REAL TIPS- Saving your can of Great Stuff SPRAY FOAM with a $0.02 hack! How to

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11 ай бұрын

This tip works for just about any brand or style of insulate spray foam in a can. Let's face it, even with their new "you can save it!" nozzles- this stuff is still a pain in the butt to reuse down the road- you often can't. THIS is the only method that I've tried that works time and time again AND is very easy to do- and all with stuff you probably already have on hand at home. A simple tip like this will save you almost $7.00 or $8.00 each time as it'll keep you from having to throw out barely used cans that you previously couldn't save. Trust me and try it- this tip works great! #sprayfoaminsulation #diyhacks #thrift #savingmoney #reuse
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@relaxshacksDOTcom 11 ай бұрын

Hey all- Tiny House Summer Camp (Come build and design with us in Vermont)- Year TEN! relaxshacks.myshopify.com/products/sept-21-22-tiny-house-summer-camp-seven-northern-vermont

@mizzpoetrics 11 ай бұрын

My goodness, it has been a while since I've seen one of your videos! Hope you & the family are well!

@relaxshacksDOTcom 11 ай бұрын

I just put one out only a few days ago too, but the lousy KZfaq algorithm prevents even those subscribed from seeing a lot of what I do.... KZfaq keeps "jumping the shark"....

@farah_banoo 7 ай бұрын

@@relaxshacksDOTcomاون مایعی که توی لوله اسپری ریختید چیه؟

@cindyboard7816 11 ай бұрын

That is a very useful tip!!! Wish I had known that a few years ago when we were building our house!!! That Great Stuff really is named correctly but it can be Expensive Stuff and I hate wasting anything, especially my money!!😂 Thanks for sharing and stay safe!!!

@elliottwebb2969 6 ай бұрын

As a resident of the Willamette Valley, I was super excited when I saw the “Better Head” hat!

@mollysascat 2 ай бұрын

Great vt, very helpful thank you

@glennarussell4682 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info. Thumbs up.

@tumblebugspace 11 ай бұрын

Nifty trick, thanks! You don’t post often, do you? Glad to know that you’re still out there building cool abodes. ☮️❤️🐾

@relaxshacksDOTcom 11 ай бұрын

I still do here and there- but YT hides the videos DEEP unless they are viral home-runs right out of the gates. I'm still here, but they bury me....

@StephanieJoRountree 11 ай бұрын

Great tips!

@circa1634 11 ай бұрын

I've always used a nail. Whatever works.

@relaxshacksDOTcom 11 ай бұрын

Yep, same idea.

@josephmyers1492 4 ай бұрын

Genius. Thanks

@twigandroot 11 ай бұрын

what a guy! thanks for the tip. I'm happy to hear a new book is in the works, I love the funky doodle of an underground coffin like sleep pod you did in a previous book: (Tiny Houses, Simple Shacks, Cozy Cottages, Ramshackle Retreats, Funky Forts: And Whatever the Heck Else We Could Squeeze in Here) I haven't had the book for years and I still remember (or misremember) a wild looking hose intake and out take for air exchange to the shelter, with a offhanded comment about not being dumb, design for fresh air. I was a fan of the owl house too. "who ripped off my likeness...who!?" I only had the book for a short while, but the ideas in your work resignated with me. there is something bigger in the ideas you present to the world and I hope more people can catch on to riding that wave of thought.

@relaxshacksDOTcom 11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! Appreciate that. Have released a few books since then and like I said, a new one is in the works!

@Wil_Liam1 11 ай бұрын

Poor old Klein wirestrippers need a good rub down with solvent followed by oil... Good trick for preserving a used can of spray foam.. I've always manually cleaned the straws and the nozzles the old fashioned way of picking and pushing the stuff out before it gels..

@grdelawter4266 11 ай бұрын

I knew there had to be a way to use the rest of the foam. Thanks

@AaronHendu 11 ай бұрын

Could have used this trick the other day...ended up juat spraying the remainder of the can all over like silly string...cause why not. I thought turning the can upside down and clearing the nozzle but it didnt really work. It does unclog the straw though.

@DonziGT230 6 ай бұрын

Just spray some carb cleaner or brake cleaner through the straw, and do the same to clean out the nozzle on the can.

@ChristineARose 11 ай бұрын

I've used acetone to clean out the straw. What I really try to do is get EVERYTHING (haunt props mostly), I want to get it on, into or what not all ready and get it all at once. Of course I do miss something (ain't that always the way? lol), so if I do happen to have some left, OR hafta bust out another can, I do try to salvage it. I like the match stick idea tho. 🙂

@relaxshacksDOTcom 11 ай бұрын

I do the same. Try to line up all your projects/needs at once and just use the whole damn can- where possible.

@dianaroberts1835 11 ай бұрын

Hey, the link in the description for your tshirt designs keeps telling me not found. Do you have any advice? Love the designs shown in your videos. I think my partner would love them even more. Thank you.

@tony-kj5mc 11 ай бұрын

Thanks I didn’t know that!! How did you find that out?

@relaxshacksDOTcom 11 ай бұрын

Experimentation and hearing some ideas from other friends in the trade.....

@jknocal 11 ай бұрын

LETTTTTTTTSSSSSSSSS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

@rickl6697 7 ай бұрын

What if the foam in the tube has cured. Will acetone or lacquer thinner clear the tube then. Thanks for posting.

@jennd8935 4 ай бұрын

I've heard that Acetone works great. Also, if needed, Amazon sells replacement straws (like 30 for $10)

@rickl6697 4 ай бұрын

@@jennd8935 It's been 3 months but I think I used Brake cleaner, lacquer thinner or mineral spirits. Worked great. I always cleaned it as soon as I felt like I was through for a while. If they hadn't worked I would have use the acetone I have for tough cases.

@drdavds 3 ай бұрын

Can I use pb blaster idk can't find w.d.40

@drdavds 3 ай бұрын

This is drdavs wife I want to fill this hole in my house

@melanieannear1680 6 ай бұрын

I don’t see why this is even useful. Why is this here ugh. Beanz

@jemjones5675 2 ай бұрын

Because there are people who don't need a whole can of spray foam all up front, and if you don't have a method to clean the can it all gets wasted because it clogs. This allows people to use the spray foam as needed, store it, and then use it again down the road.