Painting The Drive And Underwater Hull - Volvo Penta MD2010 Instruction Book

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Painting the drive and underwater
hull
Drive
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 thin-
ners or similar. Any pores in the surface should be
filled and sanded down. Paint using Volvo Penta orig-
inal primer and topcoat. Let the paint dry. A further
two coats of Volvo Penta anti-fouling primer should
then be applied. Let them dry. A further two coats of
Volvo Penta anti-fouling should then be applied.
IMPORTANT! The sacrificial anodes on the
drive must not be painted or treated with Teflon.
This also applies to stainless or bronze propel-
lers.
Use of anti-fouling agents is not permitted in all coun-
tries. Please make sure that it is permitted where
your boat is to be used. If anti-fouling agents are not
permitted we recommend that a pure Teflon®* agent
be applied onto the original paintwork on the drive
without sanding it down first.
*Teflon is the registered trademark of the Du Pont Corp.
Underwater hull
All types of paints with anti-fouling properties are
poisonous and cause damage to the marine environ-
ment. Avoid the use of such agents. Most countries
have introduced legislation controlling the use of anti-
fouling agents. Always abide by these regulations.
In some cases these agents are completely forbidden
for use on leisure craft used in fresh water. If the boat
is easy to take up on land then we recommend Teflon
treatment combined with mechanical cleaning several
times during the season.
For larger craft this is not practicable. If the boat is in
an area where the water quickly produces fouling
then anti-fouling paints must probably be used. If this
is the case use a copper-based paint containing cop-
per cyanate and not copper oxide.
IMPORTANT! Leave an area of 10 mm around
the drive unpainted.
Tin-based agents (TBT) must not be used. Check the
legislation that applies where the boat is to be
used. Wait for the paint to dry before launching the
boat.