Well I was not to concerned about the looks of the spray foam. Like I was saying, I think I am going to wrap it with fiberglass left over from another job on the house. Maybe anyway. What I was concerned about was the temp of the tank being to warm. So I let it cool down to 120 today. Did a bunch of other junk and then took the wife and kids for a quick bite to eat and then to dance for the girls and straight to soccer for all of them. So when we finally got back around 7pm I set out to get it done and over with. I started by putting a mask on and taking some rough grit sanding disk (80) and sanding the whole tank quickly to rought up the paint job. Thought that would make the insulation stick a little better. Then I brushed it all off and wiped it off and placed cardboard and plastic bags around and over anything sticking out of the tank I did not want the insulation on. Then I donned the whole suit thing, head gear and all, and mask and glasses. Got the tanks shaken up and tested into a box. Al ready to go. All except I forgot the gloves. God dam $&* of a $@&(#in ........ Anywho, I went to work with an old pair of work gloves I found right quick and realized what a pain in the ass trying to spray a round tank that is in a corner and almost eight feet tall. (Well it is actually nine feet tall and part of it is in my new whole I made in my cellar.) I am crazy, you are right honey. I know.
Oh, anyway the spray foam came out okay, for a rookie who forgot a few things. I managed to get about 2-3 1/2 inches on the top half and 3/4 - 1 1/2 on the bottom. Roughly, of course. A few places look so bad I had to take a sheet rock saw and trim it up a bit. Now I have a mess to clean up. But the tank should stay much warmer now. Instead of acting like a giant pizza oven with the door open in my basement. Wow, am I glad that is done. Now it is time to finish up the sheetrock and new lighting for the boiler room. Pictures will follow when complete. They are saying the sun might actually come out tommorrow. I might get to cut my grass.
Oh, anyway the spray foam came out okay, for a rookie who forgot a few things. I managed to get about 2-3 1/2 inches on the top half and 3/4 - 1 1/2 on the bottom. Roughly, of course. A few places look so bad I had to take a sheet rock saw and trim it up a bit. Now I have a mess to clean up. But the tank should stay much warmer now. Instead of acting like a giant pizza oven with the door open in my basement. Wow, am I glad that is done. Now it is time to finish up the sheetrock and new lighting for the boiler room. Pictures will follow when complete. They are saying the sun might actually come out tommorrow. I might get to cut my grass.