Painting Treadmaster?

Caer Urfa that is an amazing transformation! How many coats did you have to use? I couldn't face removing our Treadmaster, it's stuck down with their proper stuff which I think is epoxy based? Where it's on wood it came off easily though. Getting a finish like Caer Urfa did would be a big result.
 
vyv_cox said:
Yes definitely. It's the best there is IMHO. Once we had replaced the old stuff with new, stuck down using the epoxy adhesive, it lasted very well. My companionway steps were covered with the smooth variety from new, 25 years now and still excellent.
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+1 I laid my Treadmaster about 38 years ago. I keep it clean and it still looks good. Mucky Treadmaster looks awful. Very occasaionally I treat small areas of algae with the usual garden product.

No lifting at all. I bevelled all the edges and used the proper adhesive, which helps. Some panels began to wear out about 5 years ago and I just replace those that do from time to time - maybe one or two each year. Most of the original panels are still fine. Getting Treadmaster off is a pain, but much improved if you get the right tool. It just takes patience. I make a brown paper template for each panel, as I did originally.

Great, hard wearing and superbly non slip deck covering. I would certainly use it again.

Edited to add: Strangely enough, most of the panels I need to replace are not in areas of heavy use. Smaller panels seem to be more vulnerable to deterioration over time and the larger panels that get tramped over are still fine.
 
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Niffler said:
What do you clean it with?
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Depends on what mucked it up. Anything oily, I use a spot of degreaser. Mostly it's just scrubbed with water, using a deck brush, but I also occasionally use a bit of ordinary kitchen type cleaner. Where dirt is ingrained, a proper scrubbing brush is good. From time to time, I use Treadmaster's own cleaner, which is a bit pricey but does a good job on "normal" dirt.
 
Gladys is covered in panels of smooth Treadmaster, and in places I've had problems with it coming up... The good news is that I used a tube of stuff from B&Q called Wet Grab, which has done an excellent job of re-sticking it.

As far as painting is concerned, previous owners have painted over it with (as far as I can make out) ordinary International Brightside (I guess it's that as I can get a perfect colour match). That's a disaster, and like others here have contemplated renewing the Treadmaster, but the cost and effort has put me off. Anyone know a good way of getting paint off? I'd rather have dirty old Treadmaster than flaking paint everywhere.
 
I used International Woodskin to give a thin freshen up after de-greening with thin bleach.

Not slippy and quick to do.treadmaster.jpg

Elsewhere, where glossed by the previous owner, I've done like for like with good gloss, but that wears quicker.
 
Niffler said:
Caer Urfa that is an amazing transformation! How many coats did you have to use? I couldn't face removing our Treadmaster, it's stuck down with their proper stuff which I think is epoxy based? Where it's on wood it came off easily though. Getting a finish like Caer Urfa did would be a big result.
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Hi Niffler
Your right getting off correctly fixed treadmaster is a right bloody job, however as the OP says most times it is still well stuck down and just needs a coat of paint

I just washed the treadmaster with good old soap and water and any grease marks removed with thinners.

That's just one coat, you will find its pretty thick to apply and covers very well with brush strokes two way in line with the diamond pattern and suggest masking off
the area.

I let mine dry for 4 days and no problems and every two/three years its easy to touch up
 
Interesting thread, I'm considering painting all my Treadmaster (there's a lot of it) with Treadcote but the problem is I'm a pedant and a perfectionist. I can't see anyone mentioning what you do about the edges.
I can see if you're painting the same colour as original it may not be too much of a problem but if the colour is substantially different then surely there is a problem. Do you stop at the horizontal edge or do you carry on down the vertical side of the panel? If so, would you use masking tape around it? Then what about the round corners? OCD maybe but I want it to be 100%.
 
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