Blakes additive- non-slip pearls

[sparkles]

Any one know anything about this product please?
Is there a rubberised additive that i can just add to a gloss paint suitable to painting the deck?
I really want navy blue deck paint, but no one seems to sell it. Any ideas? Thanks.

 

[steve28]

the adative is a very fine power, if you want a cheaper version go to the petshop and get some chinchilla grit which is a very fine powdered grit.
The paint is a rubberised paint and i stress is you use it make shure you do so on a windless day otherwise you will get threads blowing around.
As for the colour no real ideas other than to add some dake blue to white.

 

[Evadne]

I think it is some sort of micro balloon, I tried to find the thread where someone said what it was once, but it is lost in the mists. I did come across this where someone else said he successfully used masonry paint. I'll bet that's available in more colours. Apart form Blakes, International and Treadmaster also make deck paint.

Speaking from experience, Blakes' deck paint is NOT non-slip without the additive. Quite the opposite, even over old deck paint!

 

[Bodach na mara]

I don't know where you are based, but navy blue deck paint gets awfully hot in the sun, even in Gourock. I agree about the poor range of deck paint colours. I have been using International on my current boat and always find that, when I go for a new can, I can't get the colour I used last. I don't like any of the current colours.

I used to use Sandtex but that was on a wooden deck.

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

I too would suggest that a dark blue deck would become too hot is the sunlight. My own is a light grey and in summer it is often too hot to walk upon bare footed - let alone sit upon bare-a****d ! /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif
I made up my own non slip by mixing a very fine sand sold by BOERO into ordinary Eggshell paint made by HEMPELS. A minute amount of black into a can of white gave the shade of light grey that I was seeking. So far it has stood up to four summers in the Mediterranean and the occasional blasting with a power-washer (to get rid of the fine dust that is sometimes brought over by the Scirocco from North Africa).
If you do go this route be sure to use a roller and to give two coats. The first coat will look perfectly awful and blotchy /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif ; the second coat will look great. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
If there is a shop near you that sells fibreglass supplies you might wish to try "microballoons" or "microspheres". They are what is mixed with resin to produce filleting putty. The product that you mention is possibly the same stuff but at a 'swindlery' price.

Fair Winds!

 

[Gordonmc]

I would steer clear of any dark colours... the heat will cause it to lift in time.
If you want a non-slip surface on an ordinary flat or gloss paint, sprinkle castor sugar on the wet surface. When dry, hose off the sugar and you will be left with sugar-grain sized craters.

 

[snowleopard]

Hi there. That was me. The very expensive 'non-slip pearls' are also sold as 'Fillite' which is a powder of microspheres used to make lightweight polyester filler. You can get it from larger GRP suppliers such as CFS or Glasplies

You don't give a location in your bio but I have a redundant barrel of the stuff in my shed - in Cornwall!

I have used it on my decks in a mix of around 50ml powder to 750ml paint and it's pretty effective. I used silver sand on a previous boat which also worked but chewed the knees of my oillies. Tip: don't use cheap paint - we ran out of Interlux so had to finish the job with B&Q gloss which cracked and peeled while the Interlux still looked fine.

 

[youngwrinkley]

I heard that a good alternative is to sprinkle white sugar on to ordinary paint before it dries. This should give the appropriate non slip qualities - the sugar eventually dissolves where the paint wears away leaving a rough surface.
It would also be easy to rub down ready for the next treatment.
Not yet tried it myself though.