Last year I painted the hull with Gelshield® 200 followed by an antifouling. When lifting the boat most of the antifouling had detached. What has happened?
Epoxies like Gelshield® 200 and Interprotect® cure to a very hard film, a film that at the right thickness will protect against water permeatation. Due to the fact that it hardens up so quickly, the overcoating times for an antifouling are very short. If you wait until next day to apply the antifouling, the epoxy will be so hard that the antifouling will not adhere strongly to it. The problem normally appears when exposed to water for a longer time and the paint will start to detach.
How much paint do I need?
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What product do you want to paint
What type of boat?
Full bodied craft
Fin keeled racing craft
Medium draft racing craft
What is the underwater area?
Show Formulations1 x LWL x (B+D) = Underwater Area (m2)
0.5 x LWL x (B+D) = Underwater Area (m2)
0.75 x LWL x (B+D) = Underwater Area (m2)
Abbreviations
LOA = Length Overall
LWL = Length Waterline
B = Beam
D = Draft
F = Freeboard
What application method?
Recommended no. of coats: ?
How many coats do you want to apply?
If you put less than the minimum recommended numbers of coats, it may affect the performance of the coating.
To paint a ? x ? x ? ??, with ? coats
You'll need ? litres of
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