Pelagic Mountie 4 Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Hi all Can anyone identify these layers of blue/pink/grey paint on my boat? I'm thinking it is hard old antifoul - maybe war paint? It is extraordinarily hard and difficult to remove. It laughs at 40grit on a good orbital. I think the yellow is an epoxy seal coat applied over the gelcoat and the time of build. Late 80's fiberglass kiwi cruiser/racer. Cheers Bevan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ex Elly 268 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 Is it Coppercoat? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ballystick 79 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 If it goes brown or coppery when sanded, it is probably coppercoat or equivalent inter mixed with antifoul of various types Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waikiore 501 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 Some looks like one of the old Altex (tauranga) epoxy undercoats, dont think it is Coppercoat. Prob to cover earlier osmosis jobs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aardvarkash10 1,138 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 God thats depressing...' *calls hard stand and makes booking for next bum paint* 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
K4309 428 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 2 hours ago, ex Elly said: Is it Coppercoat? I've stripped coppercoat back, didn't look like that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frank 185 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 14 hours ago, waikiore said: Some looks like one of the old Altex (tauranga) epoxy undercoats, dont think it is Coppercoat. Prob to cover earlier osmosis jobs. Agree. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pelagic Mountie 4 Posted June 4 Author Share Posted June 4 Thanks all. Who knows what it was, epoxy undercoats was the best guess I think. It's all sanded off now anyway! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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