deck paint

[steplift20]

did you have to prime the deck first or clean it with a solvent?

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by steplift20

did you have to prime the deck first or clean it with a solvent?

I power-washed the deck when it was out of the boat while I was redoing the wood on the underside of it, so once it was back in place I just gave it a fast wipe down with some acetone, just to make sure no grease or oil was left on it. The U-Pol instructions say that you only need to prime bare metal.

[steplift20]

thanks

[phatdaddy]

i painted mine about 15 years ago( had to replace about a third due to rot) and usually end up painting it about every 3 or 4 years. first time i did it, i used petite topside marine paint. lasted about 3or 4 years. next time i just used glidden porch enamel , worked great, lasted about 3 0r 4 years, third time same enamel, needs it again. i thought about going the coating route like destroyer suggested, but down here in the fl sun, that stuff gets pretty hot to bare feet.

if i did not have to paint, i probably would just leave the original gel coat.

[inaforty]

I did our 13' Whaler last spring with Tough Coat. It's something like a truck bedliner that you can get in different colors. It did require a primer coat.
It has chopped up pieces of rubber in it to help with the non skid.




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