home made PCB's

[not_me]

since it is very hard to have a solder mask on homemade PCB's, could the board be spray painted after solderin or would this make it worse?

 

[Russlk]

Why bother with solder mask? I solder coat the entire board to reduce tarnish.

 

[andrew2022]

Why bother with solder mask? I solder coat the entire board to reduce tarnish.

solder coat?

 

[Russlk]

I brush the board with flux and use the iron to spread the solder. If you have a solder pot, just dip the board in it.

 

[Nigel Goodwin]

Why bother with solder mask? I solder coat the entire board to reduce tarnish.

solder coat?

It's called 'tinning', it's usually done on commercially produced boards, where the board is known as 'roller tinned'.

 

[laroche73]

solder pot?

spray paint's starting to sound pretty good...

 

[andrew2022]

am gonna try the spray paint on the next board i make... al post some pics of it then (now just to get sum spray paint...)

 

[Exo]

since it is very hard to have a solder mask on homemade PCB's, could the board be spray painted after solderin or would this make it worse?

If you only use trough-hole components then you don't need a soldermask when hand soldering. It's only usefull for smd components...

 

[Exo]

double post

 

[canadianpoet2012]

Are we talking about the green stuff on professional PCBs?

I too have tried finding stuff that makes PCBs go green and produces a nice solder mask. I hadn't thought of spray paint before. I'm looking for the nice professional looking finish, not the masking affect as much.

If anyone out there knows where you can purchase the green lacquer, I'd be very interested.

 

[wejos]

i found this link on ebay but shipment is a bit expensive for me

**broken link removed**

 

[kinarfi]

What's the reason for painting, corrosion? Tarnish,? Use clear lacquer.

 

[DirtyLude]

This post is from 2004. Most of these people haven't been on here in years.

 

[Hero999]

Who cares?

I'm interested if there's a cheap way to make a solder mask even if the OP left the building long ago.

 

[DirtyLude]

I care, because bumping a 6 year old thread makes no sense when there are threads on this exact same subject that are newer and more relevant to people who still read this forum.

Like this one:
https://www.electro-tech-online.com/threads/diy-production-of-pcbs.103671/

 

[Boncuk]

Hi all,

I posted about DIY-solderstop mask already.

Here's the link again.

**broken link removed**

Boncuk

 

[wejos]

hi,

i'm sorry for resurrecting this thread won't happen again.