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Adding spray foam insulation to Igloo cooler? #2710090
01/18/19 09:52 AM
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Has anyone tried drilling holes in the top of a Igloo cooler lid and spraying spray foam into the lid for insulation? There are several discussions online about how to do it, just wondering if any Aldeer members have tried it? I have several 50 max cool coolers, thinking about trying it with one of them.

Re: Adding spray foam insulation to Igloo cooler? [Re: Hornmtn] #2710095
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I've never tried it but it should be fairly easy. You might want to do the bottom too as I've noticed the bottoms sweat a lot on mine in the summer. Or just get a higher end cooler. My RTIC's don't sweat like that.

Re: Adding spray foam insulation to Igloo cooler? [Re: Hornmtn] #2710103
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Basic thermo dynamics would cause the cold to
be settled in the bottom. To me, that would be the
the place I sprayed first and up the sides for a ways.


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Re: Adding spray foam insulation to Igloo cooler? [Re: Hornmtn] #2710143
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I may be incorrect, but my thought is that the expanding spray foam is going to crack the piss out of the plastic.

Re: Adding spray foam insulation to Igloo cooler? [Re: odocoileus] #2710234
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Originally Posted by odocoileus
I may be incorrect, but my thought is that the expanding spray foam is going to crack the piss out of the plastic.


There is a minimal expanding foam but I don’t know if that will work like you want.

Re: Adding spray foam insulation to Igloo cooler? [Re: Hornmtn] #2711458
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I actually tried this with a small hollow-lidded cooler. That stuff expanded so much it warped the lid so it would no longer fit.

Re: Adding spray foam insulation to Igloo cooler? [Re: Alagator] #2711484
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Originally Posted by Alagator
I actually tried this with a small hollow-lidded cooler. That stuff expanded so much it warped the lid so it would no longer fit.


Maybe you could build a plywood frame to hold the shape of the lid...




...Or you could just go buy an RTIC.

Re: Adding spray foam insulation to Igloo cooler? [Re: Hornmtn] #2711578
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I would drill several 1/2" holes in strategic areas and use Great Stuff. Put the straw from the can in the lowest hole and let the foam expand upward pushing air out of the other holes. As the foam passed each hole I'd put duct tape over it and continue until the walls were fully foamed and then remove the tape so the expanding foam could escape while leaving as much as the cavity could hold.


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Re: Adding spray foam insulation to Igloo cooler? [Re: Hornmtn] #2711618
01/19/19 08:21 PM
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Too much expansion. I tried this on a rubber planter wheel I bought for a farmall 140, it was a little cracked in places, I was afraid it wouldnt hold up. I drilled a hole about evert 5 inches around the tire so the excess could escape, hoping to avoud too much expansion. The tire swelled so much the planter wont fit under my tractor now. I think youre pissing in the wind and ruining a good cooler.

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