Hey David..The pour on stuff I used was Behr 50, a 2 component material. It was very nice to use, thick like an epoxy ( I believe it was an epoxy) once dried it was somewhat resiliant, but after a few years it becomes very brittle and when you bump the coil, the wires seperate from the coating, leaving large "air gaps" between the wire and coating. I do have to admit tho, the exterior finish has held up to years of abuse with minimal scuffing ( still shiney) and one more thing, the Behr 50 is quite prone to the effects of holding a charge on the coil ( very strong zapping capacity :) on my 12"X5' secondary it was like being hit by a Taser, couldnt move my leg properly for a couple of minutes after the main shock).
Scot D David Rieben wrote:
Hi Phil, Can you tell us what the name of this stuff is? I have heard of Berh's "pour-on" but have never been able to find a pro- duct by that particular name in my local building supply stores. (Plenty of Berh's paint products, but no Pour-On). I have been using the Minwax Marine Spar Varnish on my coils for the last several years now with good success but of course it has to be applied via multiple thin coats to get a reasonably thick coating.
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