[Rhodes22-list] Bottom Paint

[Arthur H. Czerwonky]

Bill,
I have been told that it is recommended to pressure-wash the bottom surface before painting.  Would you agree?
Art

-----Original Message-----
>From: Bill Effros <bill at effros.com>
>Sent: Feb 14, 2007 10:13 AM
>To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Bottom Paint
>
>Bud,
>
>I get 1 and a little bit left over.
>
>I put it on fast, thick and sloppy.
>
>The paint is ablative.  It's going to come off, anyhow.  There is no 
>need for 3 thin coats.  The water will smooth out the sloppy job you 
>have done.  All of your work is below the water line--it never shows.  
>When you pull your boat it will be as smooth and clean as any other boat 
>bottom painted with a good paint.
>
>Repeat next year.  Buy another full can.  When you have used enough off 
>the top, pour the remainder of the old can into the new one.   Finally 
>you will get to a year when you don't need to buy another full can at all.
>
>I use Pettitt Ultima SR.  It is an excellent bottom paint for the waters 
>my boat lives in.  I paint the bottom once a year, directly over the 
>prior coat--no sanding or anything else.  The boat comes out of the 
>water clean and ready.  The biocides have a green cast that is masked by 
>the pigment in the paint.  You may see a green cast before you start to 
>paint.  This is not something growing--don't worry about it.
>
>Bill Effros
>
>
>budconnor at earthlink.net wrote:
>> Bottom Painters,
>>   roughly how many coats of bottom paint can you get out of a gallon of bottom paint on a Rhodes 22?
>> I am planning to paint mine this weekend with Pettitt Ultima.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Bud
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