A few years back I observed a 'boat repair pro' re-do the
non skid on the deck of a sailboat using epoxy and nylon
window screen. At some critical point in the cure, he pulled
off the screen fabric and had a professional looking anti
slip pattern.

It would certainly be great if someone here could 'test'
this and report back.

paul oman
progressive epoxy polymers




Glenn Ashmore wrote:

I got a sheet of a diamond pattern last year and
experimented with it a little to make sure I was not going
to mess up my deck. There is a mixture of skill and art
required. It comes with a mold release already applied
that they say is good for a couple of uses but a spray of
PVA before the second use would be a good idea. You need
to make absolutely sure there are no bubbles in your
resin/gelcoat mix. Tape off the area carefully and
burnish the tape with the back of a spoon or something. I
taped the sheet to the deck at one end to keep it from
moving and laid out a generous blob of resin. Slowly
rolled the Flex-mold over the area pushing the resin ahead
and working from the center out used a J-roller to force
the excess resin out. You get a lot of goop squeezing out
the side so you need to mask off a good distance. My first
try didn't come out so good because I was a bit to
energetic in the mixing. The bubbles left little pock
marks. The second try was better but the female ptterns
it would really work better to match up a repair to a
damaged area in a production boat. Gibco makes patterns
for many makes. It would also be good in a male pattern
applied to a plug to make a mold in a production yard.
Considering the cost and the risk of getting a less than
perfect result, in the end am thinking more about using a
ground up rubber additive in the paint. Also,
philosophically, Rutu is a hand built yacht. Not a mass
produced boat. No reason to go to the expense and extra
labor to try and make it look like it was squirted out of
a mold and cut off with a hot wire. :-)
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http://www.rutuonline.com
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"Paul Oman" wrote in message
...
A few years back I observed a 'boat repair pro' re-do the
non skid on the deck of a sailboat using epoxy and nylon
window screen. At some critical point in the cure, he pulled
off the screen fabric and had a professional looking anti
slip pattern.

It would certainly be great if someone here could 'test'
this and report back.

It would worh great for repairs in gelcoat where there is some of the
original pattern remaining. Just overlap the Flex-mold so that it matches
up the pattern and it is almost self aligning. You just have to make sure
to roll out all the excess so that you don't get any bulges.

BTW, on the second use, be sure to use a spray of PVA mold release,
especially when using epoxy. I didn't and the mold came off in little
pieces. :-(

--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com