Coppercoat Application - The right and the wrong way!
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- Applying Coppercoat to a Moody 31 Yacht. This video looks at what happens if the application timing is wrong and examines the surface finish under a microscope for different application methods. It considers the application timing, quantity of thinners that should be used and how to protect the new Coppercoat from rain. It concludes by looking at how well it works as an anti-foul and the results a year on.
Microscope is essential for this diy application
Great tip using the sander with a red scotch brite pad!
Thanks for a great video! I am planning to apply Coppercoat and your advice is very helpful. I would like to also see the previous video (preparing the hull) but can't seem to find it on your channel.
Great video, question: how long did you wait for the Gelshield to cure before you started applying the CC? Thank you!
Good question. We left it 14 days, but that wasn’t to let it cure, that was just what worked for our schedule. The cure rate is dependent on temperature and at 15 degrees, it is ‘immersion’ dry after 18h. We gave it a light sand the day before applying CC.
Great explanation thanks for sharing
Thank you for the information
I have cc and the hull is green. Shall I keep the green or do I need to sand?
Hi, green is good, it means the copper is reacting.
Great video
hello, I have one question I have 48 square meters to paint with a copper coat.How much litter I need to paint these 4 coats
Great information! Would it be best to avoid thinning with isopropyl alcohol? You talk about it as one homogeneous layer - what should the be maximum overcoating interval to avoid "building up layers"? Thank you
Isopropyl Alcohol is what is supplied by Coppercoat for thinning, one company suggested using water to thin (since Coppercoat is water based!) but we have not tried that. Concerning over coating time, for us, I can tell you that 2 hours was too much and 30 mins was OK. You just want to get it on as quickly as possible. On the video you can see that it changes colour from light pink, and we found that as soon as it changes colour you can apply the next coat, in my tests this was as soon as 5 minutes. Hope this helps!
Could you please write what you used as skirt to protect the layers of coppercoat from rain
Hi, we used 150mm damp proof membrane (from screwfix.com - part#78665), it came in a roll of 30m length which was perfect - we stuck it on with electrical tape, which worked ok, you could use (good quality) gaffa tape - but don’t be tempted to use cheaper gaffa tape as that sometimes leaves a sticky residual which is a pain to remove!
Are you tidally beaching the boat on its keel tied to a dock?
Yes, it is called a ‘drying grid’ and is located at a marina, so has fresh water and electricity. The boat sits happily on her keel, very slightly leaning in toward the dock. With the tide we generally get 5-6h to do the work, which is fine for a jet-wash.
@@Gi1e5 wow I guess it still takes a location with a very large swing tide. But yes what a useful feature of a marina.
Complete failure on ggr yacht. Jeremy Bagshaw had to stop in hobart on nonstop around the world after just 3months. Complete failure.
The performance of coppercoat all depends on how it is applied and activated. I’m 100% happy with its performance. Note however I don’t sail around the world, so have not tried it in warmer waters than the south coast of the UK.
Too much thinners
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