Aging Treadmaster question

Charlie Boy

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So our Treadmaster is about 40 years old. It’s still intact but looking tired. It’s preformed fitted panels which look tricky to duplicate . One option is something I saw today, a sort of toned down Treadmaster which I haven’t seen before, does anyone have any idea what it is? Is it still available? Pic attached
 

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Thanks Rappey!
Supplementary question; all of the panels have been cut out to an obviously planned shape and size. Is there a cutting pattern available or, better still, a company or person who can do this professionally?
 

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I'm not sure there is a set pattern. I used thick lining paper to make templates then cut each piece.
The hardest part can be removing the old stuff.
I used epdm rubber, looks identical to treadmaster but half the price.
 

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You can buy special paint for treadmaster, treadcote. It might be a cheaper option to make it look like new again? It's around £110 a litre (5-7m2 cov3rage)
Boatpaint.co.uk are selling it for £85.
Have never seen or used it myself.
 

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As Rappey says, Treadmaster can be an absolute bxxxxx to get off. Our Westerly Corsair had the decks covered in the stuff. A combination of sanding, electric plane, electric scraper, etc plus many, many hours of hard unpleasant work eventually removed it. We painted the decks afterwards.
 
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