Patent ID: 7482394

Claim:
A fiber reinforced antifouling paint or paint base, comprising: a) 2 to 20 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of aldehyde resin of an aluminium di-secalkoxide acetoacetic ester chelate (Component A) represented by the following formula (I): (R 1 O) 2 —Al—(CH 3 —CO—CH 2 —CO—O—R 2 ) wherein R 1 represents a secalkyl group having 3 to 10 carbon atoms or a cycloalkyl group; and R 2 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms or a cycloalkyl group; and b) 0.5 to 8 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of aldehyde resin of a monoalkoxy organotitanate-IV (Component B) represented by the following formula (II): R 3 —O—Ti(—X) 3 wherein R 3 is a monovalent organic group having from 2 to 30 carbon atoms or a substituted derivative thereof; X independently represents an acylate group, a sulfonic acid residue, a phosphoric acid residue or a pyrophosphoric ester residue, or a mixture thereof, and wherein the total amount of said aldehyde resin plus said Component B is between about 15% and about 45% based upon the total weight of the paint or paint base.