2drdan Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Disaster with exploding bottle of underseal.... Well I had a can of waxoyl stone guard underseal, the black stuff. Unfortunately the spray nozzle had broken off and I didn't have one like it to use (teach me to keep lids on things) and I wanted to treat the chassis behind the fuel filter on my Discovery as it was off to be changed and the chassis is suffering with surface rust as many a Series II Disco is by now. Mine is a 53 plate so not too bad, but it will be done professionally as soon as I have the funds....Tyres needed first.... I had released the gas from the aerosol can using a nail in the top with the can upside down in a container, Nothing untoward yet, gas gone, can de-pressurised, hole drilled in top and hole to let air in... I had an empty drinks bottle handy, filled it up, painted the chassis, finished doing the oil and filters on the car and went back to the garage to clean up. I'd noticed that the bottle was a bit pressurised so I loosened the cap and a bit of gas escaped under pressure. I chucked in an old nut to keep the stuff mixed as I thought I may as well use it up on the rest of the back of the chassis after a scrape off. So there I was standing in front of the shelves, freshly sanded and waxed ex-church pew and my girlfriends CBR600 nearby...... so I shook the bottle to give it a mix.... and that was it, the cap flew off and a fountain of black waxy underseal sprayed out everywhere, me, shelves, pew and bike!!!! B*@9%3" and a few choice extras .... Does anyone know why this would happen? Would the old nut I threw in have any effect? Any ideas welcome... Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbarton Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 The solvent probably evaporated as you shook it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 It sounds a bit like some of the gas had been absorbed into the wax, a bit like CO2 disolves in water. When you shake the carbonated water the gas is released, and it sounds like the same thing happened here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lansalot Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 PLEASE tell me this was filmed and is on youtube... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2drdan Posted August 21, 2009 Author Share Posted August 21, 2009 I reckon a mix of the two things, evaporation and absorbed gas.... was thinking along those lines ....Cheers chaps. Sadly not filmed else I'd have posted the link!!! Honest!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbarton Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Was a cat involved by any chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will_warne Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Was a cat involved by any chance? ... and is your last name Barker??? If so, you have a long lost brother Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLineMike Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 aanyone got a linky to nige & the cat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2drdan Posted August 21, 2009 Author Share Posted August 21, 2009 no cat, nd the dog is black so I'd have got away with that if he'd been near...the missus CBR on the otherhand is silver..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 ...the missus CBR on the otherhand is silver..... Now with black details in spot style Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Attryde Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 aanyone got a linky to nige & the cat? Found a copy here :- Nige's defining moment is at the bottom of the second page Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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