Nonskid gelcoat repair

[Brian A.]

I'm planning to repair a cracked area of the nonskid deck of our '82 CD25. Any suggestions as to materials, color matching, and technique would be greatly appreciated. I seem to recall reading an article which mentioned a method of duplicating the nonskid texture by using an imprint made from an undamaged area. Does anyone else have any information on this?

[Jerry Albright]

I'm planning to repair a cracked area of the nonskid deck of our '82 CD25. Any suggestions as to materials, color matching, and technique would be greatly appreciated. I seem to recall reading an article which mentioned a method of duplicating the nonskid texture by using an imprint made from an undamaged area. Does anyone else have any information on this?

If i remember correctly, you wax an undamaged area of the deck, build a small dam around the waxed area with modeling clay and fill with silicone.After the silicone cures, remove the clay and peel off the silicone imprint.I'm sure the wax acts as a release agent for the silicone.



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