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anti-fouling paint on aluminum bottoms
Applying anti fouling paint to aluminum bottoms is tedious at best. All sorts of cleaners, etchers, primers, etc. Has anyone tried painting on a couple coats of a good exterior latex over the aluminum, to provide an electrolytic insulator, and slapping on the antifouling over that? Seems like it should work.
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"R.W. Behan" wrote:
Applying anti fouling paint to aluminum bottoms is tedious at best. All sorts of cleaners, etchers, primers, etc. Has anyone tried painting on a couple coats of a good exterior latex over the aluminum, to provide an electrolytic insulator, and slapping on the antifouling over that? Seems like it should work. Dick B. Latex will not handle constant submersion, but how about a single barrier coat of epoxy paint, then bottom paint over it. I don't know but I do work in the epoxy business. paul oman progressive epoxy polymers www.epoxyproducts.com/marine.html -- "Living on Earth is expensive, but it does include a free trip around the Sun every year." ============================================ PAUL OMAN Progressive Epoxy Polymers, Inc. Frog Pond Hollow - 48 Wildwood Dr Pittsfield NH 03263 10-4 Monday-Thur EST 603-435-7199 VISA/MC/Discover/Paypal http://www.epoxyproducts.com sign-up for free email newsletter! ============================================ |
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"R.W. Behan" wrote in message ...
Applying anti fouling paint to aluminum bottoms is tedious at best. All sorts of cleaners, etchers, primers, etc. Has anyone tried painting on a couple coats of a good exterior latex over the aluminum, to provide an electrolytic insulator, and slapping on the antifouling over that? Seems like it should work. Dick B. -- why not just use zincs or electronic cathoidic protection? Matt |
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Thanks, Paul, I'll check into this. Sounds better than latex, all right.
Cheers, Dick B. "Paul Oman" wrote in message ... "R.W. Behan" wrote: Applying anti fouling paint to aluminum bottoms is tedious at best. All sorts of cleaners, etchers, primers, etc. Has anyone tried painting on a couple coats of a good exterior latex over the aluminum, to provide an electrolytic insulator, and slapping on the antifouling over that? Seems like it should work. Dick B. Latex will not handle constant submersion, but how about a single barrier coat of epoxy paint, then bottom paint over it. I don't know but I do work in the epoxy business. paul oman progressive epoxy polymers www.epoxyproducts.com/marine.html -- "Living on Earth is expensive, but it does include a free trip around the Sun every year." ============================================ PAUL OMAN Progressive Epoxy Polymers, Inc. Frog Pond Hollow - 48 Wildwood Dr Pittsfield NH 03263 10-4 Monday-Thur EST 603-435-7199 VISA/MC/Discover/Paypal http://www.epoxyproducts.com sign-up for free email newsletter! ============================================ |
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