Painting factory non-skid surfaces

[fishingdan]

I am helping a friend to refinish his 1985 boston whaler montauk. The boat was previously painted and it needs to be done again. <br /><br />What is the best way to prep and paint the diamond shaped non-skid on the floor?

 

[32Deuce]

Re: Painting factory non-skid surfaces

If its diamond plate were talking about its gonna be a lil hard to prep. You can always get a heat gun to try and peel away the old paint. Prep is the most important part for good adhesion. Sand it smooth with a 220 grit abrasive paper. Use a laquer thinner Before you paint to remove any oil or other deposits that may be there. Its best to apply the paint in several thin coats than two heavy coats. If you buzz bomb it get it even, otherwise a good sprayer is best. Polyuerethane is good and if its not going to be wet a lot a one poly mix should be good, otherwise go for a two poly.

 

[ondarvr]

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If the old paint in the non skid is sticking well, then just use a stiff wire brush to scuff the surface. If the old paint is peeling, then use a pressure washer first.

 

[Boatbk]

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I just purchased a 1987 Wellcraft 25' Sportsman. The cockpit and helm diamond floor have a few spider cracks and a few very small places where the light grey gel coat is worn through to the fiberglass underneath. I was thinking or hoping i could paint it with some sort of flat, dull no shine light grey paint without abrasive grit that would hold up to the foot traffic and hide these small spots. Any ideas on what kind, and brand of epoxy or paint i should use? And the prep work that should be done. <br />Thanks in advance.

 

[Boatbk]

Re: Painting factory non-skid surfaces

Originally posted by WLK:<br /> I just purchased a 1987 Wellcraft 25' Sportsman. The cockpit and helm diamond floor have a few spider cracks and a few very small places where the light grey gel coat is worn through to the fiberglass underneath. I was thinking or hoping i could paint it with some sort of flat, dull no shine light grey paint without abrasive grit that would hold up to the foot traffic and hide these small spots. Any ideas on what kind, and brand of epoxy or paint i should use? And the prep work that should be done. <br />Thanks in advance.

 

[BLU LUNCH]

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I'm restoring the interior of my 74 Wellcraft V-20 Steplift it also had the diamond non-skid floor it was worn thru in spot and badly yellowed: here's what I did to fix it, strip out the boat as much as you wish the more the easier it will be to work with. Power wash the entire insides.The interior had a pile of screw holes everywhere I filled them with Marine-Tex and sanded smooth. Next Interlux makes a fiberglass solvent wash this will remove all old mold release and de-wax the paint completely you use 2 rags and bronze wool to scuff the paint, one rag to wet about 2x2 ft area scuff good with the wool then wipe clean with a dry clean rag, the idea is the all the old wax and garbage remains suspended in the fluid to aid in wiping , it evaporates real slow it worked well. I used Pettit white primer and Pettit 3173 Easypoxy in white I did the entire interior and cap center console and seat with 2 quarts of primer and 2 quarts of paint.I did the deck twice the last time Pettit sells a non-skid rubber based addative for the paint I finished painting yesterday the boat needs to be re-assembled.Oh ya I rolled it on with a 3/8 nap roller..Ted

 

[BLU LUNCH]

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[BLU LUNCH]

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[fishingdan]

Re: Painting factory non-skid surfaces

An update to my situation: <br /><br />I washed down the non-skid with Interlux solvent wash as mentioned above. I then took a wire brush and scrubbed the floor to clean and scuff the non-skid. I then used solvent wash again to clean it off. <br /><br />I decided to use System Three primer and the System Three 2-part lpu top-coat. Both went on nicely. <br /><br />The System Three paint line is very nice to use because it is a water-borne product and doesn't have the heavy solvents of the other brands. Out of the can it is not as high-gloss as the solvent based products, but you can get nice finish with a little buffing. The best thing is that you don't need to wear a respirator and look like darth vader while painting the boat.

 

[LUISJGC]

Re: Painting factory non-skid surfaces

HEY Blu Lunch <br /> isnt it amaizing what a little paint can do....?