Sticking down eva faux teak?

[steve yates]

I fitted so e of this to my cockpit bences/ locker lids etc 3 or 4 years ago, just bypeeling off the backing paper and smoothing it straight down. Stuck well and has never budged. I got some more this hear and put it on the non skid deck areas, same method. I noticed the bow section was lifting up and coming off after several days of strong winds, it had been down for about 3 months and the little boat hadn’t even been launched or used.
It was a different ebay supplier so may e not just as sticky as the previous one, what would be best to use to stick it back down. I’m not a fan of sikaflex cos I’m a messy worker and it is bloody messy stuff, so hoping there is a better alternative, though I fear I know the answer

 

[toothless]

bostik contact adhesive is what you want

 

[Refueler]

Or the stuff used to stick Headlinings ...

Your question is good timing ... as I am looking at same product to make my motor boat cockpit non-slip. I also considered adding to the decks ...

One question I have - is how to 'edge' it ... proper teak deck has the 'black' edging etc ... but if this stuff is cut to fit - it will not have black edging ...

How did you solve that ?

 

[steve yates]

Yes, that’s a good shout. I have a tin of the glue from hawkehouse that they sell for sticking closed cell foam to fibreglass, I might try that on a bit and some bostok on a different bit, see what lasts longest.

About the edging, I saw a youtube video, alex goes sailing, where he used a router to chamfer the edges, primarly so they couldn’t get got by lines or similar and possibly lifted, but it also left a really nice finish.

 

[toothless]

bostik was recommended by treadmaster to hold that down ,if you werent keen on using epoxy. So, should be plenty strong (but heat sensitive if you are out in the med or whatever, but I suspect you are UK based!).

You can use a router on the EVA yes, ideally you should get an EVA cutting bit so as to make a neat job of it. You can also get the foam as a single sheet without lines drawn on it, so you can make it up to your exact design with a router. But, bit of a faff.

 

[steve yates]

Heat shouldn't be much of an issue for this boat, but I’m also going to use it on the ketch, and that will go to the med or carribbean.

 

[Bill W]

A good contact adhesive, preferably a "high temperature" one would be good to stick it.
I fitted some on the cabin sole of a small motor boat. It is possible, with care, to cut strips from the sheet, complete with the black line, to edge straight, or nearly straight edges.