Great Stuff as packing material for stained glass panel?

I am making a stained glass panel as a gift and need to send it UPS. Has anyone ever tried using Great Stuff expandable insulation foam as packing material for fragile items? I was thinking of wrapping the panel in bubble wrap and then filling the space around it with Great Stuff.

If you take it to your local UPS store, they will wrap it for you.

Expandable foam is a mess to work with and to remove, but it may work if there is another layer of packing to protect the glass from the foam. Easy does it – a very little goes a long way and there is a curing time.

Maybe you could preform the foam. Something like this – http://www.lpsind.com/Instapak.htm

2 Responses to “Great Stuff as packing material for stained glass panel?”

  1. Patti J, on September 29th, 2009 at 3:59 pm Said:

    If you take it to your local UPS store, they will wrap it for you.

    Expandable foam is a mess to work with and to remove, but it may work if there is another layer of packing to protect the glass from the foam. Easy does it – a very little goes a long way and there is a curing time.

    Maybe you could preform the foam. Something like this – http://www.lpsind.com/Instapak.htm
    References :

  2. sue, on September 29th, 2009 at 4:22 pm Said:

    I wouldn’t use the great stuff at all.

    Do wrap the panel in a couple layers of bubble wrap and tape it securely. Then!

    get a bag of the "packing peanuts" and pour a deep layer in the box. About as deep as the double layer of bubble wrap makes the panel. pour some on the ends after putting the panel in and fill the remainder of the box with packing peanuts to about an inch over full. Put the lid pieces down and tape securely. Nothing should move at all in this box.

    Be sure to mark the box fragile all over it several times on each of the 6 sides!! Then insure it for $1000 so the UPS people understand that it is their lives if it gets broken!
    References :

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