Best non skid surface paint?

Green Horn · Post by **Green Horn** » Apr 26th, '20, 07:27

Hi everyone,
A few months ago I sanded and teak oiled my toe rails and teak pieces on deck. Then I got lazy and didn't clean up the mess and the teak oil stained the deck (see pic). I can't clean it off so I've decided to paint over it. Any suggestions for what paint I should use? Number of coats? Thanks!
Ed

SVFayaway · Post by **SVFayaway** » Apr 26th, '20, 10:35

I used Kiwigrip on Fayaway and have been happy with it. It went on really easily and has held up well through a heavy season's use. The one tip I have is that you need to really lay it thick-thicker than you think. I think I'm going to go back and do another coat because it's not quite as textured as I want. But it looks great and feels secure under foot.

Ben Miller · Post by **Ben Miller** » Apr 26th, '20, 13:23

If I can piggy-back on your post, does anyone have experience using one of the el cheap-o methods of applying non-skid? Sand and such? I'm in the finishing stages of a stitch and glue dinghy. I'd like to apply some non-skid in a few strategic areas, but I only need to cover a few small areas, and all the brand-name non-skid paints are $$$. Don Casey suggests sprinkling foundry sand onto the primer, then applying the paint. Good idea?

Frenchy · Post by **Frenchy** » Apr 26th, '20, 14:05

Jamestown Distributors sells "Soft Sand", a rubberized additive for non skid paint. They have a video
on application, I think. - Jean

Ben Miller · Post by **Ben Miller** » Apr 27th, '20, 21:23

That soft sand looks perfect, and the price is right! Well, it’s exorbitant for a little baggie of rubber particles, but anything in the vicinity of $10 is good enough. Thanks Frenchy!

JD-MDR · Post by **JD-MDR** » Apr 27th, '20, 21:36

Ben Miller wrote:If I can piggy-back on your post, does anyone have experience using one of the el cheap-o methods of applying non-skid? Sand and such? I'm in the finishing stages of a stitch and glue dinghy. I'd like to apply some non-skid in a few strategic areas, but I only need to cover a few small areas, and all the brand-name non-skid paints are $$$. Don Casey suggests sprinkling foundry sand onto the primer, then applying the paint. Good idea?

I have used silica sand . also I used crushed walnut shells . It was for sale at the ships store. The shells were a little too coarse

Steve Laume · Post by **Steve Laume** » Apr 28th, '20, 06:32

Now is the time to scrub and whiten the areas surrounding the non skid, before you paint it. I have always used Soft Scrub with bleach. That would apply no matter what non skid product you use.

I have used deck paint with some sort of sand already mixed in. I have also used sand blasting sand sprinkled generously onto wet paint then brushed off the excess when dried and added a coat of paint over it. That was for dog ramps and left a nice course surface. My hands down favorite is Kiwi Grip.

What I like most about Kiwi Grip is that you can vary the texture. I made mine pretty aggressive around the mast, kind of middle road on the decks and fairly mild on the cockpit seats. This is accomplished by using a notched plastic trowel. I used a little plastic one about 4 or 5" square that you can get at any hardware store. It has different notches on all four sides. You brush it on really heavy and then trowel it off with the notch size of your choosing to get the texture you want, when you run the roller over it. I am sure there are You Tube videos. You can blend these textures so as not to make the differences noticeable, except in the way they feel. It can also be tinted by any competent paint person. It seems to be able to fill small cracks and is flexible enough that they do not require extensive reparation and do not re appear. It is generally a one coat process. I had one area where I made a repair that I laid down one light coat without texture and then did the regular treatment one that area dried. Scrubbing and sanding off most of the staining on your deck should allow the stuff to hide it with one coat. Follow the directions and it will come out great, Steve.

John Stone · Post by **John Stone** » Apr 28th, '20, 23:08

Concur with Steve L. et al. Kiwigrip all the way. I used the associated roller and was delighted. Five years of tough sailing. Minor touch ups which are very easy to do. Some adjustments required from the instructions to get the best application. For more details here is a link to our rebuild website. Scroll down about 7/8 of the way for specifics on Kiwi grip.

http://www.farreachvoyages.com/projects ... erior.html

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