Installed a little scratch Protection On The AT Pro

[Bill G]

I like to keep my detectors as nice as possible.I placed the protection on the control housing and shafts along with the coil wire and the grip, I like the grip a little thicker and firmer. I have done this to every detector I have owned with good results. I blow the detector down with air and wipe it down with a damp cloth after hunting and keep them stored in a good detector bag. When it comes time to sell or trade in a unit I just remove the protection materials and the unit still look real nice. Some will fan or give me a hard time for being this picky and say it's only a detector but to me they cost a fair amount of money and I prefer to take the extra effort to keep them in great shape. It pays good dividends at the end of the day.

Happy & Safe Hunting To All,
Bill G

 

[leslie]

I'm with you all the way on this one Bill, always keep my detectors in good shape, nothing picky about it

just what I call a common sense thing to do to protect your investment and re-sale value.

 

[1ringedingy]

A little paste wax or something like Armoral on the search coil makes the coil easier to wipe off and keep clean and baby wipes work well for that area if they get mud on them.

Ray

 

[jarrow]

What do you use for scratch protection. I think someone should make an environmental cover up for the AT Pro

 

[togamac]

Way to go Bill. I've run into a problem I haven't seen discussed on this forum and was wondering if anyone else has had the same problem and what they did to fix it. I've been doing a lot of fresh water hunting and noticed that silt will get between the tubes and lock them up. When I get home from a hunt I hose down the detector but it takes all my strength to get the telescoping tubes apart. Once I do get them apart I've been spraying them with a silicone lube and they're OK until the next time but it's not a permanent fix. Anyone got a suggestion?

 

[Bill G]

Way to go Bill. I've run into a problem I haven't seen discussed on this forum and was wondering if anyone else has had the same problem and what they did to fix it. I've been doing a lot of fresh water hunting and noticed that silt will get between the tubes and lock them up. When I get home from a hunt I hose down the detector but it takes all my strength to get the telescoping tubes apart. Once I do get them apart I've been spraying them with a silicone lube and they're OK until the next time but it's not a permanent fix. Anyone got a suggestion?

It may be a little messy but I wonder if you coated your rod with the blue marine water proof grease like I use on my boat trailer bearings and prop shaft/splines before installing the prop would work. This keeps the prop coupler and breakaway from seizing up in water use and is recommended by Mercury Marine on my outboard shaft splines and coupler. Just coat the rod with an even coat of blue waterproof grease, install it to your personal length wipe of the extra grease that pushes out. Then when you get home clean everything up and re-coat before your next trip out. This idea may or may not work, might be worth a try it works great on my boat prop application.

Best Of Hunting To You,

Bill G

 

[Blink]

I had the same problem getting the rods apart after a water hunt, so I tried using a good car wax on the rod that slides inside the larger one and it helped alot. My extra coils have their own rods and it's a job to change them after a water hunt.

 

[C.J.M.]

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