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Re: spray enamel vs shellack

Original poster: "Dr. Resonance" <resonance@xxxxxxxxxx>


I answered it.  Without knowing precisely the properties/brand/etc of the
enamel there is no way of knowing if it will work or not.

Why not just use a material especially formulated for the project ---
Dolph's AC-43C?  No guesswork --- it works excellent.

Dr. Resonance



> Original poster: "Paul B. Brodie" <pbbrodie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> All,
> Several of you have responded to Steven's question but no one has answered
> it. He asked if spray enamel is suitable for covering a coil. The answers
> you gave only addressed his mention of shellac and the superiority of
> polyurethane over shellac.
>
> I have the same question as Steven. Is enamel paint suitable for covering
> the wiring of a secondary coil?? Enamel cost less than 1/2 that of
> polyurethane. I know it isn't much but when you are on an extremely tight
> budget, as many of us are, every penny counts and if you are like me, you
> want to expend what funds you have in the most economical way. This way,
we
> can concentrate spending on what counts the most. Thanks.
> Paul
> Think Positive
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tesla list" <<mailto:tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <<mailto:tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2005 10:51 AM
> Subject: Re: spray enamel vs shellack
>
>  > Original poster: "Steve Cook"
>
<<mailto:steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
o.uk>
>  >
>  > True shellac doesn't have the durability of modern polyurethane and
other
>  > coatings.Alcohol vapour can make it craze, and it is also very
brittle.I
>  > only use it for restoration of old apparatus for the sake of
authenticity.
>  > ----- Original Message -----
>  > From: "Tesla list" <<mailto:tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
>  > To: <<mailto:tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
>  > Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 12:30 AM
>  > Subject: spray enamel vs shellack
>  >
>  >
>  > > Original poster: "Steven Steele"
> <<mailto:sbsteele@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>sbsteele@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>  > >
>  > > Would spray enamel be a suitable replacement for shellack to coat the
>  > > secondary if my Tesla Col?
>  > >
>  > > Steven Steele
>  > >
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