Antifouling paints prevent barnacles, algae, shellfish and other marine organisms from attaching to the ship bottom. Attachment increases navigation resistance, raises fuel consumption and accelerates hull corrosion. Main technical routes: self-polishing type (resin slowly hydrolyzes in seawater, surface continuously renews, antifouling agent releases stably, suitable for high-speed, long dry-docking interval ocean-going vessels); tin-free self-polishing type (contains no organotin, complies with IMO conventions and national regulations, currently the mainstream choice for newbuildings and dry-docking repairs); and silicone foul-release type (low surface energy makes attachment difficult for marine organisms, suitable for high-speed vessels and applications requiring frequent dry-docking). Selection depends on four points: navigation area and water temperature, design speed, dry-docking interval (determines antifouling agent release rate and film thickness), and the compatible anti-corrosion primer system. Compatibility between antifouling paint and primer is critical; incompatibility causes whole-layer peeling. This page summarizes original manufacturer technical data for antifouling paints from various brands.
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