Shielding tape vs paint vs ???

[morningstar]

What works best for you and why?

thanks

morningstar

[murkat]

I like tape.

Copper flashing tape at home depot, etc.

I know the cavity will be shielded.

I can solder to it.

it has a cool look to it when done properly.

[specialk]

What murkat said.

[morningstar]

Good reasons and nice looking work.

Are the solder tacks in the corners to bridge between sheets of copper?

Thank you

morningstar

[veatch]

For a non-vintage guitar, i prefer the paint:

Pros for Paint:

• Looks cleaner (IMO)
  
• Better seal
  

Pros for Copper:

• Quick to install
  
• Can be easily removed (important if you ever want to restore the guitar to 100% original)
  

BTW - You can still ground to the paint: Place a small pan head wood in an open area - attach yer ground wire to it. In the case above, the pots are already grounded to the paint, so there is no need. If you want to shield your pup cavities, though, you would want to send a ground wire and mount it to the paint.

I do use the copper on the inside of control covers. If you do use the copper, just be careful. The edges are a wee bit sharp.

[Jem]

I use paint all the time, i think it looks neater as well although if i was doing a strat scratchplate i'd use tape as it's quicker but i do find in cavities it's a bit fiddly hence the paint.

[Thundernotes]

If you do use the copper, just be careful. The edges are a wee bit sharp.

Is it just me, or do copper-cuts hurt like a sumbitch? I've had several, and they seem far worse than a paper-cut.

[stonge]

If you do use the copper, just be careful. The edges are a wee bit sharp.

Is it just me, or do copper-cuts hurt like a sumbitch? I've had several, and they seem far worse than a paper-cut.

and they're a great way to locate arteries too. almost as much fun as installing a Zalman CPU fan (with .5mm copper fins). at least the Zalman left a nice pattern of parallel slices in my hand lol.

[tbonesullivan]

that's one of the reasons I STOPPED using the copper foil. Slice myself up good with a piece of it. Couldn't play for a week. I'd rather deal with the nasty smell of the paint than deal with the foil again. thankfully, I have no vintage guitars to worry about. I'm currently considering getting a container of the paint and going nuts on all of my solid body guitars, except for the carvin guitars of course, which already come fully shielded.