Coating for picks?

[nomercy]

This maybe be just a completely retarded question, but has anyone tried putting any type of coatings on your picks to trying and improve performance like sanding does? Sorry if this is a waste of time lol

[freakparade3]

Dip them in butter.

[Safety0ff]

This maybe be just a completely retarded question, but has anyone tried putting any type of coatings on your picks to trying and improve performance like sanding does? Sorry if this is a waste of time lol

I was thinking a thin layer of hard plastic on the tension wrench and pick to reduce damage done to the lock. I haven't tried though. On another thing on my list.

[RangerF150]

Actually! I use a PTFE spray on my electric saw blades and router bits, it does make it easier to cut, I guess it may make a difference on a pick.
Leave it with me, I'll get back to you on that

[bumber]

basicly anything you put on a pick that is softer than brass is goin to wear off inside the lock...that does 2 things, A. the lock can/will start to jam from the stuff coming off the pick or from crud getting stuck on the stuff that wore off the pick (i.e. any waxes, oils or sprays..teflon etc.) and 2. also If whatever you put on the pick is softer than brass it will wear off the pick and you would have to keep putting it back on...hmm...

BUT, if you could find something(whole point of this thread i'd say ) that was both softer(well maby not softer but not as hard as steel) than brass and wouldn't rub/wear off the pick...well than yea you would have a nifty new design

I have some ideas but plan to research them a bit before I talk about stuff I dont know about[BIG] [/BIG]

[Safety0ff]

Actually! I use a PTFE spray on my electric saw blades and router bits, it does make it easier to cut, I guess it may make a difference on a pick.
Leave it with me, I'll get back to you on that

Don't bother putting it on the pick, spray some PTFE lube in the lock.
I was thinking like a hard polyurethane (Shore D hardness 80-85 .)
Probably won't ever try it, so don't count on an update on that .

[vitti]

Dip them in butter.

Does this mean you'd need a refrigerated storage solution to keep your picks from going bad?

[bumber]

Dip them in butter.

Does this mean you'd need a refrigerated storage solution to keep your picks from going bad?

Its like hot butter cutting through a lock

[samfishers]

dip them in caoutchouc, the same LN uses for his picks, that's soft and won't wear... never tried it thought, but i'll do it..

[nomercy]

Good idea sam, I'm all about the butter though. Cheaper and tastes better!

[.45cal]

there is a product called Plastidip you can readily find it in the USA. Just google it and I think you will find it a good coating for your pick handles :

[Legion303]

pick handles

PlastiDip is great for handles, but this thread is about tip coatings.

-steve

[Archive555]

I actually tried the butter idea...
Didnt go too well
First the pick was going quite smoothly, and then it gunked up the lock.
Now the lock is all sticky and everytime I try to pick it I have to wash my picks.

butter.

[raven252000]

what about brazing brass to the tip of the pick so that the pick tip has a similar hardness to the pins.you could sand it off on the sides and leave it just on the tip edge.

[Clead]

I've got some Trac Lubricants 620 MolyKote that expired on the shelf.... $100/quart and it came home with me 2 days after it expired. It's a bake-on hard-moly coating. I might give it a try once I get some more finished, less experiemtnal picks made up .