"Evan Gatehouse2" wrote in message
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Hi all,

I'm going to be painting the cockpit sole and cabintop of my new catamaran
cabin for the first time. For the glossy areas (sides of the cabin) I'm
going to use Devoe's 2 part polyurethane. I know it's not as shiny as
Awlgrip but that's o.k. with me.

For the non-skid areas I'll use Awlgrips coarse non skid particles mixed
and sprinkled onto the wet paint. But my question is this:

how do you make 2 part polyurethane flat? I've used a very expensive
flattening paste when painting with Brightsides. I suspect it was mostly
clay. Anybody seen a flattening agent for a generic 2 part polyurethane
paint?

Evan Gatehouse

Hi Evan,
I went through this a few months back. A kind soul from here (sorry, forgot
your name) suggested misting the green paint with water. It works to some
degree. I just couldn't stop the water from beading up. Maybe more
pressure and a lighter mist would have worked better. I also tried adding
talcum powder to the paint. That works too. Also metal flake. But
flatting paint always results in a weaker paint surface. Dunno how the auto
factories do it. Maybe a baked finish. If you do find a better way, please
let us know.

Arnold