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                        US Navy anti-foul blue color?

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                        seasick
                        • Member since
                          June 2004
                        • From: 29° 58' N 95° 21' W
                        Posted by seasick on Wednesday, August 14, 2013 11:08 PM

                        The blue stuff is touted as environmentally friendly but its part of a newer generation of anti-fouling coatings that the barnacles can't get a good grip on. It think its epoxy based.

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                        subfixer
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        • From: Spartanburg, SC
                        Posted by subfixer on Wednesday, August 14, 2013 7:28 AM

                        I used to get some of my best sleep in one.

                        I'm from the government and I'm here to help.

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                        GMorrison
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                          September 2012
                        Posted by GMorrison on Tuesday, August 13, 2013 7:41 PM

                        Man, think of those years of scaling off red lead, not to mention that it wears off pretty quickly in water.

                        I'm currently spending quality time in a former shipyard.

                         Modeling is an excuse to buy books.

                         

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                        subfixer
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        • From: Spartanburg, SC
                        Posted by subfixer on Tuesday, August 13, 2013 7:17 PM

                        It is a new anti-fouling paint being evaluated for fleet wide use. It is supposed to be environmentally friendly and easier to maintain. I think that it works like Teflon.

                        I'm from the government and I'm here to help.

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                        Tracy White
                        • Member since
                          August 2005
                        • From: EG48
                        Posted by Tracy White on Tuesday, August 13, 2013 3:40 PM

                        Port Royal was the only ship that got this (here's a photo for those not familiar). Most of the current anti-fouling paints are semi-gloss at least when fresh.

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                        CBHusky
                        • Member since
                          January 2005
                        • From: Wisconsin
                        US Navy anti-foul blue color?
                        Posted by CBHusky on Tuesday, August 13, 2013 10:29 AM

                        On the Net, I found various pics and posts which describe US Navy ships painted with a blue anti-fouling colored paint.
                        http://www.vaq34.com/junk/port-royal-sea-worthy.jpg
                        http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=34433&start=80
                        I'm tired of seeing the same old, same old red hull bottoms so common on ships. I want to paint the hull bottom of my LCS (Littoral Combat Ship) the same blue color that I found in the above pic.
                        What blue colors might be good from Testor, Tamiya, Floquil, or Pollyscale? I'd prefer acrylic, but can use enamal if needed. Are most real Navy ships painted with a flat, semi-gloss, or glossy red anti-fouling color? What should I use for my LCS?

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