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