Rubbery floor coating?

[ebsworj]

Hi guys i'm looking for a nice looking slightly rubbery floor paint for the inside of my 18' TideRunner. Its allready has the carpet out and a glassed in floor with a non skid painted surface but its kinda rough for bare feet. I think the former owner said he mixed sand in with the paint. It works well but it could use a nice coat of white to make it look good.

I noticed topside paint is expensive! Is this what I want to use? If so what is a good product? Thanks in advance

 

[oncebitten]

Re: Rubbery floor coating?

If it is sand, you can sand down the tops of it gently with a RO sander until it's comfortable on your feet, and then hit it with a couple coats of paint. I like S3 two-part top coat, but brightsides is also nice. You can make the S3 go a long way if you apply it in many thin coats. This gives the best result anyway- in my opinion. I agree they're expensive, but so is everything these days. Look how much it costs to run your motor on gasoline. Yikes!

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: Rubbery floor coating?

durabak little expensive, but it's a boat

 

[ebsworj]

Re: Rubbery floor coating?

Dave - Whats the easiest to apply? I guess I just need a nice tough paint since I have the non skid surface allready. Is that Brightsides paint rubbery? What do you use to paint your boats?

thanks for the help

If it is sand, you can sand down the tops of it gently with a RO sander until it's comfortable on your feet, and then hit it with a couple coats of paint. I like S3 two-part top coat, but brightsides is also nice. You can make the S3 go a long way if you apply it in many thin coats. This gives the best result anyway- in my opinion.