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ZO-HP Antifouling Paint

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Price: $274.95

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New: Rated "Excellent After 6 Months" by Practical Sailor Magazine, March 2010 Issue

Product Description:

ePaint ZO-HP is a high-performance antifouling paint recommended for all boats in fresh and salt water. ZO-HP offers excellent antifouling protection in even the harshest tropical environments. ZO-HP is the only antifouling paint formulated with space-age fluoro-polymers to provide the lowest friction surface possible when wet; as a result ZO-HP is the best paint choice for the serious racing sailor. ZO-HP also features a hybrid finish that offers the best of both hard and ablative type antifouling paints. Like all ePaint’s, ZO-HP is copper-free and will not cause corrosion on aluminum hulls or metal parts. Rather than following the archaic method used to leach toxicants into our waters, ZO-HP features the environmentally approved active ingredient Zinc Omadine® to prevent grass, slime, algae, and bacteria and E-Paint’s patented photoactive technology to deter the settling and attachment of hard shell-type organisms.

Uses:
> For salt and fresh waters
> Cruising & racing sailboats
> Powerboats
> Racers who want to obtain a hard, fast, sleek racing finish
> For drag reduction and fuel savings
> Boats that are frequently hauled and launched by trailer

Features:

> High performance antifouling protection
> Perfect choice for boats in high fouling tropical waters
> Proprietary fluoro-polymer coating chemistry for the fastest racing finish!
> The most advanced antifouling technology
> Formulated with Zinc Omadine® for the most advanced slime control
> Features E-Paint's proprietary photo-active technology

     > Copper-free, will not promote corrosion on metal
     > Hybrid self-polishing finish incorporates benefits of both hard and ablative-type paints
         > Paint will become thinner with time
         > Paint may be maintenance scrubbed without taking off paint
> Compatible over most popular antifoulants and barrier coats
> Unlimited dry to launch time

Technical Overview:

Coverage: 275 ft2 /gal, 70 ft2/qt
Available colors: White, gray, and safety orange
Packaging: Single component, available in quarts, gallons, and five gallon pails (call for pricing and availability)
Thinners: E-Paint EP-13 or EP-15 VOC exempt thinner (CA)
Method of Application: Traditional painting techniques; roll, brush, or spray
Finish: Eggshell-like finish
Recommended Number of Coats: 2 or 3 full coats with additional coats around waterline, leading edges, and high wash areas.
Average Service Life: Single season (multiple season service life possible with touch up around water-line and leading edges)
Compatibility: Fiberglass, aluminum, wood, outboards, outdrives, trim tabs, most popular traditional bottom paints and barrier coats.
Safe for Aluminum and Metal?: Yes; prime bare metal first with E-Paint EP-Prime 1000
Safe to Haul In and Out of Water?: Yes
Dry to Re-coat Time: 4 hours @ 90oF, 6 hours @ 70oF, 8 hours @ 50oF
Dry to Launch Time: not critical
To Re-coat Next Season: clean and abrade with 80 grit sand paper
Not Recommended For: painting over super-soft ablatives, people that want to go slow

Detailed Technical & Safety Information:

Save & Print Technical Data Sheet and Easy Application Guide Here
To obtain an ZO-HP MSDS please contact an ePaint Representative at 1-800-598-2998.

Considerations:

> Due to the photo-active nature of ZO-HP, additional coats around the waterline strongly recommended to extend service life.
> For easier application at cool or warm temperatures, or for spray application, reduce with E-Paint EP-13 or EP-15 (VOC exempt) thinners
> For a racing finish spray application is recommended. ZO-HP may be wet sanded and polished to a mirror like finish if roll applied; note it will take several days for paint to harden to a point where it will readily sand and not gum up paper, especially if applied at cool temperatures.

Other:

E-Paint ZO-HP coating technology was developed, uses materials from, and is proudly produced in the USA. Please contact an E-Paint representative at 1-800-258-5998 for more information.