Spray on Electrical Tape

[Chop]

I believe that this is a new product…

http://www.plastidip.com/industrial_solutions/Liquid_Tape_-_Electrical_Insulation

It is described as a spray-on electrical tape. It could be good for waterproofing. It will peel off when you need to remove it. On the advice of our electrical shop superintendent, I grabbed a can of it from the shop the other day to use to waterproof an ESC.

Has anyone else seen it or have any comments before I wreck something with it?

Steven/Tom go ahead and move this to the "New Product Announcements & Product Requests" forum if that is more appropriate.

Chop

[supervee1981]

ive seen it before. some people i knew used it and they havent had a problem with their esc dipped. Try it...im sure it works great. I just havent had the time or use for it yet. Im sure i will buy it for something on a project.

[Ub Hauled]

Nope, not new...
it's been in the market for quite some time.
Here in CA there is a store called Harbor Freight,
they may be nationwide, not sure right now, they haave had this
item for a while. There are several types of those Chemicals, one is liquid tape,
which I have used in one of my receivers. I think it's alright, Conforming Silicone
is better for this application IMO... but liquid tape is a great sealer for hardware screws and such places, and it is pretty cheap too. There are 2 bigger problems with it though... one is the really strong smell (easy to solve) and the other one is once the can is open you better move it to an air tight container since the container it comes is is not air tight and will dry the product up in no time.

my .02

[supervee1981]

i never said it was new..or are youy referring to CHOP's thread? I see your shadowing my posts ........

[Steven Vaccaro]

Just a fyi, I have used both the aerosol and dip. The aerosol is good for a light coating, maybe a application where weight is an issue. The dip will give a thicker coating.

[FRED]

spray on tape

supervee1981- do feel guilty by the shadowing comment. Those comments start trouble on sights of which owners frown on. I've seen this happen alot on many sights when these sights are to help other boaters. That spray on tape also takes color out of some paint jobs on boats and area fades where it is used. Now best place for that is on electrical connections like house wiring, wears better than electrical tape on house wiring. Electrical tape if kept in pocket and warm is the best i've found to seal boat hatches without paint fading or peeling of paint. Have a good day!

[smm_cbf]

iv seen that before, acually i use it on my scale trucks to water proof the servos. the recever you just slap a balloon over it and put 5 zipties around the neck of the balloon so no water gets in. the esc is water proof alredy from lrp.

[FRED]

spray on tape

Rx balloons, also just put a small piece of roll towel in with rx , just in case of moisture. Servo, just loosen screws and put extra grease in the seams and around servo arm and tighten will make them waterproof. Andy Kunz of Rc-hydros esc said once to drill a small hole in servo and spray Corrosion-x in and the put a small screw in drilled hole.

[Ub Hauled]

supervee1981, not talking about your post, you never said anything about "new"... I was referring to the comments of the creator of the thread trying to help HIS experience with RC, in this case with product applications. People sometimes do have different opinions then yours... don't feel threatened, this forum does not generally do that (shadowing).

[supervee1981]

i know now you werent referring to my post. Alot of other people DO have different oppinions and those other chat forums like RCGROUPS are terrible with it. Thats why i stay off their because all people do is argue about who knows the most about everything. Sorry for the mixup. i did however say was it from chop's comment or mine? i didnt say new but i had to see if someone was initiating drama.

[Ub Hauled]

Not a problem, I was just clarifying, here, at this forum, you can feel less defensive...
which to me is also great coming from other forums that are....... "full of wisdom".
:D

[Chop]

Summary

O.K., I’ve been following this thread since I started it a few days ago. This is what I have learned…
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Spray on electrical tape has been around for a while (I had known about the dip, but not the spray).

It available at Harbor Freight – not a good idea for me, this place is almost as much fun as the swap shop!

SV’81 is a little paranoid. Oops!

The light coating that the spray has is not as durable as the dip because it is thinner.

You must be careful with your aim because the solvent in the spray may fade or damage the paint. – Good point! I hadn’t thought of this! –

It can be used to waterproof servos, but balloons and a small paper towel works better when waterproofing the receiver. Servos can also be waterproofed by taking the cover off and adding some grease.

Everyone has a different opinion as to how things work.

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All kidding aside (just messing with ya, SV'81 – don’t take it to heart), I appreciate the help.

I think this stuff would be good in some FE boat applications, and not others (as most things are). I probably will use it to add an additional layer of protection to some electronics like ESC’s and servos. It could also be used to put a protective coating on hardware. It might also help in light vibration applications - similar to loc-tite, but on the outside of the threads.

Both the spray and the dip are resilient and if something like WD-40 or spray on cooking oil is applied to a push rod, you might be able to fabricate a makeshift boot with it. Or at least add more protection.

Thanks guys.