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hi, due to age/wear having to remove a teak deck, I'm thinking of using a non slip deck paint as a replacement.There are so many brands out there, so I ask for informed views from forumites who have tackled this task.She is a GRP yacht.
Thanks in anticipation.
 
Bluesbreaker said:
hi, due to age/wear having to remove a teak deck, I'm thinking of using a non slip deck paint as a replacement.There are so many brands out there, so I ask for informed views from forumites who have tackled this task.She is a GRP yacht.
Thanks in anticipation.
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I have used International Interdeck, both on my own boat and on a friend's boat. Happy with the results although high traffic areas do wear eventually and it is easily marked stained by spillages etc.

Your choice of brand might be influenced by the colours available If I did mine again I would probably use Hempel rather than International because they have a light grey which i like. My friend was happy with the InterDeck blue I used on his boat , but within reason he would have been happy with any colour that he did not have to apply himself.
Hempel , I notice, do a navy blue ... but who on earth would want their decks painted dark blue... You not be able to walk on it on a sunny day.


You could also consider a gloss paint and fine sand or even a textured masonry paint such as Sandtex , but it comes in large sizes.
 
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I used Kiwigrip and it has been excellent. Especially good at covering surface imperfections so you need to spend less time preparing.
 
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I used Jotun Conseal acrylic paint which is available in dozens of colours, is very UV and weather resistant and when teamed up with their anti-slip grit is extremely grippy, though more trawlery than yachtie in its wear and tear on the toes.
 
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If I did mine again I would probably use Hempel rather than International because they have a light grey which i like.
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I chose the hempel light grey (with the added non-slip thingies) because it was similar to the rather pleasing deck paint the previous owner of my boat had applied (I suspect professionally sprayed) and which I rather liked. I was pretty pleased with it as my first deck painting effort though 4 years on it's starting to look raggedy around the edges. Top tip: less is more. The worst bits are where I used a brush rather than roller to get under the grab rails and the paint has gone on thicker.
 
I have done my decks a few years ago with Interdeck and very pleased with the results. Easy to apply, leaves a smooth surface, has good wear resistance (including my Labrador's claws), good grip in the wet and dry. What more do you want?
 
VicS said:
...You could also consider a gloss paint and fine sand or even a textured masonry paint such as Sandtex , but it comes in large sizes.
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Definitely a budget-option worth considering: About three years ago I re-did our decks using a white deck paint bought in a US DIY store - the 'deck' that the paint can's referring to being the wooden/concrete floors of patios, porches and balconies - which only cost about £15 for 4 litres; I increased its 'non-slip' properties by mixing in some fine and well washed white sand picked up off a beach in the USVIs.
It was easier to apply than Interdeck insofar as it was walking-dry in <18 hours and fully cured in 36 hours and has lasted far better than the Interdeck it replaced too. I do still have about half of it left, but sadly the can's now lost its label so I can't give you a manufacturer; as best I recall it was just a generic brand sold in a Walmart store.
 
Whatever paint one uses, i have found that the non slip additives do not give much grip. For best results apply some bird sand obtainable from a pet store, sprinkled through a flour seive, onto the wet paint. Leave to dry, lightly brush off any sand that has not adhered and then apply another thin coat of paint over that. One may find that it is too grippy so a further coat or a thicker top coat should be used.
Sailboard makers use sugar on the grp but it is not so effective on yacht decks
 
Anybody contemplating removal of a teak deck should look up 'Sail Life' on Youtube- a very thorough vlog of one man's project to restore a Warrior 40. He removed all the teak and applied Kiwi Grip.

I've sen adverts in PBO for 'Gripelast' which looks to be similar to Kiwi Grip but at a lower price. Still waiting for someone else to try it out first. Maybe PBO would like to give it a spin?
 
Might be worth a look at Internationals range of non slip garage floor paints, seem to have a wide selection of colours. I remember looking at them when hunting for paint for my little boat, but didnt need 2.l or anywhere near that for her. I did think I would revisit it when painting the longbows decks.
 
I have used both International and Hempel deck paint. I used International several times on my last boat, and have used Hempel once on the current boat - I have no intention of going back to International. The Hempel paint goes on beautifully with a roller - it takes longer to mask the edges than it does to apply the paint - and the paint in the tin does not require stirring every now and then while doing the painting. The finish is more even than with International, and the paint does what it is supposed to - stop me slipping.
 
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