Ablative Bottom Paint

Interlux aqua one ablative antifouling paint.

Ablative bottom paint.

Sloughing ablative copolymer. Sloughing paints are designed for single season use only and utilize a soft rosin. This is characterized as hard modified epoxy. Ablative bottom paint also known as self polishing bottom paint is softer and allows the coating to wear off at a controlled rate.

Interlux micron csc ablative bottom paint interlux is the industry leader in ablative bottom paints and it is trusted by boat owners for their long lasting quality products. Contact leaching paint releases the biocide at a steadily decreasing rate leaving the hard coating of the original thickness at season s end. Ablative bottom paints designed to wear away in a controlled fashion ablative paints reduce the need for sanding when the time comes to repaint. Scrubbing a hull with sloughing bottom paint while it is in the water releases its biocides into the environment.

The wearing away of the self polishing bottom paint allows for new un oxidized. Sloughing bottom paints or ablative paints are an older type of paint designed to create a hull coating which ablates wears off slowly exposing a fresh layer of biocides. Most ablative paints don t lose effectiveness when exposed to air which enables you to paint your boat prior to winter storage and be ready to launch in the spring. Higher copper content rather than the type of paint binder as with ablative paints generally means greater effective performance in this paint type.

The disappearance of paint enables for new un oxidized paint to be uncovered. Much like a bar of soap once the boat moves in the water or there is a current and or tide the outer layer slowly wears away. This is softer and enables the coating to subside at a regulated rate. Bottom paint is a must have for boats that spend most of the year in the water.

Sloughing paints are the most inexpensive and lowest performing ablative paints. Ablative antifouling paint is known as a self polishing bottom paint and allows wear and tear over time making it a longer lasting option than other bottom paints. It is a water based paint that can be easily applied with a brush or roller. Ablative paint is a generic term for a family of self polishing paints that come in three different types.

Self polishing ablative bottom paint boat bottom paints that self polish and allow for vessels to be taken in and out of the water trailered lifts etc without effecting the boat s bottom paint characteristics. The interlux aqua one is a cost effective option.