Painting the drive and keel Before treating the drive with anti-fouling agent any damaged paintwork must be repaired. Sand down metal surfaces lightly using a 120 grade paper and a finer grade for painted surfaces. Wash off using thinners or similar. Any pores in the surface should be filled and sanded down. Paint using Volvo Penta original primer and topcoat. Let the paint dry. Then apply at least two coats of Volvo Penta anti-fouling primer. Let them dry. A further two coats of Volvo Penta antifouling should then be applied. IMPORTANT The sacrificial anodes on the drive must not be painted over or treated with teflon. This also applies to stainless propellers.
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Use of anti-fouling agents is not permitted in all countries. Please make sure that it is permitted where your boat is to be used. If anti-fouling agents are not permitted we recommend that the drive is treated with pure teflon®* directly on the original paintwork without sanding down first. *teflon®
Paint the keel with a suitable paint or pure Teflon agent. All types of paints with anti-fouling properties are poisonous and more or less damaging to the marine environment. Avoid the use of such agents. Most countries have introduced legislation controlling the use of anti-fouling agents for paint boats. Always abide by these regulations. In some cases the agents are completely forbidden for use on leisure craft used in freshwater. If the boat is easy to take up on land then we recommend only teflon treatment combined with mechanical cleaning several times during the season. For larger craft this is not practical. If the boat is in an area where the water is favors fouling then anti-fouling probably must be used. If this is the case use a copper-based paint containing copper cyanate and not coppper oxide. Tin-based agents (TBT) must not be used. Check the legislation that applies where the boat is to be used. Do not paint nearer than 10 mm to the shield/drive. Wait for the paint to dry before launching the boat.
Teflon is the registered trademark of the Du Pont Corp.
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