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Luckily we’re the only ones out of the water during that time ? It isn’t heated unfortunately so we’ll have to hope we get some warm weather ?

They’ll have us out of the water at sun up, so I’d say around 7am ish? Id be guessing but I’d estimate 2-3 hours jet wash and wire brush? There are two of us too so that should help.

I’ve spoken with SML and the Ballastic Black takes 12 hours @ 23 degrees C per coat. We have Thursday AM until Monday AM. Thurs - wire brush water line & jet wash by 9am. First blacking coat immediate after the hull is dry. 4pm? Friday - 1pm second coat Saturday - 10am third coat (temperature dependent, if not 1pm third coat) Approximately 44 hours drying time before going back into the water, this seems feasible to us providing the hull dries after jet washing? I’ve no experience at DIY blacking either ? should we brush the first coat on? If we could we’d change the location but everywhere is too busy now so 4 days is unfortunately the best we can do. Does it sound a reasonable plan to you chaps?

Ok thanks guys appreciate all the advice.

Ok thanks for your advice, unfortunately I’m only in dry dock for 4 days, I wonder then maybe if this product isn’t ideal for my situation. ? what would happen if I was to apply the SML Black over pressure washed old intertuf 16 I wonder?

Hello everyone, I’m new to the forum, and I’m hoping to learn a little bit about SML Ballastic Black hull blacking. Has anybody on here got any experience of the product? My boat is due for blacking in September, I’ve been recommended this by a few boaters now and just wanted further opinions before ordering the product. Thanks ? Product description; Ballastic Black Premium Hull Blacking is a waterproof, high build bitumen coating that is ideal for use below the waterline as a hull blacking on narrow boats, canal boats and for vessels on the inland waterways. Bitumen products such as Ballastic Black provide an extremely flexible coating it can be applied on to bare steel or over existing bitumen based coatings. Ballastic Black has a higher percentage of volume solids than Intertuf 16, Comastic and Rylards Rytex. This means that when applied at the same spreading rate Ballastic Black will provide a thicker coating (in some cases 30% thicker) which will give better corrosion protection.