[GreenKeys] Red paint on Teletypes...

[Ralph Irish]

Glyptol or Glyptal paint was a high voltage insulating paint used by cable splicers and for other
'quick fix' situations.  I used it many times in my 39 year career as an industrial electrician, the
last 35 being as a high voltage switchman in a power house.

I'm certain that it would work as a 'thread fixer' as well.  I put a lot of it on in various situations,
but never had to remove it.  Don't know what kind of a job that would have been.  I suspect
that there was/is some kind of solvent that would make the job easier.

I think that GE had the copyright on the name, but not certain.  This website has a bit of info:

http://www.hisco.com/glyptal?gclid=CPHD-vX8q9MCFUi1wAod_kgPsQ

The photo here shows it in use on an engine block.  Who knew?

Ralph - W8ROI

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On Apr 16, 2017, at 4:58 PM, Jeffrey D Angus wrote:

> On 4/16/2017 3:36 PM, Wayne Durkee wrote:
>> I believe the red paint was called Glyptol (sp?) and I have seen it as you describe. 
> No, they are not the same.
> 
> Most of the time when you see a "dab of red paint" on screw heads and
> such, it's red lacquer.
> Glyptol was more of a red oxide flat looking finish, and was used as an
> area coating, not a spot touch.
> 
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