Interlux®/Nautical® Anti-Fouling Bottom Paints

Super Epoxycop Ablative™

(This Product Compares to Interlux Micron)

Interlux® has discontinued the commercial Epoxycop line.

Product Description: Super Epoxycop Ablative™ (41.97% copper) with Slime Fighter™ is a multi-season, hard ablative, anti-fouling paint, formulated with two biocides, that provides effective protection against barnacles, slime, algae and hydroids. It is recommended for high speed or low speed boats that are used in high-fouling salt or freshwater areas, or boats that remain in the water for prolonged periods between haulouts. Super Ablative paint wears away, resulting in a reduced build-up of old coatings and minimized sanding at re-application. This also allows the boat to be hauled and launched without re-coating. Super Ablative paint is for use below the waterline on fiberglass, wood alnd properly primed metal boat hulls and parts in fresh, salt, and brackish waters. Not for use on aluminum. When using multi-season bottom paints, boats can be hauled out and stored for extended periods of time and put back in the water without having to paint the bottom again, provided the bottom paint is still intact. Single season bottom paints are designed to be under water. After the boat is hauyled at the end of the season, the bottom must be re-coated in the spring in order to be effective anti-fouling bottom paint.

Ablative bottom paints work like a bar of soap. When they get wet, they start to do their job and expose toxins (usually copper) to prevent fouling. The paint wears away with time in the water, always exposing fresh toxin. When the boat is hauled from the water, the paint dries out and hardens and will stay that way until the boat is put back in the water. The life-span of ablative paint depends on how much paint was put on initially, how the boat is used, and the salt content of the water.