No more bottom paint?

[Moe]

Forgive me if I've missed it and it's been discussed here, but I think this new coating is interesting.

[Love MACs]

Sounds like a great deal and a real innovation. But here again everyone is going to ask "cost?"





Allan

[Divecoz]

??? Powder Coat with Copper in it??? Powder coat wears tuff thats for sure add some sort of copper as they say maybe lots of copper ??

[Night Sailor]

sounds like a winner. That could save a ton of money for some folks and millions of tons of money for the naval forces and CG, not to mention cargo and passenger liners. If it doens't leach away or ablate on fast vessels any more than at rest, a bottom job might concievably last much, much longer than five years.

Now if paint, coating time and prep don't cost a zillion, it might be very successful.

[Chinook]

I wonder how well it holds up to the regular immersion and drying of a trailerable boat, as well as the scuffing of the Macgregor bump.

[bastonjock]

i thought that in order to apply powder coating,you require electrolisis as part of the process,i am not aware of a system that can powder coat GRP

i do like the concept though and its got my head going about learning how to do it and offer it as a service over here mmmmmmmmm

cant be much harder than spraying cars

[Paulieb]

I don't think it's electrolisis, more like electro-static to help the powder stick to the thing your trying to paint (usually metal) then the powder needs to be baked on with heat.

I've only seen it done with smaller parts like motor-cycle frames and other bike and auto parts.

[Bawgy]

looks promising

[kmclemore]

I don't think it's electrolisis, more like electro-static to help the powder stick to the thing your trying to paint (usually metal) then the powder needs to be baked on with heat.

I've only seen it done with smaller parts like motor-cycle frames and other bike and auto parts.

Yes, that is usually the case, though I've also seen it done without the electrostatic bit - just applied with a brush and then baked using infrared light. The baking temperatures are pretty high, but they do make low-cure powder coatings (around 200-215° F) so that the temperature would not be high enough to distort fiberglass... so... theoretically it could work. However, low-cure powder coatings aren't as glossy as the high-cure coatings.

[LOUIS B HOLUB]

Sounds like some good stuff for the standard Mac trailer too. These iron trailers can use all the help available.

[bastonjock]

i looked into powder coating as am add on to my business,i honestly cant see it working well with GRP,the problem as i see it with heating up fiberglass is that it becomes very combustable.

IMHO if this new coating can be applied to fiberglass,it has great potential,but i suspect that its stricktly for metal hulls.

[Bawgy]

This “stay-clean” coating for both steel and fiberglass boat bottoms significantly reduces maintenance costs and fuel consumption caused by marine growth. The elastomeric polyamide/composite cuprous oxide coating contains no TBT (tributyl tin) or VOCs (volatile organic compounds) and does not ablate or wear away.

[LOUIS B HOLUB]

The elastomeric polyamide/composite cuprous oxide coating contains no TBT (tributyl tin) or VOCs (volatile organic compounds) and does not ablate or wear away.

Say what Just kidding
Im not poking fun at the post, I'M MAKING FUN OF ME and admiring what ever was said.

One of my best friends has a Phd in Chemistry, and I often have the same bewildered look when he begins explaining that sorta stuff.

[Divecoz]

Read to your hearts content :
http://xiom-corp.com/

Link to pictures of items coated and not coated and submerged in some harbor: http://xiom-corp.com/mvhp.html
Dang it's interesting isn't it ?? $$$$$$$$$$ ??