Painting

[Charlie Jones]

Binghams method- and it works well

Tape off the area to be nonskidded, and surrounding area too. Put on a wet coat of paint, primer or epoxy- whatever. While it's wet, COMPLETELY cover the area with nonskid material. Thickly, making sure it's TOTALLY covered. Now- Go away.

(I've used the Interlux nonskid additive and I've also used model railroad ballast sand from the hobby shop.)

When you are SURE the paint is dried (or epoxy cured) lightly vacumn and or brush off the excess material. All you want to do is get rid of the stuff that didn't stick- NOT remove lots of sand.

Second coat with primer, epoxy or paint as you will. If using epoxy you'll have a less aggressive nonskid.

Add another coat (or more as needed)

Done. REALLY gives a nice even covering with no gaps etc. I've tried the "mix with paint" or "sprinkle from a can" many times - NEVER has given me a even nice nonskid like I was after. Bingham's method does. Looks professional.

Yes- the Interdeck has the nonskid in it when you get it. Laura did that part of Tehani. She says she used a short nap roller, roll fast and hard, but she had no problems with it clumping or skipping spots. She DID say DON'T try it in wind and or strong sun- dries too fast that way. We are really happy with the looks on Tehani. We DO need to put a second coat on, but it's just plain too hot these days- temps have been sitting at 99 to 100 for a week now and next week is supposed to be more of the same.

Of course, that high pressure dome is gonna keep Katrina away from here we do hope!!!

[Guest]

OK, all done. There are a few things 'missing' yet; let's see who guesses it first

Water.

[capt jake]

Water.

Never thought of that! :oops: I'll fill it up tommorow and see if it leaks. :shock: :shock:

(legal notice, don't try this at home as it will most likely cause you boat to leaks severely when it comes loose at the joints.)

[capt jake]

Thanks Charlie, I missed your post on the method. It is the way I will try in future projects. I also would like to try the 'Devlin' way also, just might take a little fiddling to get it right.

[John Turpin]

I just started painting my Two Paw. I'm rolling and tipping and it's kind of a cool process. I'm not sure about how it will turn out, but at least it's turning from blotchy brown/purple to white. Well, whitish. More coats will help.

[umop_apisdn]

What exactly is "rolling and tipping"?

Thanks,

Noel.

[John Turpin]

I'm probably the wrong person to describe this, since I'm so new at it. But, it's a boat painting technique that is supposed to deliver good results without spraying. Basically, you use a small roller to roll on a thin coat of paint in a small section--vertically. Then, you use a foam brush--horizontally--to lightly smooth out the paint and knock down the bubbles. The key is to blend the current section of paint into the previous wet section.

That probably made no sense.

[kydocfrog]

Actually that makes sense, although I seem to be better at drooling and dripping than rolling and tipping... :roll:

I am going to have to think about the non-skid discussion. I tried a sample board with the sandy stuff mixed into the paint and it really looked awful. So far I haven't put any on the boat as a result.

To wet to paint right now; will try to get some pictures of CGII's new livery up soon.

DocA.

Prayers for the folks on the coast.