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Hello - first post here

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 drop your roller and brush and rubber gloves in the bag - all done no mess and no clearing up.

How was that?

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

Welcome aboard Moody.

Get Nick to do it!

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Get Nick to do it!

And how exactly am I supposed to stop his drips?

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

I use Tiger Extra which works well in these soft southern parts - says on tin £79.95 but sold locally for £53.50.

[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.....

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

It helps having a mooring in a river bed too!

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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 )