Deck paint ...... any good?

[clyst]

Hi chaps......... my boat's 40 year old decks are beginning to show its age . Many years ago I used international deck paint on another boat but could never really clean it ,always seem to retain dirt even with a good scrub., can anyone recommend a similar paint which cleans up well ? Cheers Terry

 

[MagicalArmchair]

My process on my lovely old Ballad went very well... hard work though.

Paint your deck outside in winter - Triola - Albin Ballad #50

 

[Concerto]

If your decks have not been painted for 40 years then they are well past being in need of repainting.

I have Interdeeck Grey on my 41 year old Fulmar, repainted again last year. This photo is from when I change the colour to grey in 2015. Previous owners had used other colours than the original Westerly blue. For a good finish I removed all the old paint to ensure a good bond and no areas of flaking.



It is not difficult to keep clean with some Patio Magic. If you want something easier to clean, then you will loose the non slip properties.

 

[dankilb]

My process on my lovely old Ballad went very well... hard work though.

Paint your deck outside in winter - Triola - Albin Ballad #50

Blimey, that’s impressive! Nice work (and kudos for the commitment).

Our 30 year old textured nonskid had been ruined by 7 years of neglect on the hard, near a colony of defecatious starlings.

I’m minded to fair it off, roughly, and just Treadmaster over the texture bits. Still not a small job.

Without moulded non skid, it’d be less drama.

The Perfection range does seem to yield some impressive results.

 

[Concerto]

Blimey, that’s impressive! Nice work (and kudos for the commitment).

Our 30 year old textured nonskid had been ruined by 7 years of neglect on the hard, near a colony of defecatious starlings.

I’m minded to fair it off, roughly, and just Treadmaster over the texture bits. Still not a small job.

Without moulded non skid, it’d be less drama.

The Perfection range does seem to yield some impressive results.

From personal exprience, I will never use TreadMaster on a deck again. Yes, it is hard wearing but can get chipped, which is very difficult to fix. The biggest problem is water can get trapped underneath due to faulty bonding. This caused some osmosis to start in my cockpit, so has been removed and repaired. I could have painted it with deck paint, but fitted teak panels from Howells in Poole.

 

[dankilb]

From personal exprience, I will never use TreadMaster on a deck again. Yes, it is hard wearing but can get chipped, which is very difficult to fix. The biggest problem is water can get trapped underneath due to faulty bonding. This caused some osmosis to start in my cockpit, so has been removed and repaired. I could have painted it with deck paint, but fitted teak panels from Howells in Poole.

Yes, I can see the risk. But we’re 41’, all outta budget/time, and the deck - now that we’re in the water and the boat is ‘clean’ - is bad. In places it’s blown right through to GRP (pin holes to ‘chopstick’ holes - but thousands of them). That’s across acres of geometric, French AWB, moulded non-skid.

We’re ‘good at epoxy’ and so I’m more confident in attempting a combo of prime, fair, and adhere - all hot coated - in the application of the TM (if we do commit to it).

Our ‘family’ Berwick has 25-30 year old Treadmaster that still looks good.

But not wanting to hijack the OP’s query…!

 

[mikegunn]

Has anyone used "Kiwigrip" as a restorative coating?

Mike

 

[dankilb]

Has anyone used "Kiwigrip" as a restorative coating?

Mike

I was very tempted but various reports on here that it stains and doesn’t last/wear all that well. Plus complaints about the texture (but that seems down to skill of application).

So far the YouTubers seem happy but their applications are only a few years old.

Without Armchair’s compete ‘proper’ job, I do wonder what other options are out there? A few pontoon neighbours have Flexiteek and it is amazing but I’d just rather not have a mostly brown/beige/silver-grey wood-effect boat (purely personally).

 

[dankilb]

Concerto’s also looks great, too, and the smooth (non-skid) is a big part of the charm for Westerly’s of that era for me. It’s just the dealing with the dreaded moulded non-skid pattern that’s the problem for us.