Any suggestions how to treat new “Technix” which has faded

[Jcorstorphine]

Any suggestions how to treat new “Technix” which has faded

I bought a quantity of “Technix” diamond Decking similar to Treadmaster but made from rubber and cork. The material lay in the roof of my garage for a couple of years in my dingy as I had not got round to fitting it. When I went to retrieve it from the dingy I found that the fawn colour had faded so badly that it was white in places. I have tried e mailing "Technix" of the problem but they have “rubber eared” me so I am looking to find a suitable surface treatment to cover the fading.

Can anyone suggest a suitable paint, one thought was that the type of paint used for inflatable dinghy’s might be suitable but choice of colours may be a bit limited. Any suggestions

John

 

[Strathglass]

Re: Any suggestions how to treat new “Technix” which has faded

John, Just use the treadmaster paint.

Cheers

Iain

 

[Gordonmc]

Re: Any suggestions how to treat new “Technix” which has faded

I painted some grotty treadmaster with deck paint, then sanded the paint off the raised diamonds.
Obviously it can't be done too often, but it solves the problem of discolouration in the "grooves". The diamonds come up in original colour.