Re: Conductive paint?

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Original poster: "Ed Phillips by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <evp-at-pacbell-dot-net>

Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>"
<Parpp807-at-aol-dot-com>
> 
> In a message dated 3/31/01 6:46:09 PM Central Standard Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> writes:
> 
> Troy,
> 
> Many years ago it was easy to find radiator paint such as bronzing or
> aluminum paint
> which, as I recall, was a suspension of the metal in banana oil. The entire
> surface of the radiator was conductive and we could use the screw on the
> valve stem for a good
> electrical ground. I have tried to find bronzing with no success. Also,
> McMaster-Carr
> sells what they claim to be an electrically conductive paint for the price of
> a second
> mortgage. Can you please comment on these conductive paints, especially the
> radiator
> bronzing.
> 
> Cheers,
> Ralph Zekelman

	I recently played with painting some 3" styrofoam balls with a couple
of different spray cans of paint my wife had bought somewhere she can't
remember.  One can is bronze, one is "bright brass", and both have
enough conductivity to serve as corona shields of electrostatic
generator use.  Resistivity way too high for anything else, including as
"spark balls".  I'm in the study and the paint is in the garage, so
can't quote manufacturers. 

Ed

P.S. The balls had a couple of coats of "white glue", sanded down for
smoothness, to protect them from dissolving in the paint solvent.