deck paint

[suse]

We need to repaint our deck, as it's now very scruffy. International, Epifanes and Blakes deck paints come in vile colours, and we dont feel confident in mixing/remixing a custom colour. And neither of us like the idea of adding 'sand' to their other paints, as we prefer the matt finish, rather than gloss.

I gather the deck paint is a chlorinated (?) rubber compound - are there any other similar paints out there which would do the job? (I did wonder about masonry paint?)

Thanks for all help.

suse

 

[AndrewB]

Granted the standard marine deck paints all come in murky shades of grey, but from experience they will give you by far the best finish. They give a super grip and are not uncomfortable to sit on or walk barefooted. I don't think the colours look so bad when on.

They are more expensive than the alternatives, but not so much that price is really a factor. We used to use a sand/paint mix before, but it always looked a bit uneven, whereas the deck paints produce a really even finish.

The guy next to us at present has just put on masonry paint, and its come out like a bed of nails! He'll never slip - but his deck is rough enough graze your hands.

 

[suse]

Thing is, the present colour is a fetching pale, pale aquamarine, which doesnt 'glare' the eyes, and all the current colours seem very harsh in comparison. I've recently contacted a narrow boat company, and await their paint colours.

I take your point about masonry paint!

 

[steveh]

We wanted a lighter grey than was avaliable so just mixed a tin of white with a tin of grey deck paint - worked a treat!.
I have used chlorinated rubber before as a deck paint - gives off bad fumes so beware - should be avaliable from industrial paint supplier rather than chandlers - used offshore quite a bit I believe.

 

[Trevethan]

We used a good quality masonry paint that was mixed to our shade (very pale blue too) at the paint store and they promised any subsequent batches would be the same.

The surface is fine. not too sharp at all and it when on nice and evenly. My only criticism is that it doesn't repel stains too well. Dribbled some oil on it the other week and it won't come off.. I ended up using a dremel too to remove the oil stained paint and touched up with some leftover. and it looks just fine.

 

[summerwind]

You should be able to get chlorinated rubber paint from any good paint supplier, as opposed to a DIY shop.

Don't know where you are but there is a good supplier in Bristol who has this paint in a "Swimming pool blue" colour. They deliver over a fairly wide area. Their name is Clifton Paints. Sorry I don't know the telephone number.

 

[DanTribe]

When I had a wooden boat I used a paint called Dekaplex which dried to a rubbery finish but was a water based emulsion. Very effective and came in pale blue or cream.
A very similiar product was called Decolay, made by Liquid Plastics Ltd.
Either of these paints fits the description that you give.
Dan