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Painting the Floor...
I have an 85 Steplift and as most are, my floor is a peach color. I'm redoing the seats, gauges, lighting and inside the cuddy... It would just be perfect if I could change the floor color. Is this paintable or not? If so, what can I paint it with that will stick and not lift and flake away.
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08-19-2012, 10:38 AM
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With the proper primer and prep any anti slip paint would work. An epoxy paint such as Interlux Perfection would be the best but you would have to mix in anti slip granules. But that gives you the best option for colors.
Alot of people on here used Durabak. I did too on the deck of a 250 Sportsman. Its a very tough and I dont know how anyone could slip on it, its so "grippy". BUT i will never use it again. It is very hard to clean. You can almost count on just repainting it at the end of the season to cover up how dirty it gets. I wont use it on my V20. I asked a guy on the local forum "X-Shark" about it. He used it on his pilot house conversion Mako after spending 5 years rebuilding everything on the boat. Here are his exact words, "Don't use it .....It's the worst thing I've ever done. Extremely hard to clean....Always looks dirty."
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08-19-2012, 11:35 AM
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I've noticed anytime I mix non skid into paint, it always holds dirt, I can get around it. Will interlux paint prevent dirt from sticking to it? Also, what is on the floor? Is this a laminate or is it an epoxy/paint? What kind of primer will etch into this so I can paint and not have it look like crap after a year
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08-19-2012, 12:36 PM
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I believe its just paint. The only real way to keep any floor paint clean is to have a washdown on board, or keep a scrub brush and scrub it when it gets dirty.
I think the main reason new floor paint holds dirt is the dirt gets embedded in it. Again that comes back to a washdown or a scrub brush. Usually I will dump a bucket of water on the floor when running so it runs out faster and wont lead to a wet deck. We had a 150 Johnson on our V and I dont think it was enough weight. Either that or we had too much weight up front. The water would always run to the front of the deck while sitting still.
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08-19-2012, 04:34 PM
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A very easy application is degrease and scuff existing floor then wipe down floor with Mek. The apply pre-kote primer by interlux then finish off surface with interlux inter-deck nonskid paint. Inter-deck already has the granule mixed in so it makes it easy to apply. Roll it on.
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08-19-2012, 10:17 PM
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I used the Duraback and liked it!! At the end of the day I always wash the boat and use a scrub brush and bleach, always cleaned up nice! You can also buy Duraback smooth with no anti skid in it, then add as much as you see fit when you apply it. some just use sand so its a fine anti slip.
the anti slip is no good it you go bare feet! Here is mine before  After 
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08-25-2012, 07:28 PM
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I also used the grey Durabak. Put it on last summer.
It has a nice patina now... Go to "Search" and type in "Durabak18" for my old thread on the subject.
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