Deck Paint?

[Robin]

What is this I hear about using house paint on the non skid deck surfaces? Anyone do this? What types, brands etc. are recommended? thanks!

 

[Steve Dion]

Probably depends on how often...

you want to repaint it.I think that you are going to get minimal life out of regular enamal. The next step up is going to be one part polyeurthane and then two part polyeurthane. Regardless of which paint you use you will need to use some type of non-skid materials (sand or substitute). You also need to add some type of a dulling agent. As with any painting, preperation is the key. Also a good idea to remove any hardware and rebed it after the paint has cured.

 

[Cecil]

Why Paint ??

Hi Robin, Just wanted to throw in my two cents worth.I repainted my non skid with gelcoat two years ago,(because it had been painted by the PO) chose gelcoat because I felt it would last longer, require less maintenance. The nonskid additive soaks up the gelcoat, (unlike sand) so that when walked on leaves no worn spots(to turn black).Did the entire nonskid area(deck,cockpit,cabintop) for $ 90.00, required 2 gals gelcoat+small jar of coloring agent,two small bags of nonskid material. Job turned out great,received many compliments from others in the marina,have some before and after photos, more info if you decide to go that way. Later Cecil

 

[Ed Schenck]

Read that also.

Maybe over on Sailnet. Someone wrote that regular oil-based enamel for your front porch is very serviceable. Certainly much cheaper than Interlux Brightside which is what I used(along with Interlux non-skid). The same article recommended two-part poly for real endurance. Non-skid details from Don Casey can be seen in the link below.

 

[Tom Hadoulias]

Don't Laugh....

But I'm considering using a flat latex exterior enamel for my deck. Something like a Sears Weatherbeater or equivalent. I still have the texture on my 81 37C and the traffic areas are faded but still serviceable. I just want the color back for asthetic purposes and I don't want all the prep work of using two part mixes. Latex works well on exposure in Florida, so abrasion will be the only consideration. That can easily be remidied by touch up every season. If I actually convince myself to do this, I'll do some research on surface applicability and conformance to F/G substrate and report back to this forum. It's a whole lot cheaper than all of the other products! Anyone ever try this? Or will I be the first?Worst case I'll have to remove it and do the conventional thing with the two part systems.Tom

 

[red coles]

Deck paint

Hello Tom: I did this on my 196 Aquasport open fisherman. Used Home Depot best ext. semi gloss latex enamel, with non skid micro balloons. It's been on now for three years, and still looks reasonably good,and retains good antiskid. Word of caution, use light color, otherwise gets too hot. Good luck red