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Good morning my lovelies,

Just planing on starting to insulate my van. I have hard foam panels to go on the bare metal first, thought i would cut them in the right sizes then fix them with a ducktape until the next layer of something will go on the top, bet then i popped into a bulding store and found this one - it's like a glue foam, which is meant to stick two different surfaces together without needing screws. I was reading the description on the side and it says - suitable for different surfaces and materials including metal, but I am not 100% sure if with the time it won't start to react and cause rust on my van walls.. any ideas?

PS Thank you so much for the wonderful interaction yesterday following my Sunday post! It was so great to receive your Nude Sunday selfies, even from the guys who have been hesitating with the previous selfie challenges. Awesome and Respect!

I will now start making templates for the foam panels and try to do some work despite the frrrrrreezing weather. I ran out out all the patience, I need to make this happen! Therefore I will answer all your messages and greet my New Patron later tonight.

Happy Monday and speak later,

Yours, very determined NT 💋 💋

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Anonymous

My advise is : stop everything, send us your plan. Gluing and insulation are different. If you go too fast, you'll lose money and do a bad job.

Tord Malmberg

Gluing the foam panels is definitely better than using duct tape, you don't want any air pockets between the foam and the metal. The water in the air will condensate and then the metal behind the panels will start to rust without you noticing it. But the problem you have now is that it might be to cold in the van to use the glue. And duct tape is not sticky enough when it's cold and moist. Do you have an electrical heater? If so, crank it up to get the temperature in the van up while you work, and you can use a heat gun to heat up the metal a bit, just to room temperature, to lessen the risk of condensation.

Anonymous

Hi - I don't want to complicate your life but, what you are doing is a bit tricky as noted above. Firstly duct tape will not work. The foam glue might work well but one has to be certain it won't off gas afterward - I can't see the label so I couldn't check for you. Secondly, you will need an airspace between the insulation and the finish panelling to ensure moisture doesn't get trapped in the wall and lead to mildeu/mold growth. Finally, be careful when you cut out the existing 'bulkhead' as it is most likely a structural element for the vehicle. Therefore, enough of a 'frame' needs to be left so as to not compromise the overall rigidity of the vehicle body/chassis. I know you are a bit impatient but, doing it right and spending the necessary money now will keep you safe and comfortable in the long run. Hope this helps. E.

NakedTraveler

Thank you so much for all your useful advice. As for the bulkhead - I already contacted the professionals and they said it's not structural, the only thin is that in some countries it's not required to be able to pass the mot test but in the others - it needs to be at least replaced with a wooden wall or something, it's just for security of the driver x

NakedTraveler

Thanks Tord, Jesus this all sounds crazy. Like I mean, some people selling already built vans for the traveling purposes, but you can never be sure what's behind those walls, how they have done them, etc.