Painting Your Searchcoil

[Sven]

Has anyone tried spray painting your searchcoils top with Krylon Fusion spray paint for plastic?
Wondering how well it holds up to being submerged under water.....

If you have used another type of paint or vinyl tool handle coating would like to know how you made out.

I want to paint mine yellow, currently black and it's hard to see when the bottom is stirred up.



http://www.krylon.com/products/fusion_for_plastic/

 

[Joel-Winnipeg]

Sven I,ve painted the top of the Wader coil with a quality primer white paint with a sponge brush. (8 inch coil )
Gave it 3 coats that primer is really expensive about $40 a gallon.
I use it for painting my art boards for artwork.
Get some on my hands by accident and it want come off for a week even though you try to wash it off.
Works great in murky water to about waist deep neck deep you,ve got to use your feet
I think any good White primer will do.
Chartreuse yellow would really stick out like a sore thumb
Product is ICI --X-Pert Gripper Quick Dry 100% Acrylic Water clean up

 

[Cupajo]

Sven I have used a "rubberized" paint on coating used for tool handles in bright yellow for several coils over the years with them holding up well after hard use.

A couple of coats did the trick.

There would likely be warrentee issues if you ever needed to send in your coil, but I coated mine after I had had them long enough to determine that they were OK.

A couple I coated after I made coil repairs where the coil plastic wore through to protect the coil.

GL&HH,

CJ

 

[JOE in MD]

I put a coat of Lock-tite epoxy on the bottom of my water detector. No need for a coil cover that when it fill with sand it's starts to false. Never had an issue with fisher about it. When you start to see the black from the coil, it's time to recoat the area. Saves wearing out the coil.
JOE

 

[hershey1]

Check search at the top of page. Critterhunter went into detail about that subject. I think he used bedliner rubberized paint. Hope this helps you out. HH

 

[rc2125]

Yes, painted the top of my excal coil, gets a few scratches from scoop tip and rocks here and there, will last plenty long and easy to touch up. Cleaned coil with xylene before painting, used krylon fusion white. Initially did it in flourescent yellow, but after a hunt with that color, I switched to white. Helps immensely when trying to get on target and scoop between the waves.

 

[mtpockets]

I don't like coil covers either.

 

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[MetalHead Ed]

I hunt with Mike from Virginia Beach and he has epoxied the bottom his Excal and used a spray on bed liner from the auto store to help protect it. I plan on doing the same after the summer is over because by the the time next hunting season comes around my warranty will have expired.