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Re: Coating secondary



Original poster: "ROBERT L BOZARTH JR. by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jbdetails-at-prodigy-dot-net>

    I have to mention that that is exactly what I did. But on accident, with
the poly anyway. It was just getting old. Had a layer of semisolid goo on
top that was about 3/16" thick. Poked through it and spread the honey like
substance on a self powered homemade lath setup. I also made use of a
halogen drop-light, which I found out by only pointing the light at about
half of the coil for too long, speeds up the drying process 10 fold.
Assuuming it's only about 40 F in my garage. Unless you put it to close,
then you get neat looking little bubbles all over. By the way, are mosquitoe
carcases embedded in my finish going to affect my coils performance?


    Bob Bozarth
    Experimenter





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Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2001 6:53 PM
Subject: Re: Coating secondary


> Original poster: "G by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<bog-at-cinci.rr-dot-com>
>
> >
> >Hi Jonathon
> >
> >
> >Quick, Cheap, Good. Only two of these conditions can coexist in any
project.
> >It's inherent in the nature of the universe, (like Quantum states).
> >I've used Envirotex Lite pour-on high gloss finish (not cheap) on
> >one coil, and
> >many coats of polyurethane on another. (not quick). I also tried spray
[poly
> >(not good).
> >
> >Matt D.
>
> I have found one method that is reasonably quick, cheap, and good.
> The finish is so nice I would have built my winder just for it alone.
>
> I bought a can of minwax clear poly and left it open for a while
> until it thickened up a bit. (I left the can open long enough to form
> a solid layer on the surface, then poked through it.) I brushed the
> honey-like poly onto the coil (one coat only) while it was rotating
> in the winder and then babysat it for about 30-60 mins. I ran the
> brush gently over the surface to smooth the thick areas which seemed
> to form every few minutes.
>
> I used a halogen drop-light to help heat the coil. One coat is as
> thick as 30 were on my first coil using fresh poly. This one took
> 1/10th of the time of my first and looks very professional. I am
> pleased, to say the least!
>
> I hope someone else will have success with this! Much cheaper than
> the epoxy coat, also.
>
> Gregory
>
>
>