Glued is an understatement.

There are different types of spray foam. I have some in my basement that has a low sheen to it.

Hope that helps.

It helps a lot. Thanks, Creek Side!

I don't know why anyone would be spraying foam on the outside of a barn but foam hits a surface as a liquid and then immediately turns into a foam. Very little of the liquid is likely to adhere to the bicycle so the foam would expand from the wall surface outward and begin to envelop the bicycle and it would become firmly adhered to the wall if the foam is thick enough. But that much foam requires multiple passes and would be unlikely to be used for insulation purposes.

Open celled foam often has a soft matte surface and closed cell foam has a harder surface with a slight sheen. Foam insulations stick to everything and are very difficult to remove.

There are many videos of foam installations on YouTube.

Here is a link that might be useful: foam video

OK ... say I were to do that to my wife? Would she still stick there??

I'm sure your wife would stick something somewhere if you tried that.....

The open cell foam is easier to pull apart with your bare hands. Closed cell would require a knife to cut or it usually comes up in one big piece. My Closed cell is blue, and does have a slight shine to it.

use the nail gun to secure spouse to wall
before spraying foam
spray head first to stop the screaming
or from feet up to increase R-value of
impending doom.

IMO.

alisande, I'd read your story..just to
see why you want to foam the bike to the wall!
have fun writing and
best of luck.

I've enjoyed this conversation (as well as the information). You guys are funny!

I'm submitting the story to a national magazine that has published me several times in the past. They've also rejected me several times, so we have no guarantees. But if they accept the story, I'll be sure to announce it here so you can check it out.

The bicycle against the barn wall was just a "for instance," by the way. The incident in the story is a little more complicated..... :-)

Thanks again!

Susan

Well, foam insulation installation is a bit more complicated too. You should watch it applied before describing it in a story.

Not to worry, Macv--my character doesn't install it. Not even close. :-)