COATINGS
COPPERCOAT SUPERYACHT Coppercoat® Superyacht is the longest lasting anti-foul coating available. With a lifespan of between 10 and 20 years per treatment, this ultra hard wearing epoxy anti-foul eliminates the need for the repeated costly and time-consuming dry dockings necessary for reapplications of conventional anti-foul. By removing the need to continually dock and re-anti-foul, long life Coppercoat® Superyacht provides unbeatable value for money. The original Coppercoat® was launched some 20 years ago and is now used by over 60,000 vessels Worldwide. Coppercoat® Superyacht is specific to the larger boat market, being made suitable for application by spray as well as roller. For more details Tel: +44 (0)1258 861059 or visit
www.coppercoat-superyacht.com
increase drying times while high temperatures will reduce drying times and can make application more difficult, as product flow and levelling is compromised. Optimal painting conditions are when the ambient temperature is between 10 - 26°C and relative humidity is below 65%.
It is always best to avoid painting in direct sunlight, or when the substrate itself is excessively warm. One good way to check this is to check the surface temperature using a specialised surface thermometer.
With over 20 years experience crewing superyachts, Duncan Sykes the Managing Director at Absolute Boat Care, understand absolutely the requirements and demands of captains and owners alike. Based in Mallorca, they have a large, highly professional team who have the capabilities to undertake absolutely any job, whatever the size. Captain Jason Lambourne, of the motor yacht Angara has enjoyed working with Absolute Boat Care and done so for the past four years. He says, “The products and the knowledge they employ when polishing Angara have always given her an incredible shine and made sure she is looking fantastic for her owners every season.”
FINISHING DE LUXE Finishing De Luxe are a family run superyacht fairing and painting company with experience that goes back over 30 years. Regarded as one of the best kept secrets in the superyacht finishing industry, and with a team of over 250 highly experienced professionals, FDL are leading the way and setting the industries highest standards. Boasting an international management team and offices in the UK, Germany and Holland, Finishing De Luxe are a truly global company. FDL pride themselves on not having to rely on subcontractor teams, as do so many other larger finishing companies, Last season the company successfully ran and completed multiple projects in five different countries at the same time. For more details Tel: +49 (0) 177 38 80 410 or visit
www.finishing-deluxe.com
When applying epoxies in high humidity conditions they can develop an ‘amine blush’ on the surface particularly at lower temperatures. This slightly sticky substance must be removed and can normally be washed off with soap and water. If the blush is not removed it can lead to the delamination of subsequent coats. High humidity conditions can reduce the amount of solvent evaporation during the drying/curing stages; with epoxies this can lead to a ‘soft cure’ where solvent can remain trapped in the film for many days leading to slow or poor final cure.
Patching paint is always tricky. There are some who say patching should always be thought of as a temporary repair because it will more than likely always be identified as such. Others believe that done well it is hard to tell if a patch repair has been made or not. It is a truism, however, that hard cut lines are almost always visible, especially in darker colours the likes of dark blues and blacks. They should, be avoided in areas where they are going to be very easy to spot.
It is of course imperative to use the same brand and colour as the original when trying to perfect the repair. One good tip is to keep a log of what is painted when it was completed and what
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