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Originally Posted by deniseO30
interlux 2000E was what we used on my boat. The largest part of the job is removing the old bottom paint. I had it taken off with 50 grit. big job too! the bond is amazing! I'm just having problems with the new bottom paint sticking, my fault because we didn't sand the barrier coat. Any blisters, or fairing you should do before the barrier coat. it's rolled on, 5 coats is best. it sets up way faster then the instructions say it will. use small batches. We did under the stand locations with 5 coats first. the did the rest of the hull. It's all pretty easy tech wise. just long hours of sanding. good luck!
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I did mine last spring, used the same product, 2000E. I read in the instructions that if you get the anti-fouling paint onto the epoxy before it completely dries, ie somewhat tacky, then the bottom paint will adhere without sanding the last coat of epoxy. You have to be fast though because the epoxy dries a lot faster than they say it does so you have to have the bottom paint stirred and ready to apply as soon as the epoxy feels tacky to the touch, sort of like being able to leave a finger print if you touch it but still not get paint on your finger.
This was not a job I wanterd to leave to the so called professionals because I do not trust them to be as fanatical as I would be. I was careful to do the best job I could and it took a lot more time than any pro would put into it.