Lacquer Queston

[Norcal_GIT_r]

For you guys who coat their magnets before winding, what lacquer or material do you use for this?

Thanks,
Bryan

[madialex]

I use sanding sealer Lacquer, lowes, about 4 bucks a pint. Works great, pretty fast drying.

[Norcal_GIT_r]

Thanks madialex, is the sanding sealer you're using a poly lacquer?

[madialex]

Not sure

It is the 1 quart size, brand name is deft Lacquer sanding sealer, fast drying. I have had no problems as of yet and have been using it for about 2 years now.

[Spence]

Why go to all that trouble. Just use nail varnish. It dries in minutes, is hard and easily applied with it's own little brush.

[Norcal_GIT_r]

Thanks madialex, I know the Deft products. They're easy to use.

Spence, what is nail varnish? Is that the same as clear nail polish?

[Ruel]

Why go to all that trouble. Just use nail varnish. It dries in minutes, is hard and easily applied with it's own little brush.

Spence, you know I was thinking of using nail polish as potting material but abandoned the idea because it dries into a hard sustance and I believe it will suck the life out of a pickup. But then again, epoxy is being used as potting material, so what do you think?

[Spence]

You could thin it and use it for potting. Why not? Personally, I prefer good old fashioned, proven, removeable, nothing works better than, wax.

[WolfeMacleod]

Laqeur.

[Stan H]

I use clear lacquer in a spray can (Plasticoat, Duralast, Rustoleum, etc).

~Stan

[Norcal_GIT_r]

Thanks guys I appreciate the responses.

[Sheldon Dingwall]

Pardon my ignorance and for digging up this old thread, but why are you soaking in lacquer? Is this so you don't have to use tape to insulate the poles?

[Possum]

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Wow a voice from the past, how's it going Sheldon?
I use the lacquer StewMac sells, instrument lacquer, nitrocellulose. The reason is it protects the forbon from moisture over the years, and most important, for me anyway, is that it seeps into the magnet/forbon joints and glues them solid. Lacquer will protect and insulate the magnets but in my experience if you're doing it for that reason you have to let the stuff dry for several days to get really hard. I don't use it for that purpose though and tape my magnets, the lacquer dries for one day only, long enough to stabilize the entire assembly...

[Spence]

It's the way Fender did it. I dip mine in nitro cellulose or sometimes spray it on.

[David Schwab]

Hey Sheldon! Welcome to the forum.