Synthetic teak

Dan Tribe

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A few years ago I covered the cockpit sole with Wilks Deck- King and have been happy with it.
I now want to do the cockpit seats, but Deck-King is discontinued and it's replacement, Flexiteek doesn't seem to be available to DIYers.
I have noticed lots of adverts for similiar looking sheet materials that come with self adhesive backing which looks interesting. Has anyone had experience?
I'm a bit concerned about durability of the adhesive.
 
As you say, Flexi Teak is professionally installed. However, the the decking is available for DIY but it is called "Isiteek" Same stuff. I have recently used it to do the the cockpit sole and it looks good.
 
My cockpit is looking a bit shabby but side-decks ok. Grateful if you could please share photos illustrating the new stuff next to the original teak! Many thanks ☺️
 
Here's a video comparing the cheaper EVA foam self-adhesive to "real" imitation teak decking, in this case Top Teak, which I assume to be similar to isiteak or dek-king. I have seen a few reports that the cheap stuff adheres well enough, I'd be more concerned about the duraility than the adhesion but it sure is cheap. As an aside I couldn't see any prices on the dek-king DIY site, unless I've missed them it's a bit poor...
 
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