william degnan via vcf-midatlantic writes:
On Wed, Mar 9, 2016 at 3:08 PM, Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
Vaxman -- thank you for the idea; we might revisit it when there's more > time post-VCF. > > For now I've gone to A.C. Moore and purchased gold tape. It's actually a > pretty good watch for bare wire color and has shiny (ooooh shiny) lines > down the middle. >
I actually once painted an entire room gold, and then covered with blue painters tape to make traces. I painted over the traces with green. When the whole thing dried, I pulled off the tape voila a giant room-sized circuit board.
I ended painting over it though, long story. I don't know if I have any photos. Fun project.
The trick is to be sure the painter's tape is highest quality and stuck so the paint does not bleed over the edges.
That's why I mentioned 3M #2080 (blue tabe with orange labeled core). It's also got an adhesive that won't mar the paint it covers nor does it leave a residue that must be removed. *IF* a paint has excessive solvent nature, I go with automotive masking tapes but interior latex wall paint is not that type of paint.