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TABLE 27.2
Typical Marine Paint Systems for New Ships

Type of paint Coats Dry film thickness

1. Ships bottom
(a) Blast primer or holding primer 1 25 microns
(b) (i) Chlorinated rubber anticorrosive system 3 75 microns/coat
or
(ii) Vinylpitch anticorrosive system 3 75 microns/coat
or
(iii) Pitchepoxy 2 125 microns/coat
(c) (i) Economic antifouling 2 sides 50 microns/coat
or 1 flat bottom
(ii) Premium antifouling 2 sides 75 microns/coat
or 1 flat bottom
(iii) Advanced self-polishing antifouling 3 Depends on
speed/sailing
time/time
between docking
2. Boottop and topsides
(a) Conventional system based on:
(i) Water resistant vehicle incorporating 3 50 microns/coat
corrosion inhibiting pigments plus
(ii) Oleo-resinous vehicle gloss coat 1 40 microns
with good abrasion resistance
(b) High performance system based on:
(i) Two pack epoxy red oxide 1 25 microns
primer plus
(ii) Two pack epoxy high build 1 125 microns
coating plus
(iii) Two pack epoxy based gloss 2 50 microns/coat
finishing coat
3. Superstructureexternal
(a) Conventional system based on:
(i) Water resistant vehicle incorporating 2 50 microns/coat
corrosion inhibiting pigments plus
(ii) Alkyd resin vehicle undercoat plus 1 40 microns
(iii) Alkyd resin vehicle finishing coat with 1 40 microns
gloss and colour retention
(b) High performance system based on:
(i) Two pack epoxy red oxide primer plus 1 25 microns
(ii) Two pack epoxy high build coating plus 1 125 microns
(iii) Two pack polyurethane finishing coat 1 40 microns
with high chalk resistance, gloss and
colour retention
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Type of paint Coats Dry film thickness

4. Dry cargo holds

(i) Water resistant vehicle incorporating 2 50 microns/coat
corrosion inhibiting pigments plus
(ii) Oleo-resinous vehicle with aluminium 1 25 microns
flake pigment
5. Tankscrude oil
High performance two pack coal tar/epoxy 2 125 microns/coat
6. Tanksproduct and chemical tankers
(i) Two pack epoxy oxide primer 1 25 microns
(ii) Two pack epoxy high build coating 2 125 microns/coat

Further Reading
Any Old PaintNot Likely, The Naval Architect, July/August, 1985.
Daniel, A Study of Abrasive Blasted Surfaces and their Effect on Paint
Thicknesses, Trans. R.I.N.A., 1969.
Frederick, Surface Preparation of Ship Plate for New Construction,
R.I.N.A. Publication M.T.M., no. 3.
Introduction to Paint Technology, Oil and Colour Chemists Association.
Kulkarni, Ship-based Equipment to remove Marine Growth from the
Hull, The Naval Architect, October, 1973.
Lee, VLCC Ballast Tank Coatings: the Real Issues, The Naval Architect,
June, 1995.
Marine Corrosion Prevention 1994, Conference ProceedingsRoyal
Institution of Naval Architects Publication.
Marine Coatings: Efficiency, Economy and Long Life Remains Key Industry
Aims, The Naval Architect, February, 1987.
Morgan, Impressed Current Hull Protection, Shipbuilding and Shipping
Record, 10 March, 1966.
Paints for New-Generation Ships, The Naval Architect, June, 1998; June,
1999 and June, 2000.
Recommended Practice for Protection of Ships Underwater and Boot-
topping Plating from Corrosion and Fouling, B.S.R.A., 1966.
Rogers, Marine Corrosion, International Monographs on Corrosion Science
and Technology (Newnes, 1968).