Antifoul - how not to get in so much of a mess

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Antifoul - how not to get in so much of a mess

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Hello - first post here :D

Everyone's favourite job coming up soon! Get a large carrier bag and put it over the roller tray. Pour the AF on the bag. When you are done just turn the bag inside out - a clean tray :D :D drop your roller and brush and rubber gloves in the bag - all done no mess and no clearing up. 8)

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No' bad furra noob but how will it stop the drips getting inside my sleeve and running down my forearm?

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how will it stop drips gettin inside my sleeve

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:idea: Get Nick to do it! :wink:
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Eh?

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Get Nick to do it!
And how exactly am I supposed to stop his drips?
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Silkie wrote:No' bad furra noob but how will it stop the drips getting inside my sleeve and running down my forearm?
Use a long handled roller or stick half a broom stick in the end of the handle.

of course if you will use cheap runny AF what do you expect :lol:

I use Tiger Extra which works well in these soft southern parts - says on tin £79.95 but sold locally for £53.50.
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[quote="Silkie"]No' bad furra noob but how will it stop the drips getting inside my sleeve and running down my forearm?quote]

Tear up a strip of rag (or two) - tie around your wrists - you end up with red / blue / whatever colour rings round your wrists but no paint up in your armpits..........

Good for when you are rubbing down with wet and dry as well.....
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No-drips this year

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I won't have any probs with messy antifouling this year as I only do the job alternate years so I won't bother doing it this year :lol: :lol: :lol:

It helps having a mooring in a river bed too!
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Scrubbable stuff

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We put three layers of XM on top of a primer layer before setting off for our Atlantic cruise. I scrubbed the hull (not the keel) three times - just from the water, nothing particularly strenuous - and there was nothing left in places, particullllllarly round the waterline.

If/when we go again would I be better off with hard a/f and if so do I have to take all the old stuff off? I want something that can be left for maybe a couple of years but scrubbed regularly using a mask and snorkel (and a sponge or similar scrubby implement, before someone says something )
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