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It looks like Comastic is no longer manufactured, due to the new regulations banning coal tar from Jan 2019. Does anyone know of a supplier who still has some in stock please? My boat has been blacked with Comastic from new, and I would like to carry on using it for as long as possible.

Richard

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17 hours ago, Ryeland said:

It looks like Comastic is no longer manufactured, due to the new regulations banning coal tar from Jan 2019. Does anyone know of a supplier who still has some in stock please? My boat has been blacked with Comastic from new, and I would like to carry on using it for as long as possible.

Richard

Yes I recently found this out which dismays me.  I have some left but it will be gone next year. Not on our hull thats good old bitumen but comastic is bloody good deck  paint.

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Just now, JerryP said:

So whats going to be the best alternative now Comastic is no longer available ?

I still prefer good old tried and tested bitumen. Present boat is now ten years old and had bitumen every two years since new by first owner and twice now by me. The hull is still totaly mint, a forum member blacked it at his yard and remarked how good it is. I do use comastic for  the  well deck as it dries hard.

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  • 1 month later...

Our boat had Comastic from new. We are booked in for blacking in July and have chosen SML Balastic Black. Looking forward to seeing our 4 year old boat out of the water for the first time. 

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20 hours ago, George and Dragon said:

Somewhat dismayed by this: my medicated shampoo for psoriasis contains coal tar :(

The EU banned have all non-prescription products containing coal tar. Tea tree oil has been substituted. Maybe your GP can prescribe something for you ?

Apparently some of the West Indian specialist food shops still (illegally) supply Coal tar based products (Soap etc)

 

Allegedly Brixton market is 'full of it'.

 

The UK is a major manufacturer of coal tar based products but they are manufactured only 'for export to non-EU countries'

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