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BoatCraft Pacific recommends only water based paints for both health and environmental
reasons, and modern water based coatings have equal performance
to their solvent based predecessors.
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AQUACOTE WATER BASED
COATINGS
AUSTRALIA'S FIRST MARINE QUALITY WATER
BASED POLYURETHANE COATING
AQUACOTE HIGH BUILD EPOXY
Reduces filling and fairing to a simple application.
AQUACOTE POLYURETHANE TOPCOAT
UV protected clear finish and range of 18 colours.
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Aquacote is BoatCraft Pacific's range of water based high build
epoxy undercoat and polyurethane topcoats. These highly durable
coatings represent the newest technology available, offering
leading edge protective coatings which set new standards in
ease of use, environmental safety, and especially for protection
of the health of applicators.
EASE OF USE:
Aquacote coatings require thinning and clean up with water only,
and they can be applied safely to damp surfaces. They combine
with Bote-Cote or Bild-Cote epoxy systems to present a complete
fairing and protective coating system in particular for surfaces
of timber and plywood, and any other porous or semi-porous surfaces
requiring long term protection from marine and exterior environments.
Repetitive filling and sanding of rougher surfaces to make
them fair and smooth is eliminated with Aquacote High Build
Epoxy, an easy sanding, high build epoxy coating. Aquacote High
Build Epoxy can be applied to sufficient thickness to enable
the surface to be faired and smoothed to a fine professional
finish in a single preparation step.
Aquacote Polyurethane Topcoat is a strong, hard, but flexible
polyurethane coating which adheres strongly to most surfaces,
and provides tough, long lasting protection similar to solvent
type polyurethanes. It is available in a range of colours and
in a crystal clear coating containing state of the art UV absorbers
for maximum protection of the underlieing surface. Aquacote
is water and solvent resistant.
 For
further information see Aquacote
usage directions.
USER HEALTH AND SAFETY
Aquacote water based coatings contain only minimal amounts of
co-solvents to enable them to wet the surface and to aid in
film formation. Elimination of the solvents in conventional
paints results in greater safety for users who are no longer
exposed to large amounts of solvent vapours. No solvents also
means totally non-flammable.
In contrast to their solvent-based counterparts, Aquacote polyurethane
topcoats contain no di-isocyanates. The presence of di-isocyanates
has resulted in the use of conventional polyurethanes being
banned in many locations because of their toxic effects. Aquacote
now offers all users the benefits of a polyurethane coating
without detrimental health problems.
Aquacote coatings can be used indoors and in enclosed areas
where the build up of solvents and fumes would otherwise be
highly dangerous. Ventilation is still recommended in enclosed
areas.
For
further information see the Aquacote
Material Safety Data Sheet.
ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE:
Aquacote water based coatings are non-flammable, have very low
toxicity, and are very low in Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC's).
In fact Aquacote meets the strictest VOC requirements in the
world, fully complying with Californian legislation. Aquacote
water based coatings can be shipped anywhere, including by air,
without restriction.
OTHER COATINGS
Tredgrip is an anti-slip textured coating which is permanently flexible, therefore, unlike hard sanded coatings is non-damaging to crew members. Safe and comfortable.
Cop-R-Bote is a permanent antifouling coating developed by BoatCraft, and proven in use all around Australia. It contains a suspension of copper particles in a Bote-Cote epoxy system, which effectively coats the hull in a tough sheath of pure copper metal, known for centuries as one of the most effective antifouling treatments. Cop-R-Bote is non-ablative and therefore non-polluting, and is economical as it avoids the regular recoating required for all conventional antifoulings. Cop-R-Bote is suitable for application by spray, roller, or brush, and can be used for all non-metallic boat hulls. Periodic maintenance required every few months is simply brushing down the hull to remove bacterial slime.
Cop-R-Bote also helps prevent osmosis in fibreglass boats, and has been proven to increase boat speed because of its permanently slick smooth surface. Unlike all conventional antifoulings, Cop-R-Bote has EPA acceptance for washing down and scrubbing without requiring the washings being removed for trade waste treatment.
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