Electric Paint

Electric Paint is available in 10ml pens and 50ml jars. It is a nontoxic, water based, water soluble, electrically conductive paint, intended for applications with circuits using low DC voltages at low currents. Electric Paint adheres to a wide variety of substrates and is easily removed with water. It is black in color and can be painted over with any material compatible with a water-based paint. Please see the Electric Paint MSDS for precautionary information

Electric Paint is a unique material that can be applied in many different ways, from a paintbrush to common printing processes like screen-printing. To achieve consistent electrical performance it is best to apply Electric Paint in an even layer. If you’re interested in screen printing Electric Paint, it is best to use a textile-type screen in order to achieve a generous layer thickness. We tend to use a 43T screen. Electric Paint is not inkjet printer compatible. For more application tips visit www.bareconductive.com/tutorials

Electric Paint is a water-based paint and acts much like other poster paints. Electric Paint adheres well to wood, paper products, some plastics, corks, textiles and metal. Hydrophobic materials such as some glass and plastics will exhibit poor adhesion, though this can be improved by roughing the surface with sandpaper or similar.

Electric Paint is fast drying at room temperature. This material dries rather than cures and gives off no fumes during the drying process. Drying time can be moderately reduced by placing the material near a low intensity heat source such as an incandescent lamp. Subjecting Electric Paint to a high temperature environment will negatively affect both physical and electrical performance.

Electric Paint is somewhat flexible, but this flexibility depends on two factors, the layer thickness and choice of substrate. Regardless of substrate, a consistently thin layer of paint creates the most flexible circuitry. Areas of paint with wide variation in thickness tend to produce fracturing. Substrates which are flexible, but not stretchy (such as paper) work better than materials like Lycra which stretch in multiple dimensions.

Electric Paint works well as a cold solder joint. Whether used to solder a surface mount or through-hole component onto a circuit board, or to adhere a component to a piece of paper, this material  is non-permanent and almost infinitely repairable.These unique properties mean that components  can be harvested from projects, cleaned and reused.

From www.bareconductive.com