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John J.
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Initially Posted - 09/28/2005 : 04:18:42

My boat originally came with a white deck and the non-skid area area a sand color. While the gel- coat on the deck is still in good condition, considering the age of the boat, ('87 ), the non-skid surface shows some oxidation and fading. Anybody had any luck with any products for renewing the color on the non-skid?

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Ericson33
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Response Posted - 09/28/2005 : 05:27:33

John, I had a repair on my boat that went into the non skid area. I did the repair using gelcoat. I went down below in the cabin and mixed up the white and brown and a little yellow untell I got the right color. I then scrubbed the decks with acetone. then taking the 3m Blue masking tape I taped off all the hardware and the outline of the gelcoat. I used a small roller that I got at the boat store, and re gelcoated that whole area of the nonskid. There is a small color difference in the two areas, OLD VS> New. The old is a more washed out color, but after a season or two in the sun it will fade back. This is why I matched the color down in the cabin. really the whole back section of the starboard side was done in one hour. NOW, I dont know in two years the new gelcoat will pop off the old? If it does I will just do it again. I do notice that the new gelcoat has a shine to it, I didnt put any flatting agent in the mix. But all in all it was faster than trying to match the old gelcoat, and making a nasty patch job. Here are some photos of the side of the boat in the next post

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Ericson33
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Ericson33
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Response Posted - 09/28/2005 : 05:37:33

Here is what I had done in two days of grinding out
and laying glass, and resin.

And after the first filling of the non skid. I had to build this up
in layers, and I made my own non skid mold. It looks bad in this shot because I used pva to cure the gelcoat.

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aeckhart
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Response Posted - 09/28/2005 : 12:03:55

John,

I'm not so sure you want to put a shine on your non-skid. Shiney means slippery, which I know you don't want. I have an 88 tall rig and have never touched the non-skid. It's grey and still looks pretty good.

If you really want to clean it up, I would think a light rubbing compound would work fine. You will get a build-up in the "valleys" however. A scrub brush wrapped with a cotton clothe may work to clean it up.

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atgep
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Response Posted - 09/28/2005 : 14:43:04

This tip would apply to those with non-skid issues. Ie damage from a boat, dock, hurricane etc. I have also seen several OLD 25's that have nonskid that looks burnt from the sun. This could be a way to spruce up a fried deck. Thanks for the Idea. By the time mine hits 30, I will likely need to do something with the deck.

Tom.

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John J.
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Response Posted - 09/28/2005 : 19:09:54

Al, I agree with you about not waxing. I'm really not looking for a shine on the non-skid. I'd like to get rid of the chalkiness and then put down some kind of protection. I notice when I wash the deck, the surface looks to have more of the original color while it's wet. Then as it dries it has the faded chalky look. Anybody try "Island Girl"?

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tmhansen
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Response Posted - 09/29/2005 : 01:04:07

We tried Island Girl's suite of products. The cleaners work pretty well I guess. When done the non-skid looked better. Our boat has moderately weathered decks. Anyway, after a disapointingly short time you could not tell where we had done any restoration work and where we had not.

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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 09/29/2005 : 12:33:16

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by John J.
 Al, I agree with you about not waxing. I'm really not looking for a shine on the non-skid. I'd like to get rid of the chalkiness and then put down some kind of protection. I notice when I wash the deck, the surface looks to have more of the original color while it's wet. Then as it dries it has the faded chalky look. Anybody try "Island Girl"?
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I bought some last year, have yet to use it. They send you occasional emails, but they are ok. I just noticed a couple of weeks ago that when used as a boat wash it is diluted dramatically in a bucket of water. So I think the bottle will last a long time.

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