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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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1983 V-20 capsized. . . . in the garage.
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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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08-26-2012, 09:30 PM
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'74 V-20/ BF 150 '95 V-21/ BF 150 '84 V-20/ 200 2.4 Merc '87 V-20/'18 F150 Yamaha 
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08-27-2012, 05:56 AM
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the way I've done it is to tape off the area real good(sharp lines make it look great)apply one coat of paint, either spray it or roll it. Then I take a cool aid container(or any other half qt container with a lid), drill numerous holes in the lid to make a salt shaker for the non skid material(best to have this ready before the firsts coat, test it out to make sure you have the right size holes in it). While th first coat is still wet(let it dry a little, but not very long), I sprinkle enough non skid using the salt shaker to cover all the wet paint, let it dry over night. Take a wisk broom and an air hose, brush or blow all the excess off the no dry paint. Once you got all the loose stuff up, put one more coat of paint over it. I've had the best luck with the Awl grip heavy non skid, but I've done it with sand and the "top sides" non skid as well
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