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LTJGNoland
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Initially Posted - 04/25/2005 : 23:48:44

Hello again. Thanks for the information on renaming the new boat...it sounds fun! Any excuse to booze with the god's eh...
Yes I am Navy (Surface Warfare Officer) and also a Shellback, although perhaps a junior initiate when compared with most others. Plenty of navigation under my belt, but fiberglass husbandry is something altogether new to me.
Anyway, I'm curious as to how I go about painting the textured (non-skid) are of my deck. The texture is patterned into the fiberglass so I only need to use marine paint I think...but as to procedure? What type of paint/primer do I use? How do I prep the surface, and do I need to apply some type of sealant? Thanks for any advice.

Matt

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 04/26/2005 : 04:14:44

Matt,

This might give you a start.

[url="http://www.yachtpaint.com/USA/how_to/nonskid_decks.asp?ComponentID=21715&SourcePageID=22530#1"]Painting a Non-Skid Deck[/url] from [url="http://www.yachtpaint.com/usa/default.asp"]Interlux[/url]

[url="http://www.sailnet.com/collections/articles/index.cfm?articleid=caseyd006"]Renewing the Non-Skid[/url] by Don Casey

Question...Why do you want to paint the deck?

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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 04/26/2005 : 08:28:10

Remember that a glossy deck is a glaring deck and will sun burn you faster. I leave my deck very matt to reduce reflection. I simply scub with SoftScrub and call it good.

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LTJGNoland
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Response Posted - 04/26/2005 : 09:20:07

Don,
Thanks for the links. I want to paint it because it was painted a contrasting color from the white hull before and has faded. I think that a fresh coat on the non skid would look really nice. Do you think that it's a bad idea?
Matt

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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 04/26/2005 : 09:38:59

>"fresh coat on the non skid would look really nice. Do you think that it's a bad idea"

It will reduce it's anti-skid properties (make it slippery)... that part's not good.
There was a thread on the same question just a couple days ago... scan down the general forum and check out the thread titled "What to use to put down new non-skid?"

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 04/26/2005 : 11:22:49

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by LTJGNoland
 ...I want to paint it because it was painted a contrasting color from the white hull before and has faded...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Matt,

Keep in mind that over the years, Catalina produced many variations of colors and quite a few boats have contrasting non-skid like gold/white, blue/white, gray/white, white/cream,...etc.

So what may look like paint could just be a different color of gelcoat.

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by LTJGNoland
 ...Do you think it's a bad idea?<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Personally, I would only paint as a last resort.

I don't know how true this is, but a friend of mine had a painted sailboat and he told me that once you paint your boat, you're always painting your boat.

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mwalkup
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Response Posted - 04/26/2005 : 12:24:06

Fiberglass husbandry huh, thats pretty damn funny.
I painted only my non-skid last summer. I didn't really want to, but the original color had faded so badly it looked poor.
It turned out very nice if I do say so myself, and I do.
Two things, yes it will reduce the non stick properties as mentioned, but not really all that much I don't think.
I used Interlux Top Coat paint. I try to always use Interlux products because I've had such good results.
Second it's true you want as little shine as possible on the non-skid so use a deglossing additive that Interlux makes specificly for their paint. I used the greenish/taupe color, the name escapes me now. I at first tried the off white and it was so close to the smooth gel-coat color that it blended in and offered no definition.
I liked the contrast between the non-skid and the smooth gel-coat.
One last thing about the deglosser the more you add to the paint the more matte it becomes, good, however the thinner it makes the paint, which equals more coats, which lessens the non-skid factor. So you kind of have to experiment to hit the right combination that suits you.
I mixed just enough to knock off the shine and get away with one coat.
The real work comes in the preperation.. removing rails, hardware, taping, taping , taping. Dewaxing the surface area, cleaning and such.
This makes the painting easier though with better results.
Again, I think it's very much worth the effort.
And welcome Matt, three cheers for our Navy!
Mike
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