Yeah, that works, but when the sand is a different color from your top
coat (which it usually is) it looks a little funny when the paint
wears off the tops of the grains and not in the "valleys" , leaving
speckles.

You _can_ just dump a blanket of sand on and then sweep it up later.

Cheers,

Michael Porter


"Da Kine" wrote:

I don't know if this has been said yet but what ever you do, do not mix
sand in your paint! I did that 22 years ago and learned the hard way.

I've used just about everything there is in the way of non skid and
paint with sand is the best of all of them but what you do is a little
different that most people know to do. First, tape off an area you
want for non skid and be sure it is small enough that you can paint it
and leave it wet for at least a few minutes. Take a flower sifter and
add the grit. I used sand blasting sand once - another big mistake.
Use the synthetic stuff if you can't get walnut chip. A sifter will
spread the grit much nicer then anything else. The paint MUST be wet
when you add the grit. After the paint dries, sweep off the excess and
paint another coat over the top.

Of all the glue on, stick on, whatevers - sand in paint is the best
traction and easiest to fix to make look nice (oh yeah, save some paint
for fixing spots where your best friend drops your plow anchor).

Michael Porter Naval Architect / Boatbuilder
mporter at mp-marine dot com
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that's a cool idea. I might try that since I am putting on a new coat
in about a week -

Da Kine wrote:
I've been using that 2 part (really 3 part) paint and it lasts about 10
years. i am about to put the first new coat on it 12 years next week so
that isn't a problem. I get my paint for about $89 for 1 gal. paint, 1
quart hardener, 2 quarts thinner from a place called metro Paint in
miami on 79th street. they ship too. i am adding that because it is
good stuff, any colour and lasts a long time for really cheap.


take a gun when you go though :-)

That seems like a very reasonable price. What brand of paint was it?

Evan Gatehouse

Here's what I found out - (spelling optional here)

I'm forgetting the names of all those popular brands right now but
there are sterling, interlux and a buch like that and then there is
allgrip. Apparently, they are all sold as clear and in huge 55 gallon
drums or something near that size. The individual companies buy it as a
generic paint, add color, label and market it as their own. Some have
their own hardeners or thinners but they still come from the same plant
(I think it is DuPont but I am not sure). They are all interchangeable
except Allgrip that is its own thing.

The same paint is what is used for auto painting and in fact more of it
is used there then anywhere. Metro paint sells the generic of both
types of paint, sterling and allgrip. Allgrip costs about $16 more per
1.5 gal setup if I recall. The guy that works there talked me out of
allgrip though and I cant remember all the reasons but basically its
not as easy to work with.

I first used it their paint on my boat in 1994 and it stayed very nice
until about 2 years ago when the gel coat started showing through. The
paint itself it fine where I didn't scrub it but most of the boat has
been scrubbed had and often. I cruised for nearly 5 years out in the
Caribbean on my boat then stored it in Miami. It wasn't until it got
whacked by Charley that I started noticing a reason to paint again.
Then after I got whacked again in Miami last October by Wilma and lost
my mast I decided it was time to paint again, so I am going to do it
when I get there in a week or two,.

In the mean time, I worked on a bunch of boats and used the same paint
not less then 10 times and had great results with it. I never sprayed
the paint so it was never perfect but with white, on a topside, it
looks really nice. Beware that on the cabin sides it was good and you
can't notice the ripples unless you look really close but they are
there. I brushed it on BTW.

One boat I painted the hull on, I rolled with those little white
rollers from home depot and the job came out really nice but I put
several coats and then wet sanded between coats - something I did not
do on any of the decks (I like a little traction anyway)

By the time I get what I need to do a 30 foot boat deck I am just about
$100 and that includes everything including a paint suit. It's the
best price I have found so I stick with them.