{"id":3670,"date":"2024-06-11T14:47:52","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T18:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bottompaintstore.com\/blog\/?p=3670"},"modified":"2024-06-11T15:04:23","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T19:04:23","slug":"bottom-paint-calculator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bottompaintstore.com\/blog\/paint-calculators\/bottom-paint-calculator\/","title":{"rendered":"Bottom Paint Calculator"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000080;\">How Much Hard Bottom Paint Does Your Boat Need?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Ensuring your boat\u2019s hard bottom is properly protected is crucial for maintaining its performance and longevity. Our easy-to-use calculator below provides estimates for the amount of bottom paint required to adequately cover your boat. Please note this is a guide and to check your boat&#8217;s manufacturer guidelines as well as the product specifications on each of our website product pages for precise details.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Hard Bottom Paint<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Also known as &#8220;hard antifouling paint,&#8221; this type of paint creates a tough, hard coating on the hull that does not wear away easily.<\/li>\n<li>It is often composed of a high concentration of biocides, such as copper oxide, which are embedded in a hard, durable resin.<\/li>\n<li>Hard bottom paint is excellent for boats that move at high speeds or are kept in the water year-round, as it effectively prevents the growth of organisms without wearing down quickly.<\/li>\n<li>It requires more effort to remove and repaint than ablative paint and typically involves sanding down the old layers once they are no longer effective.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3671 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bottompaintstore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/boat-paint-calculator-chart.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"637\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bottompaintstore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/boat-paint-calculator-chart.jpg 909w, https:\/\/www.bottompaintstore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/boat-paint-calculator-chart-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bottompaintstore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/boat-paint-calculator-chart-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bottompaintstore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/boat-paint-calculator-chart-624x429.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bottompaintstore.com\/boat-bottom-paint-hard-bottom-paint-c-13523_13528.html\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">See Our List of Hard Marine Bottom Paints<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"http:\/\/w.sharethis.com\/widget\/?wp=6.9.7\"><\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How Much Hard Bottom Paint Does Your Boat Need? Ensuring your boat\u2019s hard bottom is properly protected is crucial for maintaining its performance and longevity. Our easy-to-use calculator below provides estimates for the amount of bottom paint required to adequately cover your boat. Please note this is a guide and to check your boat&#8217;s manufacturer [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":822,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[691],"tags":[692,693],"class_list":["post-3670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-paint-calculators","tag-bottom-paint-calculator","tag-hard-bottom-paint-calculator"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bottompaintstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bottompaintstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bottompaintstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bottompaintstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/822"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bottompaintstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3670"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.bottompaintstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3670\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3679,"href":"https:\/\/www.bottompaintstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3670\/revisions\/3679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bottompaintstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bottompaintstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bottompaintstore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}