Pugwash 0 Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Hi all, I'm contemplating painting my trailer yacht. The hull shouldn't be a problem but the deck has non slip panels moulded into the fibreglass. They are a sort of raised knobbly pattern and a pig to keep clean at the best of times. I'm wondering how to prep them well enough to paint. Would a good scrub with acetone be enough? Link to post Share on other sites
rigger 47 Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 some of the paint companies have a pre painting wash product. Others might have systems that work well. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Take it off with a belt sander, paint it, then apply a new non skid finish? Link to post Share on other sites
Pugwash 0 Posted June 14, 2012 Author Share Posted June 14, 2012 I did think about doing that. There's quite a lot of it though, and some of it is on a curved surface. I may take one of the hatches off and experiment. Link to post Share on other sites
Saline Solution 0 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 I recently did just that (belt sand the moulded tread off). A bit of careful work, especially on concave surfaces. Don't be deceived into thinking that because you are slapping non skid on the odd lump and hollow won't show. I took photos of the original tread pattern and very slightly enlarged the painted area. The application of the nonskid is a bit of an art. The advice I got was to keep the brush it on evenly, quite thickly and use a loaded roller to add the texture. Once it is going off, don't touch it. I am happy with the result and would do it again. Link to post Share on other sites
Pugwash 0 Posted June 15, 2012 Author Share Posted June 15, 2012 Thanks for the advice. Did you paint the whole deck first, then mask off and put the non-skid on top of the paint? Link to post Share on other sites
TimW 1 Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 I have repainted that fibreglass non skid by using a really stiff wire wheel in an electric drill. You could easily see the areas you had scratched up. It took a while but worked very well. this way it kept the existing pattern and by adding non skid particles to the new paint it was even grippier than before. I did not undercoat it, just used Reaction Lacquer straight over the Polyester gelcoat. Last time I saw that boat the non skid was over 3 or 4 years old and the Reaction Lacquer had stood up pretty well. Link to post Share on other sites
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