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waltex
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Initially Posted - 10/29/2006 : 18:41:22

We're preparing to paint the deck. Please share experience with polyurethane paint vs. 2 part epoxy for the deck. A friend cautioned against the poly for the non-skid and strongly suggested epoxy. He said the poly would last only 3-5 years. My helper insists that poly will last 20 yrs +. Who wins?

We've chosen white for deck & topsides. What would you suggest for color of non-skid?

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mashedcat
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Response Posted - 10/29/2006 : 23:09:15

i used 1 part topsides paint by pettit. it held up decently on the areas that dont get much traffic. the cockpit sole was 1 season only. i was very unhappy with the advice i recieved from west marine regarding method of application (used their highly touted advice line). pettit was worse still. you have to use a dulling agent in the paint and i evidently got a bad batch. pettit replaced the paint and the agent, but it took more than 3 months for them to do it. i will research much more thouroughly next time. i know i wont rely on west marine or pettit any longer. i prepped very well, and followed the instuctions provided by pettit to the letter. good luck

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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 10/30/2006 : 09:19:28

There are some nice 'soft and tacky' products designed to overlay non-skid areas. They lay down like carpet and are held in place with special adhesive. Trim and tack em down. I'd for sure research some of those before painting the non-skid areas.

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Ericson33
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Response Posted - 10/30/2006 : 16:24:59

I repainted our topsides with a 1 part poly, I would strongly use a 2 part epoxy, but let me add an option here.

On our deck I had to repair a non-skid area, there was a 1" wide crack about 15 inches long. After grinding and filling (you will not have to do this) I taped off the non-skid and just re-applied gelcoat back to the surface. It took me less than an hour to tape off, rub the area down with acetone to clean it, mix up the gelcoat, thinned it with acetone by 5%, then rolled it on using a small 3 inch wide roller. I then applied some PVA PolyVinyl Alcohol, and let it dry. It was set up hard in under 30 min. The non skid area was 3ft wide by 7 ft long and took 2 ounces of gelcoat.

It has been about 2 years and it is still shinny new looking, I plan on doing the whole deck next spring.

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wmeinert@kconline.com
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Response Posted - 11/06/2006 : 16:04:11

It's not what you paint it with that determins how long it will last. Just like all paints they fade over time. I have found that if you use a polimer wax product like V-Tech that brushes on as a liquid and the more you put on (Many coats 4 or 5) a reasonably good paint job will hold up for every. I painted my deck 10 yrs ago with Val Spar (cheap s--t) and except for dropping heavy objects on it, it looks great every year. The problem with true waxes on your deck such as 3-M, is they don't wear well. Every year I use a mild soft scrub to clean up marks and stains and reapply the polimer and it looks great.

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