First Coat Tie Coat Primer
Excellent tie coat primer to prepare surfaces previously coated with antifouling paints for painting with Eco-Clad® or Eco-Clad® FastCoat™. Eco-Clad® First Coat Primer can be applied over most common bottom paints with proper preparation (the exception being Teflon™ containing or extremely soft coatings). Check the Eco-Clad® Compatibility Chart to confirm that the Eco-Clad® system is compatible with your old bottom paint.
The polymer used to produce Eco-Clad® First Coat Primer is based on renewable resources. Total renewable content is 12% by weight.
- High solids / Low VOC tie coat
- Polymer based on renewable resources
- Single-coat application
- Easy to apply
- Apply by spray, roller or brush
Technical Details
Wet Film Thickness: 5 mils
Theoretical Coverage: 320 ft2 per gallon
Application: Roller/Brush or Spray
Clean Up: Mineral Spirits
Packaging: One US Gallon
Colors: Robin’s Egg Blue
How Much Eco-Clad® First Coat Primer Do I Need?
The table below is an estimate of the number of gallons of First Coat Primer needed for a typical power and sail boat. Actual amount of paint required may vary based on specific vessel shape. To estimate how much paint is required, calculate the wetted surface area (For a power boat, the wetted surface area is approximately 0.85 x length over all (or LOA) x beam). Then divide by the theoretical coverage of 320 square feet per gallon. Finally add about 10% for losses. For example, a 30 foot power boat with a 10 foot beam has a wetted surface area of about 0.85 x 30 x 10 = 255 square feet. Total paint required would be (255/320) or about 0.8 gallons plus 10% to account for losses for a total amount needed of 0.9 gallons.
| Power Boat | ||||||||||||
| LOA (Feet) | ||||||||||||
| Beam (feet) | 20 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 55 | 60 | 65 | 70 | 75 |
| 6 | 0.3 | |||||||||||
| 8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | |||||||||
| 10 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.3 | |||||||
| 12 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.6 | ||
| 14 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.1 | |||
| 16 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.5 | ||||||
| 18 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | |||||||||
| Sailboat | ||||||||||||
| LOA (Feet) | ||||||||||||
| Beam (feet) | 20 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 55 | 60 | 65 | 70 | 75 |
| 6 | 0.3 | |||||||||||
| 8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | |||||||||
| 10 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 | |||||||
| 12 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.2 | ||
| 14 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.5 | |||
| 16 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.9 | ||||||
Thoroughly read the Product Data Sheet and Material Safety Data Sheet prior to applying.
