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  1. May 11, 2023, 04:42 PM #1
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    Shot blasting marine growth - GIF

    Shot blasting marine growth.




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    I would think that this operation would be more closely related to the tide - do the upper portions at low tide then come back at high tide and do all the lower (now completely under water) portions. Getting battered by each wave looks miserable.

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    Looks like a job for a machine.
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    Nice clean finish afterward. Assuming it's a pier piling, how is it repainted?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dollar Bill View Post
    Nice clean finish afterward. Assuming it's a pier piling, how is it repainted?
    By using a product by the name of Hycote a 2 part epoxy specially formulated to be applied underwater. it has an exothermic curing principal
    https://www.seaward-marine.com/servi...sbandry/hycote



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