Metallic Shielding Paint?

sublime0bass · #1 11-24-2007, 11:51 PM

is there a paint or spray that can shield the innards of a guitar in the same way stick-on copper foil can?

or possibly another solution that doesnt end with a thousand tiny cuts on my fingers

mimaz · #2 11-24-2007, 11:55 PM

Here ya' go!

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Electron...ing_Paint.html

lethargytartare · #3 11-25-2007, 12:03 AM

Just a +1 on the stewmac paint.

I've had absolutely equal success using that paint as I have using copper tape (I also get the thousands of tiny cuts with the tape...) I got the 1/2 pint, and I think I shielded 5 or 6 instruments, and that can is still very full...

ltt

rodl2005 · #4 11-25-2007, 12:13 AM

Anyone know where to this type o' thing in Australia?

sublime0bass · #5 11-25-2007, 11:57 AM

oh man! and i go to stew mac all the time. thanks!

Baird6869 · #6 11-25-2007, 05:08 PM

I shielded the cavities on my Fender Jazz tonight with aluminum tape and it went on extremely easy and solved my buzzing problem.

$3 for a 30' roll and I used under 2' for the Jazz.

Yet to gig it, but noticable difference at home.

rodl2005 · #7 11-26-2007, 12:27 AM

So is either the tape OR the paint available @ electrical suppliers or hardware stores?
I'm in Aus. so no stew-mac unless I mail order!

lethargytartare · #8 11-26-2007, 12:49 AM

If you're out of options, you can actually get a perfectly good result with simple aluminum foil and glue. Any thing like rubber cement or spray elmers, etc. will work, and get the heaviest aluminum foil you can. Then just glue in sheets throughout the cavity. Solder little tacks at least in one place for every seam to insure complete continuity. I used that approach for really cheap guitars that I didn't intend to keep, and the results were every bit as good as my paint and copper foil jobs. It's a wee bit more work -- even the heaviest foil is less durable than copper tape, so getting it into corners without tearing can take some patience -- but a LOT cheaper!

I'm sure you can order copper tape from SM, but it'd probably be pretty expensive, eh?

You might also see if your shops carry aluminum foil tape for sealing duct-work -- that should do the trick too, and might be easier to find?

Baird6869 · #9 11-26-2007, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rodl2005

So is either the tape OR the paint available @ electrical suppliers or hardware stores?
I'm in Aus. so no stew-mac unless I mail order!

Aluminum duct tape is available at Home Depot so I am assuming it is available at Australian HW or home improvement stores.

mimaz · #10 11-26-2007, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rodl2005

So is either the tape OR the paint available @ electrical suppliers or hardware stores?
I'm in Aus. so no stew-mac unless I mail order!

StewMac is a mail order company. As far as I know, they only have one location, and I don't know if they even have a "retail showroom" or are mail-order only.

lethargytartare · #11 11-26-2007, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mimaz

StewMac is a mail order company. As far as I know, they only have one location, and I don't know if they even have a "retail showroom" or are mail-order only.

I may be mistaken, but I don't think he'd be able to order the paint at all from stewmac -- shipping liquids can have different restrictions in an international context. Also, he may mean "mail-order from a paper catalog" as opposed to ordering from the website -- and that could mean adding several weeks to the whole process?