Description
INTERLUX Bottomkote-CA Ablative Antifouling Paint, Blue – YBM010-QT
Interlux Bottomkote-CA is an ablative antifouling paint for reliable season-to-season protection in Canadian waters. This blue bottom paint wears away gradually with use, helping reduce old coating build-up and the heavy sanding often required when spent antifouling layers accumulate.
It is intended for properly prepared below-waterline hulls and is suitable for power and sail applications in sea water, fresh water and brackish water. It can be used over many sound aged antifoulings, and it can also be applied as part of an InterProtect barrier primer system for blister prevention or metal priming.
- Ablative antifouling provides reliable season-to-season fouling control
- Helps reduce build-up of old spent coating by wearing away during use
- Suitable for power and sail boats in fresh, salt and brackish water
- Can be applied over many sound, aged antifouling paints after proper preparation
- Flexible application schedule with low-temperature application capability compared with many bottom paints
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Interlux
- Product line: Bottomkote-CA
- Part number: YBM010-QT
- SKU: INT-YBM010-QT
- Colour: Blue
- Size: 1 US quart
- Product type: Ablative antifouling paint
- Finish: Matte
- Specific gravity: 2.17 g/L average
- Volume solids: 62% average
- VOC as supplied: 385 g/L average
- Typical shelf life: 2 years
- Recommended coats: At least 2 coats; add a stripe coat on high-wear areas such as chines, rudders, stern gear and leading edges
- Coverage: Theoretical: 12.4 m²/L per coat at 2.0 mils DFT; practical brush/roller: 11.20 m²/L per coat; practical spray: 7.44 m²/L per coat
- Recommended dry film thickness: 2 mils / 50 microns per coat
- Recommended wet film thickness: 3.2 mils / 81 microns per coat
- Application methods: Brush, roller, airless spray or conventional spray
- Thinner: Interlux Special Thinner 216 or International GTA007
- Drying at 77°F / 25°C: Touch dry in approximately 4 hours; immersion after approximately 8 hours; recoat after approximately 6 hours
- Compatible complementary products: InterProtect 2000E barrier primer, Fiberglass Solvent Wash 202, Watertite, Interstrip Semi-Paste 299E, Brush-Ease 433, Special Thinner 216
- Substrate compatibility: Properly prepared fiberglass, wood, steel and underwater metals when the correct Interlux primer system is used
- Aluminum / underwater metals system: Use InterProtect 2000E: one coat thinned 10-15% with Reducing Solvent 2316N, then 4-5 additional unthinned coats before applying Bottomkote-CA
- Compatibility note: Can be applied to most popular antifouling paints that are aged, tightly adhered and sound; do not apply over tin-based copolymer antifouling paints
- Important note: Colour may change on immersion or at the waterline; this does not affect antifouling performance
