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I need to renew my deck paint. The non slip is OK but it is faded in patches. Last time I used Blakes deck paint it was chlorinated rubber and very good to use. The new Blakes "deck coating" just seem to be ordinary paint. I tried a small test patch. It does not cover very well, takes a long time to dry and seems to dry with a semi gloss finish. I am reluctant to paint the whole deck as it does not look as if it would last very long and particularly as the directions say it needs to be sanded to overcoat. How are you supposed to do this when anti slip granules have been used. Has anyone had any experience with deck paint recently and what would you recommend.
 
Totally agree, the old Blake's was great, the new one is pretty useless, it is not too bad if you use the granules, but does not seem to stick as well as the old paint.

This year I am going to use International instead, as they now make it in a range of colours, just not the bright blue.
 
I used that new Blakes stuff and removed it after a couple of weeks. In all the years I have used the old Blakes Deck Paint, I never needed to add granules. But the new stuff not only looked too gloss but was slippery without granules when wet. I was fortunate to buy up four tins of the old formula and have two left which will do this year. None of which helps you I'm afraid. Perhaps the International Deck Paint is better?
 
According to Blakes website their deck paint is a chlorinated rubber.

They do say two coats but I found no suggestion that it had to be sanded between coats. If that is necessary, but it should only be necessary if the second coat is not applied within the recoating time, the answer is to only add the non slip granules to the second coat.

Blakes website is pretty gastly!

I'd use Interdeck From International yachtpaints That is supplied with the granules already added. They say 1 or 2 coats.
 
Their previous excellent deck paint was chlorinated rubber, new stuff ain't /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

As you say it was quite good non slip without needing granules, I only used them in the difficult areas.

First time I tried the new stuff it was like ice when wet, I had a go at the rep at the Boat Show that year and he admitted they had a lot of complaints but were not prepared to produce the old stuff any more.
 
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Their previous excellent deck paint was chlorinated rubber, new stuff ain't

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Deck Paint is a flexible hard wearing chlorinated rubber based coating, specially designed to offer an anti slip surface. This anti-slip surface can be enhanced by the addition of Anti Slip granules that can be stirred into the paint in the correct quantity to suit your needs.

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But the website gives alternatives as well [ QUOTE ]
Brilliant Enamel or Yacht Enamel with the addition of anti slip granules, allows you to colour match and co-ordinate with other glossed areas and produces a high gloss anti-slip surface which is an alternative to traditional Deck Paint

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Epoxy Primer Undercoat, followed by Polygloss with Anti Slip Granules added will give an extremely hard wearing, high gloss deck surface. For glassfibre decks which have an anti slip moulding, it may not be necessary to add Anti Slip Granules to the paint.


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I have just done my cockpit seat lids today using International Interdeck, which I must say was very easy to use.
I was coating new gel coated grp seat lids (which I have laminated recently), I sanded with 280# wet and dry, no primer need on bare grp.
I applied 2 coats with about 1 hr between coats, it weather was quite warm at times so it dried faster than stated on the tin and made recoating time shorter.
Can be stippled with brush or using mohair roller, I painted area with 2 coats and after leaving the second coat for aprox 10-15 min I stippled it with the brush wiping any paint off the brush as I went aling with a rag which allowed the brush to make a consistant stipple as the brush seems to clog up with the paint otherwise.
It was actually dry enough to kneel on after about 3 hrs.
My worry when I bought it was, would all the grit be in one lump at the bottom of the tin and maybe not mix, well the answer is no, it seems to be permenantly suspended in the paint, and only needed a reasonable stir, actually feels weird when stirring, compared to usual finnish paints.
Definatly glad I choose it rather than Sandtex and it matches the colour of the other pannels perfectly, and they must be a good few years old. Colour was Squal blue, cant remember the number.
Good luck. C_W
 
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I have found paint with silver sand sprinckled over it from a sugar shaker works well and is much cheaper than specialist deck paints

[/ QUOTE ] I thought the trick was then overcoat with a thinned coat after brushing off the surplus sand.

As for being cheaper than specialist deckpaints prices from a mail order/ online chandler for 750ml:

International Perfection ........ £36.50
International Toplac ............. £19.95
International Brightsides ...... £17.25
International Interdeck ........ £19.95

So no great savings with other yacht paints.
 
Try any of the Homebase / B7Q exterior house paints (the textured ones) which are clones of Dulux Weathershield.

Masses of colours, no need to sand when applied, and very good grip. Mine's been on for five years, and will need renewing later this season.

Prices at around £4 a litre /forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif
 
Hello,I'm new to repainting decks and am going to repaint in grey rather that blue. Can I also repaint the treadmaster or do I have to buy new? If so how can I get the old treadmaster off?
Thanks
 
This may be so, but you can no longer buy their "Deck Paint" in the chandlers.

You can only get the new stuff which is called "Deck Coating" /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

It is this latter which is slippery, which is the opposite of what is required of deck piant /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
 
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