The crane date is approaching and many boats need a fresh layer of anti-fouling protection on the underwater hull. If you want to stir up antifouling, two-component paints and primers, you will probably soon realise that standard plastic mixers cannot cope with the sediment. However, it is precisely this base at the bottom of the can that contains the important pigments or, in the case of antifouling, the biocides.
We have therefore made a metal mixer from half a pipe clamp with a threaded socket and a threaded rod. Clamped into a cordless screwdriver or drill, it makes a great stirrer. In contrast to manual stirring with a wooden stick, the working time is reduced enormously.
Klaus Breuer, Swisttal
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