MiOzinc Piant -worlds best paint for marine steel? or too good to be true?

[eightyape]

Im looking round for the best thing to paint my steel boat with something i wont have to repaint for as long as possible...
...so i did some research...rather a lot in fact..
I thought I had decided on epoxy mastic and just before i went ahead and ordered the stuff i discovered these guys.
www.tridentcoatings.co.uk/
and there Moisture Curing Urethane (MCU) paint system,
....never heard of it? neither had I.
Apparently...Its a moisture curing Urethane that has corrosion protection second to none
, its tough, recoatable with no time constraints, goes on in practically any environment(down to 12c and in high humidities, dries to water tight in a half hour, it will stick to almost all other most coatings including lead )and more importantly hand prepped steel and flash rusted steel rather than the bare metal SA standard epoxy mastic needs to get good adhesion.
sounds too good to be true???
but im goign t o give it a blast i think...
Anyone have any experience with this stuff, from what i can see you dont need experience much as its seemingly a wonder paint system that sticks like the proverbial to the boat.

By all accounts its not quite as tuff as the epoxy mastic- it seems to be an overcoat of epoxy on top of this stuff is the ultimate finish for steel in a marine environment.
Similar paints are produced under the Wasser name in America...but these trident guys have the exclusive distributor rebadging rights in the uk and not even the local specialist UHP blasting service knew what it was when i asked them, he told me “Dont tell anyone about this stuff you will put me out of a job!”
unlucky... if a paint is really this good then everyone should be using it!
This is a guy who takes on some very big blasting jobs too and he was entirely oblivious to the stuff!

MCU is a technology that has been around a while and has recently had some refinements that make it a superior coating for steel over epoxymastic in many ways it seems.
It behaves some what like “cold galvanising” zinc paint- the difference being the “white” metal conditions you need to apply other chemistries for effective corrosion protection.
They are using it on oil rigs and ships and arent marketing it to small time users but rustoleum have something similar but apparently not as good- its all to do with the micaceous iron oxide by reading the data sheets and the fact its moisture curing means you can paint in the damp!

Just postng to see if anyone knew about this stuff and whether the stuff passes the test of the claims made for it.
Im treating the boat to a good prep and salt removal anyway so the paint is secondary to this but if this stuff sticks for 25yrs like they claim (patchwork withstanding) then im using it and so should the rest of the world who are still slopping epoxy on and spending a fortune on blasting services!
anyone?

 

[Carioca]

FWIW I also have been experimenting with products from Trident although in my case not on steel but with a view to restoring a Fibreglass hull with minimum effort. I am using MIO Mastic as a primer straight onto the fibreglass deck. In the one area I have used this it was applied on a dull moist day using a roller went on easily and cured quickly, so far it has appears to live up to the claims made for it.
Even more exciting from my perspective is the MCU clear coat it is my intention to lightly cut back the gell coat which due to aeration is beyond normal polishing and "varnish" it using clear coat.
Havn't done that on the hull yet but I have experimented on a piece of well weathered Fibreglass which was originally blue but had weatherd to look almost white, Cut back with 400 wet and dry and applied MCU clearcoat with a roller tipped out with a brush. The result was impressive the FG had reverted to it's original blue with a gloss, equivalent in my judgment to Awlgrip, and apparently just as hard, having bashed the sample with a selection of tools and bits of metal likely to chip it with little damage.
It does seem to me that this product is a small boat owners dream when it comes to painting for ease of application and results.
Colour range seem's to be a bit problematical as do small quantities. If buying in large containers I would suggest decanting into smaller plastic containers and squeeze the air out as you use it, the moisture in any air trapped in a container will start to cure the remaining paint. Probably considerably harder storing it than applying it

carioca

 

[Conachair]

Not tried that but did try por 15. Not great, only ever use 2 part epoxy now. With 2 part polyurethane car paint for top coats. In general 2 part doesn't like going on top of single part so stick that on your boat and your locked into single part wherever you are in the world, good paint isn't always easy to get hold of.

Good download here http://www.lulu.com/shop/scott-frat...it-yourself-guide/ebook/product-18718097.html
The ameron primer he raves about is great for areas where you can't sandblast. And the high build stuff is good, 1 to 1 mix and fast overcoat time.

From experience there is no ultimate steel boat finish, but 2 part epoxy is as good as it gets.

 

[sarabande]

80ape - can we have a clear understanding that you have no commercial or personal affiliation with this paint, its manufacturers, or its distributors please ?

Not being nasty, just seeking verification of your independence.