Swim platform surface damage,advice?

[RobWales]

Hi All,

The swim platform on my recently aquired FL Corniche had some of those horrid treadmaster pads applied at some stage in in the boats history......

I duly removed them at the weekend fully expecting there to be some staining etc but not only do i find heavy stubborn staining but whoever had fitted them had scratched the gelcoat surface to provide a key (bugger)!

I'm looking for a product to cover and disguise these areas and would prefer some sort of white antislip tape, I've found some on fleebay at a good price......!

I do not want to refit treadmaster and they don't do it in a white anyway....

Neither do I want to go the fake teak route (don't like it)...

Now other than re flowcoating the complete platform and applying a grit can anyone reccomend any other products that may be suitable???

Keep in mind I would prefer white.....

Thanks
Rob

 

[Peanuts]

I do not want to refit treadmaster and they don't do it in a white anyway....

Now I know you said you don't want to refit treadmaster but I have seen some in white recently, let me think where it was, meanwhile someone will be along and tell you.

 

[mainshiptom]

Spray in white? with international deck paint?

 

[RobWales]

What I should have said then is...............

I will fit treadmaster if I can find it in Brilliant white!

Thanks,Peanuts.

 

[RobWales]

Deep scratches I'm afraid Tom, totally ruining the antislip patterning which will not fill with paint alone! /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[RIN]

whiteish

 

[RobWales]

rin.....

That's the problem WHITEISH! but thanks anyway /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[jfm]

Yup. There are two products for this, buyable on a roll. Both are non slip vinyl surfaces, like lino, that you glue down (ideally with 2-part neoprene glue). They are made specifically for decks

One is a diamond pattern, but much smaller diamaonds than treadmaster, I mean like 4mm long diamonds. The other is a random rough pattern, almost like very fine pebbledash. Both are often used by toolmakers to get the moulded in non slip surfaces on GRP boats. Ferretti's tools are made with the diamond and Fairline use the "pebbledash" pattern

I dunno who supplies the diamond one but I have bought it myself a few years ago and it was widely avaialble. The pebbledash one (which looks much nicer than diamond imho) is here, first picture is the one you want
http://www.proboat.co.uk/category.asp?dep=1&cat_id=39

Both these products look much nicer than treadmaster

 

[RobWales]

jfm to the rescue again!

Many thanks for that, will fire off an email requesting a sample I think.

Cheers,
Rob.

 

[Peanuts]

You see I was right, someone will be along in a while to tell you. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Nautorius]

What about Tek Deck? Not cheap but it would look good and do the job. You can get a template made up so you just glue down the whole thing in one go so quite easy.

Cheers

Paul /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[JKay]

quote"Neither do I want to go the fake teak route (don't like it)...Unquote

Pull the other one Paul /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[blueglass]

OK so what about real teak. I removed acres of treadmaster from mine and had same problem as OP. Only thing was to bite the bullet have teak laid. boat utterly transformed.

 

[RobWales]

Soz guys but teak in natural or fake form just don't push my buttons!

Have now received price info and been offered samples from the Co that jfm put me onto......

Unless anyone has a roll of the same stuff tucked away in the back of the shed going cheap?

Thanks all,Rob /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[Sneds]

Real teak?

 

[jfm]

If all goes well and you buy a roll, report back on here please. I'll buy some offcuts. Need a piece approx 4 inches x 15inches, in white, for a mod I'm making to my passerelle (I mean the "pebbledash" finish, not diamond)

 

[RobWales]

Will do jfm,owe you a favour for past gratuities /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Sneds read my previous post,I do not like teak,fake or real i'm afraid! /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[miket]

At the risk of stating the blindingly obvious.
You can buy "deck paint" in all colours which gives a non slip result.

 

[lovezoo]

Classic bit of Lakesailoring going on here.

 

[RobWales]

Used to use it on my smaller fishing boats yrs ago....

Emulsion with sand in it would be a better job IMHO! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif