Waterproof your pedals!!!

[dannybuoy]

I saw this news story and thought it could be useful to some of us! I've heard plenty of horror stories involving pints of beer or dog pee ending the life of people's prized pedals.

Now you can waterproof all your electronics in an invisible coating so that if you wanted you could play your gig under water in full scuba gear!

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/214305/take-your-iphone-underwater-with-new-coating.html

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[Jazz Ad]

I see watercooled amps in my future.

 

[Lonnystingray]

Can you also apply this on guitards and singers?

 

[Jazz Ad]

I have more problems with beerproofing singers.

 

[Reland]

I've been waiting for something like this. I'm going to coat the inside of my computer in an X-Qpack case and make it into a fish tank.

 

[JanusZarate]

Pedal waterproofing, eh? You must be playing a lot near the coast or on cruise ships... or you spend too much time with drunken bandmates.

So is that why they call you dannybuoy?

 

[wdinc01]

So is that why they call you dannybuoy?

*badum-tsch*

But seriously, this looks really cool. I would how they would go about doing this to pedals. Just the circuit board? Or maybe the whole thing?

And fish-tank desktop would be awesome.

 

[Eric!]

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[dumelow]

is that a really miniature bus shelter?

 

[ryognbass]

is that a really miniature bus shelter?

I think it's a deli counter display box? maybe...

 

[DannDubblewe]

Wow! That is really interesting! I guess if you have some vintage or otherwise highly prized/priced pedals, it would be worth it to end the possibility of water damage.

Me on the other hand, I'm pretty tired of dropping my cell phones in the toilet.

 

[JanusZarate]

is that a really miniature bus shelter?

I don't see any really miniature homeless people sleeping in it, so I'd assume it's not.

*badum-tsch*

I think it's a deli counter display box? maybe...

I don't see any sandwi-...

Nevermind. No sense in beating the horse I just killed.

 

[ga_edwards]

On a more serious note, it constantly amazes me at the number of people weeping about how much money they've lost due to damaged/stolen gear.

Do these guys not think to take out insurance?

 

[KarateKid25]

These kind of products (and that Golden Shellback one in particular) have been around for a few years now. I've never used them before, but I imagine they would work if you applied the stuff REALLY well... Water doesn't hurt electronics (unless it causes corrosion down the track). It's only when electricity is flowing and the water creates possibly nasty short circuits that damage occurs. This stuff would just create a moisture barrier while at the same time being delicate on your components and not creating shorts itself.

I wouldn't put much trust in it as it would take a really well applied coat to get into all the knooks and crannies, but at least it might provide some splash resistance.

 

[Eric!]

I don't see any really miniature homeless people sleeping in it, so I'd assume it's not.

*badum-tsch*



I don't see any sandwi-...

Nevermind. No sense in beating the horse I just killed.

Just made my night, thanks!

 

[ryognbass]

actually, i think these are vuvuzela shields...

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