Color of Petitt 1959 Bronze Bottom Paint

[kwinsor]

I made some screw hole repairs and so I had to repaint sections of my bottom (the boat bottom ... that is) with a new coat of Petitt 1959 bronze bottom paint.

Just last year the bottom was painted with Petitt 1959.

The colors don't match. Last years color looks like coffee with a shot of milk and this years looks like a shinny penny. Will the new paint dull down?

Any advice short of painting the whole bottom? Thanks,

Ken

[pcford]

Will the new paint dull down?

Yes.

[StevenBauer]

Do the fish care?




Steven

[Dan McCosh]

The stuff gets much darker in the water. It also doesn't repel much.

[pcford]

The stuff gets much darker in the water. It also doesn't repel much.

If I recall correctly it is not antifouling...just bottom paint.

[Dan McCosh]

I think it's called "hard racing bronze", or some such. I tried it because I thought it looked cool, but it ended up covered with algae by the end of the season. On the other hand, all the rest of the stuff does anyway.

[pcford]

I think it's called "hard racing bronze", or some such. I tried it because I thought it looked cool, but it ended up covered with algae by the end of the season.

Yes, I often use it on clients' boats. They like the shiny stuff...one ought to be able to scrub the algae at the waterline.

[rbgarr]

I made some screw hole repairs and so I had to repaint sections of my bottom

I was cleaning lint out of my navel once and it unscrewed. My ass fell off. Paint was the least of my problems.

Sorry, it's a (very) old joke.