How to remove white Styrofoam from whiplash

douglong · Aug 23, 2024

I purchased a rtr whiplash gas hydro on this site.

I was getting the boat ready to take to the lake to run it and noticed white Styrofoam in the cavities.

I spoke to the guy I bought it from and he said he only used a little for filling because he ran out of pool noodles.

I have been digging the white Styrofoam out for the past 4 hours and have not seen any pool noodles.

I'm afraid he filled the whole boat with the white Styrofoam.

Does anyone out there have a better way of removing the Styrofoam without taking the boat apart?

Thanks
Doug

Ronnie Lerew · Aug 23, 2024

Maybe try an air hose with a small tube nozzle.
Ron

FloridaScaleBoater · Aug 23, 2024

douglong said:
I purchased a rtr whiplash gas hydro on this site.

I was getting the boat ready to take to the lake to run it and noticed white Styrofoam in the cavities.

I spoke to the guy I bought it from and he said he only used a little for filling because he ran out of pool noodles.

I have been digging the white Styrofoam out for the past 4 hours and have not seen any pool noodles.

I'm afraid he filled the whole boat with the white Styrofoam.

Does anyone out there have a better way of removing the Styrofoam without taking the boat apart?

Thanks
Doug

Why are you removing it?

Rc painter · Aug 23, 2024

Doug ,becareful too much air pressure may pop the deck skins or other parts

Roxyflash · Aug 23, 2024

Not sure why someone would use white packing foam.Not that hard to go to local hardware store by some pipe insulation or pool noodles.Good luck be careful on removing white stuff.

douglong · Aug 23, 2024

I'm using a wire coat hanger with the end bent into a oval and attached it to my cordless drill and slowly running it in and out. I have about 2.5 gallon bucket full of this crap and I'm not even half done.

douglong · Aug 23, 2024

FloridaScaleBoater said:
Why are you removing it?

Gas and the packing Styrofoam do not mix well.

longballlumber · Aug 23, 2024

Can’t you use some acetone to dissolve white foam?

douglong · Aug 23, 2024

longballlumber said:
Can’t you use some acetone to dissolve white foam?

I suppose you could but how would you cleanup the mess after the Styrofoam melted?

douglong · Aug 24, 2024

6 hrs later 1/2 walmart grocery bag full, all of the Styrofoam has been removed.

Big thanks to Grimracer for the advice.

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