Re: Foiling ??

[Jim <alarminex@xxxxxxx>]

On Oct 19, 7:51=EF=BF=BDpm, cha...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> For the first coat, I used a box (formerly containing Ademco # 39's or
> 39-2's), placing it against the window frame, and with varnish on the
> brush, and the brush handle pressed against the side of the box, slid
> both the box and brush, in unison, down the frame. =EF=BF=BDWhen applying=
 the
> the foil I used a rubber suction cup to hold the foil on the opposite
> side of the window. =EF=BF=BDThe original use of the suction cup was to h=
old a
> styrofoam "head" for mounting a woman's wig.
>
> I still have the heavily coated box in my foil box, a box I have not
> opened for many years. =EF=BF=BDThe varnish is probably highly congealed.
>
> WHen reparing foil breaks I would use Silver-Print, an expensive one
> or two ounce bottle containing silver suspended in solvent. =EF=BF=BDIt c=
ame
> with a brush in the handle. =EF=BF=BDI simply applied a coat to the break=
, 1/2
> inch on both sides; when dried it completed the circuit. =EF=BF=BDOn cold
> winter glass the drying took longer. =EF=BF=BDI would then coat the area
> again, apply another piece of foil to protect the silver-print and
> varnish once more.
>

Didn't you have the Ademco foil splicing tool?  ( the pizza cutter)

Did you carry a fan with you to remove the condensation from the
single pane storefront windows?