Painting the Floor...

[Destroyer]

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You can always do what I did and use truck bed liner (Like Rhino liner) on your deck. It works great, is non-skid, is flexable, doesn't seem to wear out and cleans up easily.

I used a product made by U-Pol called Raptor. It's a urathane coating you spray or roll on. Comes in a kit, is tintable to whatever color you want. (as long as they make that color that is) It's very easy on bare feet, and yet it has urathane rubber's inherent non-skid properties. Oh, and it looks great also.

This is my deck after I did it.

[jasoncooperpcola]

Reel I will have to check into that one. I was actually considering getting my floor and bracket Line-X'd. That is a good looking color.

[Kracker Jack]

I'm gonna jump in on this one because non skid is gonna be my next purchase. Grizzly grip is a great product that is a "bedliner" type application but it requires expensive primers. I really like the Durabak because it does not require expensive primers and it takes dynamite or c-4 to remove it.

MJ , I like the durabak and probally be using it on my boat. Did you roll it on? How did you like it on your boat? I've heard horror stories about it getting dirty and then being hard to clean.

Destroyer, the bedliner you used did you roll it or spray? Did you buy the clear base and then tint it your color? Can you get it in white? Do you need to prime the surface? Thanks Des!

I don't mean to highjack this thread, I figured we could all gain some knowlege.

[jasoncooperpcola]

Kracker this coming from experience. The durabak comes with stipple rollers to roll it on. Hit the surface with sixty grit paper and it bonds well and does a very good job of hiding repairs. I liked it on the 250 Sportsman because you could not slip on it, even with a nice coat of fish slime and blood. I go barefoot on my boats and it was not so bad on the feet. But I used dark grey and it got so hot in sunlight you could not stand on it. I painted a section white with some sherwin williams tile clad hs epoxy right over the durabak and that fixed the hot deck issue. That section also stayed the cleanest for some reason. Durabak is a good product but it just gets so dirty and nasty looking even with constant cleaning. Its wonderful for a barge or a workboat. But for a restoration you spent a year on, i think you will be dissapointed. Maybe the answer lies in coating over the durabak with an epoxy paint? I sold the 250 Sportsman before i could find out just how well it worked.

[macojoe]

as stated above it comes with rollers, and thats how i did it. as far as cleaning, it got messy, but i had a salt water wash down, so would keep the mess down thur out the day. when getting home i would wash every day with bleach & scrub brush, and always like new. But my v20 like the Sea ox is a fishing boat never saw wax or anything like that, just clean and go!
If new or restored maybe I would have been worried about keeping a shine, but its a boat for doing what i want, no time to worry about teak, blood, guts, shine, ect... ect... ect...

[jeffmo]

I used the interlux and my only problem,like some others,has been that it's tough to keep clean.I may re-paint mine this winter and go with a paint that doesn't have any no slip material in it.The next time i paint i'l use as smooth of a roller as possible which may help with keeping it clean.

[Kracker Jack]

Don't go to smooth. I still have a bruise on ankle from slipping in my buddies May Craft. I keep a floor brush in my boat at all times anyway, I dip it over the side and scrub every once in a while to knock the grim down. I'm still liking that durabak.

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by Kracker Jack

Destroyer, the bedliner you used did you roll it or spray? Did you buy the clear base and then tint it your color? Can you get it in white? Do you need to prime the surface? Thanks Des!

I sprayed it on since I did the work in my brothers garage. (No wind to contend with and also it's the recommended way to apply the product) The base comes pre-measured in a bottle, (4 bottles to a kit) you add the hardener into it, screw on the cap and shake for 2 minutes to mix, then remove the cap and screw on the shutz gun to spray it. As I recall, yes it comes in a white version also. No, you only need to prime the surface if it's bare metal. For fibreglass just lightly scuff the area with a sanding disk, clean and degrease and you're good to go.

[1BadTitan]

Originally Posted by Destroyer

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You can always do what I did and use truck bed liner (Like Rhino liner) on your deck. It works great, is non-skid, is flexable, doesn't seem to wear out and cleans up easily.

I used a product made by U-Pol called Raptor. It's a urathane coating you spray or roll on. Comes in a kit, is tintable to whatever color you want. (as long as they make that color that is) It's very easy on bare feet, and yet it has urathane rubber's inherent non-skid properties. Oh, and it looks great also.

This is my deck after I did it.

I cant believe I forgot this stuff... I was gonna do my small boat with it... How long has it been down? Hows it holding up? What prep did you do first?

[jasoncooperpcola]

I just looked at the Raptor. I am going with it for my V20s deck. Also doing my rocker panels, truck bed and the RanchHand front bumper on my truck if I like it.

http://www.tptools.com/p/2600,233_U-...Liner-Kit.html