IPS and Bottom Paint

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Any IPS Users on here?
What do you paint your IPS drives with?
What do you paint your boat's bottom with?
I normally use Petit Hydrocoat on bottom of paint and I was thinking of using Trilux on IPS drives. Propspeed is recommended but have heard mixed results on that. Also drives look like they were previously painted with something black which would not be propspeed.
 
While I've never used PropSpeed on an IPS drive, I have used it on quite a few boats and their running gear and had very good luck with it. If it's recommended for IPS drives I'd go with that.
 
Just about everything I've read about PropSpeed tells me it's about as good as you can get, but it is expensive and labor intensive.
I use the Pettit Zinc Coat. I'm sure it's not as good, but cheap and easy to use.
 
Try this site:

www.yachtpaintforum.com/correct-antifouling-for-vp-ips-pods_topic556.html

Hope this helps
 
I have been using PropSpeed for years and it is the best stuff ever for my conditions.
 
I have previously used trilux product with poor results.I followed all directions,found it to be time consuming with all the prep and coatings. Last season I used prop speed and it was still coating my props at end of season. As far as cost goes, buy the larger volume packages.They are much cheaper in long run and you will have it on hand for furture usage.
 
I decided to go with Trilux.
I have it on there already and I met a guy who has IPS and boats in same areas I do.
He used propspeed and had poor results and switched to Trilux and had better.
I always had good luck with Trilux when I had outdrives.
I think it depends on where you boat.
We really do not get alot of fouling by us.
It's usually more of a slime than a baranacle.
I think it also depends on how much you move your boat!!!
I have seen boats sit where the stuff growing on prop connects to the stuff growing on the dock!
 
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