Preparing Sailboat Deck For Painting

It s all about surface preparation.

Preparing sailboat deck for painting. My boat has quite an aggressive molded nonskid texture. Deck painting is a great alternative to staining and sealing your deck because with the right paint product you can provide a seal for the wood and get an opaque color instead of a translucent one. Story and photos by roger marshall. But if your boat deck leaves a lot to be desired that work can be for naught.

Here are two ways that you can make your deck a lot less slippery a smart safety idea for all boaters young and old. The new slick finish must not be allowed to compromise footing so differing painting techniques are required for the deck s smooth and textured surfaces. Prepping the boat is 75 percent of a successful paint job so be prepared for some serious grunt work. The stripped old style j 24 deck before we changed and repainted it.

Once you ve acquired all the tools and supplies listed at right you re ready to start. Jefferson we hold to be universal. Make sure the cockpit sole is painted first. My question is coming.

I d like to paint the deck white and at some later date come back with a nonskid product like tuff coat ut 100 in light grey. You have a choice of non skid additives or paints that already contain nonskid compound. If you have a large deck work in small sections to make sure the area stays wet at all times. Then there s the choice of roller brush or roller and brush.

They needed access to tight spaces where the horizontal deck surface turned into vertical bulwarks around the masts partners near the windlass base and so on. Liberally apply cleaner using a roller or pump sprayer wear protective equipment to avoid contact with skin and eyes. And sailboat decks can sport as many plane changes as a staircase preventing a linear application of the coating. Before the couple could begin doing any prep work for painting the deck hardware had to be removed.

This week we prep the topside of our boat for a new paint job. Allow the cleaner to set for approximately 15 minutes. That s why we ve put together this brief guide on how to paint a fiberglass boat deck. Painting the fiberglass on your boat hull can be a great way to improve its appearance and make it look brand new.

But now with all that removed i decided i should probably paint the deck. This can make some incredible differences in outdoor design and should be considered when trying to bring the indoors outside to your al fresco living space. Thoroughly sweep the deck to remove all leaves and other debris. But among all the situations you might face and choices you ll need to make there are some deck painting truths that to paraphrase mr.

Every piece of bolt on hardware is simply put in the way. Painting was going to be next year s project.