dense sponge. In the event that the foam has got on a soft and fleecy fabric, it must be pre-soaked beforehand.

To do this, put a piece of wet cloth on the contaminated area and stand for two hours.

After the foam has completely gotten wet and, accordingly, softened, you can start removing it.

To remove the foam from the glass surface you will need to use a sharp blade. First, the foam should be given time to make it dry well.

Next, use a blade to gently cut it with layers to the surface of the glass, then use a solvent.

Fresh foam practically from any hard surface is wiped off with a sponge well moistened with water.

It is also very common to use a preparation such as dimexide, which is sold in each pharmacy, to remove the mounting foam.

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This product should be carefully lubricated and left for a while. Under its influence, the foam begins to gradually break down and it can easily be wiped off with an ordinary rag.

When working with various chemicals, it is mandatory to use rubber gloves.

The surface to be treated with solvents should be thoroughly rinsed with plenty of water.

In any case, when working with mounting foam, it is absolutely necessary to use the gun, and also to be as accurate as possible.

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