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Article: A new weapon to fight slime: Maine lobstermen have discovered a new application for Krylon's Iron Guard paint.
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- National Fisherman
- Article date:
- May 1, 2005
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At the Maine Fishermen's Forum in Rockport, Maine, there always seems to be a few fishermen in front of a table that is--from a marketing standpoint--rather sparsely outfitted: a couple of cans of paint and some literature.
But then again, the manufacturer of Krylon's Iron Guard industrial paint doesn't even want to know that the paint is being used by some Maine lobstermen, says Ken Regier, a manufacturer's representative with Amval Associates, which handles Krylon paint.
Iron Guard, a latex paint, is known as a direct-to-metal paint and is used to coat such things as ornamental iron, cylinders, metal buildings and piping, but not Styrofoam lobster ...