backsidetailslide Posted March 19, 2006 Report Share Posted March 19, 2006 hey! i read in a book that there is this conductive paint that is used to keep the electronics from interpherance. where do i find this paint? is there a spray version? how much does it cost? what do you guys use? thanks a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted March 19, 2006 Report Share Posted March 19, 2006 Stewmac has it. I suppose you could spray it if you had a big enough tip on your paint gun(it's basically ground graphite suspended in water), but it's easy enough to put on with a paint brush. Infact, it looks just fine when brushed on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarfrenzy Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 I always just brush it on like was suggested. Some people claim it doesn't work as good as the other methods for shielding. I have not did any test on different methods though, so I can't say either way. It seems to work for me good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 Well, theoretically it shouldn't work as well as copper foil, but I've never had anything but good results with it. I only say that it shouldn't shield as well because if you test the resistance between any given distance of graphite paint versus the same distance of copper tape, the copper tape will have less resistance. Sometimes copper foil just isn't practical though. I'll stick with the paint until someone proves there's a noticable difference. peace, russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saber Posted March 20, 2006 Report Share Posted March 20, 2006 I've used THIS. It's a little expensive but it's a lot more conductive than Stewmac's graphite paint. From one end of the control cavity to the other, I only measure a few ohms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarfrenzy Posted March 21, 2006 Report Share Posted March 21, 2006 I've used THIS. It's a little expensive but it's a lot more conductive than Stewmac's graphite paint. From one end of the control cavity to the other, I only measure a few ohms. Nice link.. I think I'll buy some to try the next time when I run out of the Stew Mac. I'd like to at least try it out, but like I said, Stew Mac's has worked great for me though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setch Posted March 21, 2006 Report Share Posted March 21, 2006 Is anyone aware of a UK source? Alternatively, is anyone up for a group purchase to fill ELEXP's $100 minimum for international orders? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyykko Posted March 21, 2006 Report Share Posted March 21, 2006 Is anyone aware of a UK source? I tried googling with with "EMI shield paint" and found this: www.tbaecp.co.uk Their's ECP552 seems to me very similar product as the M.G. Chemicals' counterparent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebun Posted March 23, 2006 Report Share Posted March 23, 2006 i have only used the copper tape, would be sweet to try copper spray paint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1576 Posted April 3, 2006 Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 At Patrick Eggle Guitars we used Electrodag, a thick black paint which was excellent. Googling that product yielded the following result ACHESON INDUSTRIES (EUROPE) LTD, (Process & Engineering Materials), Slough, Windsor Court, Petersfield Avenue, Slough, SL2 5DS, Tel: +44 (0)1753 501200, Fax: +44 (0)1753 879005, e-mail: paul.spackman@nstarch.com, ISO 9001:2000, Marketing Manager: Paul Spackman, UK Sales Manager: Tony Parry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch72 Posted April 10, 2006 Report Share Posted April 10, 2006 I was wondering about sheilding paint when i was sheilding my guitar... does anyone know of any way you could make your own? I'd imagine that you'd just have to get very very fine shards of metal and mix them with the paint (or melt it down somehow... dunno bout that...). It'd probably look pretty bad... but doesn't really have to look good 'cos it's in the control recess (i guess...) Cya Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 Way easier, cheaper, and healthy (do YOU want to breathe in fine metal particles from self-made shavings?) to just buy it. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fatalities Posted May 12, 2006 Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 do you have to do several layers of copper tape in the cavities? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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