Home brew shielding paint?

Cam · July 18th, 2008, 05:40 PM

I don't know why one would not buy real sheilding paint but if you mixed graphite powder into an acrylic medium or shellac or whatever, do you think it would work as a shielding paint? Would graphite do what copper or aluminum does? Just thinking out loud. No science in my brain on this question......

aznrambo481 · July 18th, 2008, 05:55 PM

well... there would have to be some physical contact made between the graphite particles... if you see what I mean. It would need to be a lot of graphite. Actually, I recall seeing a site... here it is! As you can see... it ends up being really high-resistance because the paint itself is an electronic insulator. Maybe worth a try? Good luck.

Cam · July 18th, 2008, 11:48 PM

thanks

July 18th, 2008, 05:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
Cam Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Alberta Canada Posts: 956 7 Photos	Home brew shielding paint? I don't know why one would not buy real sheilding paint but if you mixed graphite powder into an acrylic medium or shellac or whatever, do you think it would work as a shielding paint? Would graphite do what copper or aluminum does? Just thinking out loud. No science in my brain on this question...... __________________ Relic Schmelic! Play the darn thing! Wipe it down after and put it in it's case!

July 18th, 2008, 05:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
aznrambo481 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: La Jolla, California Age: 17 Posts: 2,868 6 Photos	well... there would have to be some physical contact made between the graphite particles... if you see what I mean. It would need to be a lot of graphite. Actually, I recall seeing a site... here it is! As you can see... it ends up being really high-resistance because the paint itself is an electronic insulator. Maybe worth a try? Good luck. __________________ Check out my bands, and feel free to PM me comments on them! The Eclectics (guitar/vocals) SLIP (bass)

July 18th, 2008, 11:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
Cam Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Alberta Canada Posts: 956 7 Photos	interesting link thanks __________________ Relic Schmelic! Play the darn thing! Wipe it down after and put it in it's case!