Best "dip" product?

[Curious.George]

Ideally, something sold in small cans... (or, something with a very long shelf life!)

[stj]

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[Curious.George]

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For example: https://www.lowes.com/pd/Plasti-Dip-...oating/3760707

[sam_sam_sam]

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Are you going to use this type product with electrical hand tools do not know what kind of electrical installation quality this product has but I have thought of this before using this product for this purpose myself

But the question I have posed is the reason I have not used it for that purpose

But I will keep looking at this post for information and ideas on this subject

[stj]

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ah right, a thick conformal coating!

[Curious.George]

Re: Best "dip" product?

Are you going to use this type product with electrical hand tools do not know what kind of electrical installation quality this product has but I have thought of this before using this product for this purpose myself

But the question I have posed is the reason I have not used it for that purpose

But I will keep looking at this post for information and ideas on this subject

I don't rely on those cheap/thin rubber/plastic "handles" for electrical insulation for contacting live circuits at potentials that can possibly kill. I use tools intended for that purpose in those situations.

[Though I have many licensed electrician colleagues who are comfortable with Plasti-dip. <shudder> I'd be forever worrying about a crack developing in the coating and flesh pressing through it to contact the underlying metal tool]

"Dip" is used simply to provide a more friendly grip on the tool (most machined/cast metal tools have very crude handles -- peel off the coatings on yours to see just how crude/uncomfortable). Trying to find replacement handles is a fools errand... (you can try slipping rubber hose of an appropriate I.D. over the handles but this gets really clumsy looking/feeling).

You can buy rubberized coatings that are designed for their electrical insulation properties (e.g., "Liquid Tape" is good for 1400V/mil). But, they aren't intended in applications that will see "mechanical abuse" (like the handles of a tool!)

[R_J]

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