VC 17m EXTRA Thin Film Antifouling

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Antifouling for difficult fouling areas. This exceptional paint has a smooth finish which minimizes drag and doens't need any sanding.
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by Anders S.
Best antifouling for sailboats. Gives a smooth surface. In the autumn just wash off with high pressure and then paint again in the next spring. Freie Übersetzung des SVB-Teams: Das beste Antifouling für Segelboote. Hinterläßt eine glatte Oberfläche. Einfach im Herbst mit Hochdruck abwaschen und im Frühling neu anpinseln.
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by Arunas M.
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Easy processing with the foam roller, unfortunately, the foam dissolves relatively quickly. Good protection against fouling.
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by Karin K.
I am convinced of the product. Everything great
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Antifouling for difficult fouling areas. This exceptional paint has a smooth finish which minimizes drag and doens't need any sanding. Coverage: about 11 m²/liter. Thinner: VC GENERAL THINNER.

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Chris B.
by Chris B. Flag of Belgium 8/7/2015 Variant: 66201
good performance, but requires good follow-up
We are now using VC-17m since 6 years. The transition from a conventional antifouling to this one is a heavy process (all antifouling needs to be removed, new epoxy coatings to be applied after which you can apply the VC17m). Once you are on VC17m you only have a very limited number of antifoulings you can still use, so basically you have to stick with it. The product however is very easy to apply: you normally (see further) only have to clean the hull with a detergent, rinse, let it dry and you can start. Moreover the product is as liquid as white spirit. With 2 people a 40ft is done in one hour. By the time you are at the end, you can start your next layer as it dries very quickly.
Once we kept the boat in the water for more than 12 months. That was a disaster as we had to sand the hull completely to remove the rests of barnacles. Since then we get the boat out of the water twice per year to clean it and put 2 new layers, wich is basically a job of half a day.
Finally I allmost forgot the main reason to go for this product: it is soooooo smooth. But you will only benefit from this smoothness if you get the boat out of the water and put a new layer once you see there is some growth.
Claus O.
by Claus O. Flag of Denmark 5/4/2015 Verified purchase Variant: 66201
Best antifouling available
Wolf S.
by Wolf S. Flag of Germany 4/13/2015 Verified purchase Variant: 66201
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Product is ok \ r \ nOnly the packaging is a disaster. We could not open the decker by turning it or opening it. Ultimately only a sharp knife helped to remove the plastic lid. Promptly the copper bag was damaged. The mixed color was then ok And was easy to process.
Per F.
by Per F. Flag of Sweden 1/21/2015 Verified purchase Variant: 66200
It.s a plesure to use this VC17 and to know that you are gong to be out of problem when you take the boat upp at autum.
RIVIERE J.
by RIVIERE J. Flag of France 12/17/2014 Verified purchase Variant: 66201
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Livraison rapide, coût très correct
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Gintautas A. | Apr 23, 2021 Flag of English
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Hello! Can I get 2lr. of VC 17m EXTRA Thin Film Antifouling. Colour -Copper?

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Cory V. | Apr 23, 2021
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Dear customer, please send an inquiry to [email protected] for an offer. Thanks.

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Andrejs R. | Apr 23, 2021
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Copper color is on an fresh air, after coating. When boat is immersed, color getting graphite.

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Björn K. | Apr 23, 2021
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Will get black in water

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Manuel S. | Apr 23, 2021
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Copper colour stays before immersion. On water copper oxidizes and turn gray. That’s normal. It is a very good antifouling. I’ve been using it the last three years, works nicely on my J109.

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Morten Tony H. | Apr 23, 2018 Flag of English
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Hello, can VC17m be applied on other epoxies than VC Tar, say Hempel's Hempadur? Thanks

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Hans G. | Apr 23, 2018
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Hans G. Sweden I am not sure and i would not take the risk.

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Lars S. | Apr 23, 2018
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Yes, I,m pretty shure that it works, I have used VC-17M on my last 4 sailingboats during a period of 35 years, also on other epoxies than VC-Tar. However, read the instructions on the epoxi carefully, sometimes there is a timelimit on how late you can apply the VC-17M without the need of grinding/sanding the surface.

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Mikael S. | Apr 23, 2018
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I would absolutely not try Hempadur as an underwater primer as base for VC-17M. But you can without doubt use Hempels Light Primer. If your plan is to use VC-17M as antifouling why not use the recommended primer?

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