pink antifouling colour

tomarack · 25-05-2007

I am collecting data for my next model of 19. century puffer or coaster.
There but appeared a question about antifouling colour too.
As I read, the basic colour should be a pink antifouling. When saw some "old models of puffers" at photos from Model Exposition 2007 in Paris(Model boat mayhem gallery), I did not found this colour there,but red lead oxide colours mainly. I believe that pink colour can be more proper than red lead oxide etc for 19 century ships, which is (as I believe)question of the late 20.century mainly.
A friend of mine wrote , he was painting his steel boat wit such pink stuff (when in London in sixties).
Can you add some words about this matter?I put this question on <ships nostalgia >forum ,neverheless I´m expecting some more answers here too.Click here =>

http://home.att.net/~ShipmodelFAQ/Re...lingPaint.html

here I found some words about <salmon pink antifouling>,but for US ships mainly(??)But I am not sure what pink hue this colour should be anyway. As a enclosure I put photos of cardboard model of Inchcolm puffer by Richard Noakes from Perth.
Thanks for help. Tom

**Bunkerbarge** · 25-05-2007

I would suggest that anti-fouling would not be commonly found as far back as the 60's and even when it was first introduced, being a relatively expensive paint, it would probably not have been found on many puffers.

It's very action of degrading at it's surface gives it a set life span and up to the end of the second world war anti fouling paints were only lasting 18 months, it wasn't until the 1980's that this had risen to 2-3 years.

This type of vessel were generally hard worked to make a profit and did not enjoy the luxury of much money being available for maintenance so the cheapest type of coatings would be used and as hull fouling would not be a major concern on a puffer, bearing in mind hull efficiency was never really a consideration when propelling a brick through the water!!

I would tend to think that for the vast majority of puffers good old red lead paint would be a much more appropriate colour for the hull.

tomarack · 26-05-2007

Thanks Richard,
mhm,I think you are right anyway,nevertheless what colour hue can be such pink stuff ? Tom

**Bunkerbarge** · 26-05-2007

The stuff I have seen on a cruise ship hull is exactly that, a light matt pink finish. I would use a white and add very small quantities of red until you achieve it.

Here is a slightly darker variety as used on yachts:

http://www.sailingnow.com/mag/gear/c...ma/optima.html

tag · 27-05-2007

Hi tomarack
Its also possable they could have been painted with 'coal'or 'Tar' varnish very similar to smooth car underseal if thats of any help

new to trains · 29-05-2007

one of our club members has a caldercraft joffre tug with the pink anti fouling on it, - the colour i understand was as specified in the building plans by the kit manufacturer ... next time i see him i will ask what colour it was....

tomarack · 29-05-2007

Thanks for help,this pink colour seems to be very...very uncommon anyway.
I thought this stuff was more used, indeed. Tom

tag · 03-06-2007

sorry for late reply when I last anti fouled our boat its started of red not quite red oxide and as the paint layer wears it goes a pinkish shade towards the boot topping wher there is most wear and oxidation plus U/V damage if thats of any use