I am repainting the bottom of my Hunter 23. Its year round in the waters of North Carolina in brackish water. I have about a few 5 gallon drums of some older paint from a friend. One is Brand: International 4050, Vinyl Antifoul paint, cuprous oxide 66.80 copper 58.45. Other is Brand: International Bra640 Red antifoul, Cuprous oxide 41.07 and copper 37.11. Which is better if any? I am sure there might be better out there but I am on a limited budget and thought if free worked then free it is! let me know pls! thanks
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i will be lucky to use 1 gallow on 2 coats but its free and is supposed to be good but i have no idea. Any help would be good with my tight budget, its either buy botom paint or get my mast lights/vhf antenna working! lol
i will be lucky to use 1 gallow on 2 coats but its free and is supposed to be good but i have no idea. Any help would be good with my tight budget, its either buy botom paint or get my mast lights/vhf antenna working! lol
old paint
You need to know what you are "going over". Some bottom paints are not compatible with others. Interlux has a good has a good site... on what works over what. I don't have the link. (Google) I would put on the free paint (make sure you stir it up good and often)... and get your lights and VHF working. No sense sitting on the bottom with good paint... cause someone T-Boned you (lights out)... and you couldn't use channel 16!
You need to know what you are "going over". Some bottom paints are not compatible with others. Interlux has a good has a good site... on what works over what. I don't have the link. (Google) I would put on the free paint (make sure you stir it up good and often)... and get your lights and VHF working. No sense sitting on the bottom with good paint... cause someone T-Boned you (lights out)... and you couldn't use channel 16!
good idea!
I will go ahead and try it it cant hurt!! I do, do club races and like to win but if this sucks in a few months then heck I will try something new!! But i still would liek to know if anyone has any info on this paint. It could be banned paint since its old and I think i see the words commercial use but i cant tell its had paint on out side of bucket! but what the heck!
I will go ahead and try it it cant hurt!! I do, do club races and like to win but if this sucks in a few months then heck I will try something new!! But i still would liek to know if anyone has any info on this paint. It could be banned paint since its old and I think i see the words commercial use but i cant tell its had paint on out side of bucket! but what the heck!
what would happen if
they were not compatible? And Since i dont know whats on there its kinda hard to find out! and this old paint.....ugh
they were not compatible? And Since i dont know whats on there its kinda hard to find out! and this old paint.....ugh
Sweettrade
The problem is not putting an ablative on hard paint, or putting ablative on ablative, the problem would be trying to put a hard finish on an ablative. The paint would peel in sheets if the previous paint was not removed first. Then again the problem with hard paint is that it goes on layer after layer because the antifoul properties fail after two years. After four years the hard paint looses it's bond and starts coming off in about 6 inch diameter chunks. Then the boat hull looks like it has leapersy, yet it is just a paint failure. I like ablative paint because it tells yo when it need done an prep is minimal. It is easily touched up yeatr to year. The point is you got free bottom paint. USE IT! Who cares. A good sailor can over come an bottom that is not fair. Use it, sail it, Run it aground! r.w.landau
The problem is not putting an ablative on hard paint, or putting ablative on ablative, the problem would be trying to put a hard finish on an ablative. The paint would peel in sheets if the previous paint was not removed first. Then again the problem with hard paint is that it goes on layer after layer because the antifoul properties fail after two years. After four years the hard paint looses it's bond and starts coming off in about 6 inch diameter chunks. Then the boat hull looks like it has leapersy, yet it is just a paint failure. I like ablative paint because it tells yo when it need done an prep is minimal. It is easily touched up yeatr to year. The point is you got free bottom paint. USE IT! Who cares. A good sailor can over come an bottom that is not fair. Use it, sail it, Run it aground! r.w.landau
THANKS!!!
hehe thats clears it up! I will go ahead then and knock it out this weekend! Thanks all!
hehe thats clears it up! I will go ahead then and knock it out this weekend! Thanks all!
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