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Here's a question for you guys who hunt rocky areas.

88junior

88junior

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I am a relic hunter and bust my coil covers regularly on rocks that are nicely camouflaged by leaves. I just ordered two new ones for my AT-Gold. I'm thinking about coating the outsides of them with some kind of rubber type coating for added protection and to prolong the life of them. I want to know if any of you guys have attempted this and if so did it work? And what type of coating you used. Thanks in advance!
 
Just gonna throw this out here and see who salutes...you know that foam weather strip tape? Its got an adhesive on one side, comes in a roll and a variety of widths? I can imagine a fellow wrapping the edge of a coil with that maybe...might have to change it every so often, but it would be quick, light, and cheap and give a little bounce off a rock, and I dont think I've ever seen anybody use it for the sides of a coil before? Aside from that, maybe a bead of silicon caulk? more messy though from my experience..whatcha think?
Mud
 
I've tried a few things from bed liner sprays to plasti-dip to FlexSeal & LeakSeal (Rustoleum)(these are rubber sprays for roof sealing) to ShoeGoo to epoxy. The bed liner sprays aren't worth the effort. The rubber sprays work OK, just need a coat periodically. I currently have ShoeGoo on my coils. A nice schmear on the bottom with an extra bead around the outer edges. Works great. One of the guys (Prospector) suggested PC-7 epoxy ( http://www.ebay.com/itm/231105251812 ), and mentioned that a lot of guys who do prospecting like it, no metal in it. (Unlike JB Weld, voice of experience here, heh). So, I'm going to try it out next. I think that it will be a little more slippery than the ShoeGoo and is basically what the coil is made of, and it's hard to beat the strength of epoxy...

Hope it helps!
 
Yep, that was me, that said PC-7 is the way to go. everyone I know! And that's a bunch, use PC-7 instead of coil covers, Just remember, when you first put it on, wet your finger, shape it how you want, and let it dry overnight, . You won't be sorry. Grubstake
 
I bought some Loctite epoxy from Lowe's or Home depot. It's a 2 part mixture then just brush it on. Good thing is it's gray color and the coils are black so when it wares down you start to see the black. It's time to recoat. I do this to my water coils to in stead of a coil cover. JMO
 
I really would rather not permanently put a coatingon the coil itself.
 
Epoxies are amazingly tough. Don't know about abrasion resistance, though. A good rule of thumb is the longer it takes to cure, the stronger it is. There are tons and tons of different kinds of epoxies out there. A hobby store may be another resource that could carry something different than a hardware store. I like to use gloves as it is easy to develop a sensitivity to some epoxies.

I've hunted rocky areas, too, and found it hard to hunt. Hard on the detector, hard on the knees, hard to dig. Rocks are hard! Didn't realize how hard they are 'till I got older. :tongue:
 
The Garrett AT coil covers break easily, usually when taking them off if bent just slightly. I started using Gorilla Glue brand 2 part clear epoxy to cover my coils now, works great.
 
Well, no reason you couldn't coat a coil cover - it would be a little thicker, but worth testing. If you do, let us know how it works out for you!
 
I have been using PC-7 for over 15 years. It is a wonderful product for durability and strength.
I use it on the OUTSIDE of the coil covers and should a coil cover crack...I just put a bit more PC-7 over the crack.
I have also taken to putting a cable tie on to hold the cover to the coil...belts and suspenders.
The epoxy comes in white I think is is labeled PC-8 and the PC-7 is gray. They both come in tubes and more economical size cans.
 
This has work real.well me I'll take yellow electric tape and go around the edge of the coil and then clear silicon chaulk and put it over the tape kind of like a bumper its worked pretty well the yellow tape lets you easily see your coil and when the silicon starts to fall off you peel the tape and the silicon comes.right off I also seal the the cover with it to keep dirt off the coil I started to do this when I cracked my first coil and since I started to do this I've had no issues seems to work out well
 
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