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Title: Foam padding inserts
Post by: gmac on April 02, 2006, 08:04 PM

Does anyone know a supplier of pad foam ? I need coloured though, not just grey/black pipe lagging. Need white really  :-\

Cheers

Guy

Title: Re: Foam padding inserts
Post by: DR VINOAH on April 02, 2006, 08:08 PM

B and Q maybe 4 white

Title: Re: Foam padding inserts
Post by: gmac on April 02, 2006, 08:11 PM

Really ?

Title: Re: Foam padding inserts
Post by: sawzall on April 02, 2006, 08:25 PM

my b&q only have grey-silver and so do my local plumbing shop as luck would have it this is the colour i wanted for my ripper,dont know if other colours are made any more worth checking wickes or homebase etc :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Foam padding inserts
Post by: andygti39 on April 02, 2006, 09:39 PM

gmac is it the frame pad foam you need coz i might have some in white :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Foam padding inserts
Post by: gmac on April 02, 2006, 10:17 PM

I need foam for 2 x frame & 2 x bar pads  ;)

Title: Re: Foam padding inserts
Post by: billstup on April 02, 2006, 10:21 PM

Pipe lagging does come in white Guy, it just depends where you go and what supplier the shop is using  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Foam padding inserts
Post by: gmac on April 02, 2006, 11:08 PM

Don't suppose it would hurt to pop in and have a look  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Foam padding inserts
Post by: sam hudson on April 02, 2006, 11:30 PM

Here you go.These guys have everything that you could ever need. :daumenhoch:

http://www.clarkfoam.net/

Title: Re: Foam padding inserts
Post by: gmac on April 03, 2006, 08:44 AM

Cool.  :coolsmiley:

I'll try them today, and see if they can help. Hopefully I won't have to oreder a ton of the stuff  :D

Title: Re: Foam padding inserts
Post by: toooldforthis on April 03, 2006, 01:08 PM

At least a ton of foam won't weigh as much as a ton of steel, so postage should be much less  :D

Title: Re: Foam padding inserts
Post by: gmac on April 03, 2006, 01:12 PM

Bllox - I was gonna ring that mob, I didn't realise they were in Illinois  ;D

Title: Re: Foam padding inserts
Post by: gmac on April 04, 2006, 10:25 AM

No go with B&Q, Focus, or local plumber's merchant  :(

Title: Re: Foam padding inserts
Post by: Frosty on April 04, 2006, 11:06 AM

Guy,

Not sure if these folk can help, but at least there are different colours shown.
http://www.custompac.co.uk/

Paul

Title: Re: Foam padding inserts
Post by: gmac on April 04, 2006, 11:08 AM

Thanks Paul, I'll give em a try  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Foam padding inserts
Post by: gmac on April 04, 2006, 11:12 AM

Just tried them with no success, but they have given me another number to try - the search continues !

Does anybody else need any ? (haven't forgotten you Carl)


Cheers

Guy  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Foam padding inserts
Post by: sam hudson on April 04, 2006, 01:45 PM

That place in usa will post them you know? ;) I got that link from a guy in usa who orders all his repro pad foam from them. :daumenhoch:
 The stuff you want is Closed Cell Crosslinked Polyethylene Foam in their products section.Its the real deal. :4_17_5:

Title: Re: Foam padding inserts
Post by: FuNMoNsTeR on April 04, 2006, 08:52 PM

I suppose you could use these then :angel:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/d79/funmonster/whitepads.jpg)

Title: Re: Foam padding inserts
Post by: gmac on April 04, 2006, 09:21 PM

yep  :)

Title: Re: Foam padding inserts
Post by: FuNMoNsTeR on April 04, 2006, 09:25 PM

i had better send them off to you then  ;)
  My missus works at a B&Q Hypermarket come warehouse. She is checking tommorrow for white foam too :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Foam padding inserts
Post by: gmac on April 04, 2006, 09:26 PM

 :smitten: :angel: