Paints & Coatings
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Stop scraping the bottom for an answer
It is, after all, the Holy Grail everyone is searching for and it seems so simple on paper, writes Stevie Knight. It’s just an eco-friendly, completely reliable way of deterring aquatic organisms from hitching a ride. 21 Feb 2011 - Boating Business
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DIY coatings gaining ground
Clive Hancock of Marine A Glaze says that increasingly, boat owners are getting their hands dirty and doing their own vessel maintenance. 24 Feb 2010 - Boating Business
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Antifouling cleanup – a pragmatic point of view
In order that that licences and permits - the bug-bear of small leisure businesses - should be kept to a minimum the BMF is arguing for exemption for low-risk wash down facilities. 24 Feb 2010 - Boating Business
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Getting to the bottom of it
After boaters have cleaned up their bottom – and made sure the next coat of antifouling is going to be compatible - you may also want to tell them to read their tea leaves, writes Stevie Knight. 24 Feb 2010 - Boating Business
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Nanotechnology knows no boundaries
A new company exhibiting at this year's London International Boat Show (LIBS) was Paint Protection Systems with a new marine coating product based on nanotechnology from a company with the unlikely sounding name of I-CanNano. 01 Feb 2009 - Boating Business
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Yacht paint and the regulatory challenge
Calls are being made to reduce the environmental footprint of all of man’ s activities, says International Paint' s Dr Julian Hunter. And the yachting and boating industry is experiencing attention from government legislators. 01 Feb 2008 - Boating Business
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Osmosis: prevention better than cure
If left untreated, blistering of a hull - aka osmosis - can affect the boat's value, says Jemma Tipping. But with treatment so expensive, prevention is a better option
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A copper-bottomed investment
The coatings industry chemists have been searching for many years for non-toxic biocides, says Phil Pickin. Now it seems good old-fashioned copper may give the antifouling and environment protection needed 01 Feb 2006 - Boating Business
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MGDUFF ZINGARD protects steel yacht
MGDUFF says its new coldapplied zinc application ZINGARD has been chosen as the primary corrosion protection for La Cautiva, a 74ft steel ketch presently undergoing a complete rebuild. 01 Feb 2005 - Boating Business
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Anti-foul mimics the skin of fish
The Superspeed coatings division of Polymarine is introducing Superspeed SP53, an anti-foul paint designed to mimic the skin of fish. 01 Feb 2005 - Boating Business
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Burgess Chemicals under new ownership
Burgess Chemicals has been taken over by Rotherhambased Granville Oil & Chemicals Limited. 01 Feb 2005 - Boating Business
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Level playing field wanted
The paints and coatings companies have to contend with all the normal commercial pressures, like having to developing new products, to try and stay one step ahead of the competition, as well as coping with Brussels. Phil Pickin gets an update 01 Feb 2005 - Boating Business
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Rejuvenator for tired GRP
Poliglow is described as a great protective/rejuvenator for older boats. The product is new to the UK and Europe, although the UK distributor, Cooks Maritime Craftsmen in Lymington, say it is well proven in other parts of the world. 01 Feb 2005 - Boating Business
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BPR - everything from fly spray to anifouling
With the years rolling by for product assessment under the Biocidal Products Directive, Phil Pickin finds out what's going on. 01 Feb 2004 - Boating Business
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Antifoul with guarantee
International Paint launched what it claims is the first guarantee for antifouling at the Schroders London Boat Show. 01 Feb 2004 - Boating Business
