| I have heard good things about this premium paint from other boat owners so I have been keen to try it.
Up until now I have been put off by the cost, but it seems time to see if it is worth the extra and can
keep Touchstone from getting progressively more sluggish as the season progresses.
The first thing to note about Optima is that it is water based, don't apply it if it looks like rain or you need
to go in the water quickly, it will just run off! At 80 quid a tin this is best learnt from someone
else's experience. Optima comes as a two-pack, a white base and a lurid red activator. The activator is added to the base tin and stirred
thoroughly until it is evenly mixed, then you go away and have a cup of tea whilst the bubbles subside. Then you apply it,
a roller is recommended, I used a brush.
Being water-based it is thin and quick to apply, covering well. Overcoating times depend on temperature
but in May in the UK I really needed to wit until the next day. when freshly applied, it is a violent
pink, but it seems to calm down with time and it's underwater (you hope) most of the time so this is
bearable. One bonus of a water based paint is that it washes out under the tap, so no expensive purchase
of thinners is necessary to clean yourseld and your brushes.
Price :
I paid £71.97 for 2.0L
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