NE Sailboat wrote:

I am in the planning stage of refinish my deck. Sailboat, 30 plus feet.

The deck is the original non skid. Ok shape after 30 years.

I checked with Interlux. They sell a one part paint for non skid. I like
that because two part paints are so weather conditional and I
am doing the work in the spring.

Now for the question .. the primer. Interlux sells a two part primer which
seems very sweet. It is an epoxy primer.

The write-up says it will get into the little cracks, etc and that would be
good. But will it be compatible with the one part finish?

And is it worth while using a two part paint with a one part finish?

Interlux also has a one part primer that seems good.

Any deck experts out there?


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epoxy primers, pretty much just solvent thinned epoxy, are a common
primer under just about all kinds of coatings.

yes, you must get something thin enough to get into those hairline
cracks. Most coatings just bridge over them. They are filled with air or
water and will open and close with temp - cutting back up thru any
coating to the surface. They also have a micro curl or lip on the edge
so are not really flat. If you just paint over them you might find this
'lip' still shows the crack under it.


paul oman
progressive epoxy polymers
www.epoxyproducts.com/marine.html