Any thoughts or suggestions on what to use? I need to recoat the floor and front deck.
I hope to do the same thing with my Polar. It has that rough “splatter” finish. I’m trying to decide whether to paint the inside with a good deck paint and then do taped off sections with Kiwi Grip or do the deck with a combination paint/non-skid. Not trying to hijack your thread, looks like we might be looking at the same thing. I’ve used Kiwi Grip before and liked it. Maybe some other will respond.
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Guess I’m going to order the kiwi grip. Reviews say it works good, easy, and cleans up well.
The Kiwi Grip goes on easy, cleans up easy and lasts. If you tape any areas off, pull the tape BEFORE the Kiwi Grip dries!
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WE ALWAYS JUST USE A 2 PART PAINT, LIKE AWLGRIP OR INTERLUX PERFECTION, AND ADD THE SAND.
IF THAT IS TO AGGRESIVE, WE APPLY A 2ND COAT OF PAINT WITHOUT SAND.
FAIRLY CHEAP, EASY, DURABLE AND EASY TO RECOAT.
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I have a 2000 Stinger with the splatter painted deck. A lot of worn places in the deck. I would to re-coat the deck myself but not sure what to use. Need some guidance
Kiwigrip. I’ve been really happy with it. I just used the stock white color, and don’t think I’ll change it. I’ll have some more areas to do this winter and will probably stick with the same color. I was afraid it would be too bright, but it’s not. You can have it tinted at any paint store from what I understand.
I had a section that didn’t cure enough overnight before a pop up storm the next morning. I knew I was pushing the limits of high humidity that night while applying it, but it was my last chance to get it done before vacation. It rained at 10:00 the next morning and literally ran down the gunwale…it still stains my brand new fender on the trailer. I wanted to cry at work when my wife called and told me she was scrambling to contain the runoff. I didn’t, but I called Kiwigrip and they talked me off the ledge. Told me not to worry, and it wouldn’t even affect the cure when it dried out. They were right, and I’ll fix it later this year. I really like how you can “adjust” the texture with different roller techniques.
I have used the two part Interlux Perfection. It is extremely durable and relatively easy to work with. I chose it over Awlgrip as it seemed a little less difficult to mix and apply. I mixed in the Interlux non-skid and used a roller designed for epoxy paints. It is a little difficult to determine mixing rate of non-skid material. Too little and it is slick too much and it is also slick, medium mix and just right, the only complaint I really have with it is after a while as in 5-years of constant use the non-skid material appears to be right on the surface without paint actually covering the particle. Almost like the paint has worn off the top part of a sand particle. The particle is still bound to the surface but the color has changed ever so slightly. I am about due for a recoat and have been considering Kiwi. It is less expensive than the two part and supposed extremely easy to work with since no mixing is involved. My neighbor just had some tinted seafoam green and did the inside of a Mitsi. It looks sharp and the ability to change grip or texture by roller direction is great. Reviews are good on this product, my only concerns are long term durability to both wear and UV. Regardless of what product you choose I would try to match your existing color as close as possible. Nicks and scratchs will appear 10x worse if surface is different color than base layer.
By the way two things you need to know about the two part epoxy application: this paint is extremely thin, pretty much like automotive paint so it will run very easily and will sag on vertical surfaces. Take your time when taping off areas and make sure your tape boarders are wide should itt run on the edges. (Use 3m tape and make sure edges are good and clean so tape gets a good bond) Also since it is so thin it can be tough to keep the non-skid particles suspended so you will constantly have to keep mixing it to keep your nonskid in solution and going on uniform.
I spray on the two part epoxy and sprinkle the non skid between coats make a big salt shaker out of a gal. can and use a hammer and #4 nail to make the holes then just fill and shake with a little practice you can get it very even all over! Good luck!