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Keep the extra xylene! It is good stuff. If you ever get anything on you, that thinner or turpentine wont get off, the xylene will. It dissolves almost anything. I had about half gallon left over from my durabak floor and now my xylene is almost all gone from cleaning up from other projects.
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07-12-2011, 12:32 PM
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Looks like good stuff!!! I am guessing its hard to clean because of what appears like pitting in the material?????
I have been considering doing this for awhile and glad you guys brought it up. Nothing against the low-glare almond deck I have now but it might as well be a slip-and-slide on some occasions. So I am seeing that some deck paints are raised and some pit. I guess there are disadvantages to both as yall say the pitted stuff is hard to clean but I also know it sucks to kneel or walk for some on the stuff that is raised. Is that pretty much the consensus? What makes the Durabak stand apart from the rest????
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07-12-2011, 02:30 PM
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Did it on a buddys floor and its very hard to clean. But it looks great when it is clean.
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07-12-2011, 04:08 PM
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I did my V with Durabak a few years ago and it's holding up pretty well. I will need to redo it next year because its starting to peel in a few places. As for cleaning the deck after Durabak is applied, I found a good stiff deck brush with a long handle works great for scrubbing the floor. I also use bleach and Dawn dish soap to clean the deck and it comes out great and looks like it was just painted again. Striper blood, squid guts,sea worm schmoo just seem to lift right off with the brush and soap. I love Durabak and will be redoing again.
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07-12-2011, 09:11 PM
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What makes the Durabak better than the rest is just how durable it is. In my opinion you need to figure out the number of coats of textured and smooth to get it to your liking. We did two coats textured on my Sportsman. I think we need one coat of smooth and it will be perfect. Has anybody done all smooth, no textured? I wonder how "grippy" the smooth is?
The "pitting" you are seeing is the rubber granules that give it texture. Even with a good thick coat of fish slime i don't slip. I figured out why mine looks so horrible. I put "putty tape" used on metal building roofs on my gas tank hatch and last time i pulled it, the putty tape got all over the place.
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07-13-2011, 12:12 PM
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07-14-2011, 06:50 AM
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