|  | 
02-14-2008, 05:41 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia | | | Conductive paint in Australia?
Sign in to disble this ad
Hey all,
Does anyone know where I can get shielding paint in Australia?
Thanks guys. |
02-14-2008, 07:16 PM
| | Registered User
el Jefe: Rude Mechtronics | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Brisbane, Australia | | I've had no luck at all - not at hardware stores, not at electronics stores, not at paint stores. If you find a source, let us all know 
__________________
This space left intentionally blank.
|
02-14-2008, 07:56 PM
| | | I couldn't find it either so I went to Stewart MacDonald. Very good service - quick shipping. http://www.stewmac.com/ |
02-15-2008, 06:28 AM
| | Registered User
Builder: Mailloux Basses | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Brisbane, Australia | | | Same here, Stewmac. |
02-15-2008, 07:55 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: Brisbane, Australia | | Stewmac |
02-15-2008, 08:07 PM
|  | Quatre-cordes | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New Orleans, LA /El Paso TX | | | stop saying stewmac |
02-15-2008, 08:47 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sinny, Oztraya | | Quote:
Originally Posted by wRaith  Hey all,
Does anyone know where I can get shielding paint in Australia?
Thanks guys. | Pony up and get some copper foil and do it right. Available from 3M sellers.
__________________
No matter how far a jackass travels, it won't come back a horse. |
02-15-2008, 08:54 PM
| | Quatre-cordes | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New Orleans, LA /El Paso TX | | Quote:
Originally Posted by A9X Pony up and get some copper foil and do it right. Available from 3M sellers. | pony up? conductive paint is more expensive than foil, so it is pony down
do it right? conductive paint is as good, if not better, especially in nooks and crannies |
02-15-2008, 08:56 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sinny, Oztraya | | Quote:
Originally Posted by joeyl do it right? conductive paint is as good, if not better, especially in nooks and crannies | Not so. Foil applied and soldered correctly is superior unless the cavity is of such large size or wierd shape (like my Alembic S1) that it's not practical.
__________________
No matter how far a jackass travels, it won't come back a horse. |
02-15-2008, 09:27 PM
| | Quatre-cordes | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New Orleans, LA /El Paso TX | | Quote:
Originally Posted by A9X Not so. Foil applied and soldered correctly is superior unless the cavity is of such large size or wierd shape (like my Alembic S1) that it's not practical. | that's why I mentionned nooks and crannies..
Also I used to like foil, until the adhesive backing separated from the copper due to the high humidity we have here in the bayou state |
02-15-2008, 10:08 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sinny, Oztraya | | Quote:
Originally Posted by joeyl that's why I mentionned nooks and crannies.. | There are only a few basses I've ever seen that I couldn't shield easily with foil. Quote:
Originally Posted by joeyl Also I used to like foil, until the adhesive backing separated from the copper due to the high humidity we have here in the bayou state | That's why I said soldered. I never glue metal parts together when I want stable conductivity.
__________________
No matter how far a jackass travels, it won't come back a horse. |
02-15-2008, 10:27 PM
| | | Quote:
Originally Posted by A9X Pony up and get some copper foil and do it right. Available from 3M sellers. | aaannnnnd........ Stewmac!  |
02-15-2008, 10:39 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sinny, Oztraya | | Quote:
Originally Posted by el_Kabong aaannnnnd........ Stewmac! |
__________________
No matter how far a jackass travels, it won't come back a horse. |
02-16-2008, 06:49 AM
| | Quatre-cordes | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New Orleans, LA /El Paso TX | | Quote:
Originally Posted by A9X That's why I said soldered. I never glue metal parts together when I want stable conductivity. | ok, man, you are trying to make me look like an idiot, I put copper foil in a Jazz bass cavity, tack a bead of solder in a couple of places where the different parts meet for a good connection, it worked great for about 5-6 years, after that the copper separated from its backing (those few spots of solder held but it did not matter) and shorted the pots. I would never just "glue metal parts together" like you imply.
anyway to the OP, I have seen a very few conductive paint supplies even in the US, if you google shielding or conductive paint, guess who is number one in the results... the only other conductive/shielding paint you see are the small amounts that people use in circuit trace repair and plastic case shielding, and contain metal dust instead of "I believe" carbon for stewmac. And they are much more expensive.
I'm about to buy some more stewmac shielding paint, if I have some leftovers, I'll send you some, how about that? It'll be a couple of weeks though. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off | | | |
