Scotchbrite

[pessimist]

Having hauled out to find a complete coating of barnacles with a large side order of mussels I think our Coppercoat needs livening up. I've seen lots of post advising the use of Scotchbrite but have two questions -

1. Which grade is required?

2. Where do I buy it?

Thanks,

Colin

 

[Daydream believer]

2. Where do I buy it?

Scottish university

Failing that an ironmongers, paint depot or a supermarket. basically they are just nylon dishwashing pads
personally i prefer wet & dry but very fine grade- 180 grit or more

 

[duncan99210]

When we did this we used wet and dry to do this somewhere about 200 grit. Just a light touch and it did well over the next few years.

 

[JumbleDuck]

2. Where do I buy it?

I used to buy a generic equivalent from Screwfix, but they don't seem to do it any more. Amazon have the Real Thing: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Scotch-Brite-Scratch-Multi-purpose-Scourer/dp/B000R3KCNU

 

[Ardenfour]

Certainly comes in various grades, but more to it, I think, than mere dishwasher pads. I have a couple of sheets of black material designated 'paint remover', and it's like a coarse sandpaper, much harder than nylon.

 

[yoda]

brown is what the company gave me at a boat show when I asked the question. not sure where to buy.

Yoda

 

[sarabande]

if you go into any tool hire company and ask nicely for any used floor scrubbing pads, they sell them off at about a £5 each for a 60cm dia pad. Various grades and toughness available.

New hires have to have new pads.