anti-skid deck texture

Discussion in 'Materials' started by Lew Morris, Jun 21, 2001.

  1. D & L BOAT

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    Need help repairing non skid
     
  2. yipster
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    thats not very specific D & L BOAT and doesnt mention a location.

    recently was reading on this stuff -again- and one trick is to make a mold of the old texture to imprint over new lamination keeping the same pattern. as pattern -dont laugh- small piramids are best course they are strong, drip water of, clean easy and what else was there? yeah, some people do study :)
     
  3. Misogynist
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    All this time I thought I had a problem with my eyes because I could see better in the periphery at night than straight ahead... thanks for the info.... :idea:
     
  4. danmarine
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    A question on the pyramids…

    I was wondering if anyone had used lighting panels to create the pyramid effect seen on a lot of production boats.
    The material I am referring to can be seen in most hanging ceilings, you know the ones with aluminum stays and stringers, holding acoustic tiles and flush lighting. Some of these light fittings use a diffused plastic to disperse the light. If you look on the plastic panel itself you will find that it has a pyramid effect (some of them also use lines) with peaks and hollows about 4mm difference on the inside.
    This probably doesn’t sound very professional but its worth asking simply because this material is readily available and cheap.
    I was thinking that if you needed to, you could sand and fair the difference between peaks and hollows too about 2-3mm(or even fair it right away on the edges) and use this materials as a female mould for textured non-skid deck patterns.
    Any thoughts or experience appreciated,
    Dan
     
  5. Corpus Skipper
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    Yeah, but they're hard on the bare feeties! :D
     
  6. yipster
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    first thought that crossed my mind was wont the wax or film between mold and laminate take the edges of a bit?
    i like it better than the sandpaper like stuff, we got those itsy teeny tiny piramids on our sea ray and never complained.
     

  7. War Whoop
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    War Whoop Senior Member

    It is hard to beat the Awlgrip griptex you can spray it on thru a standard spray rig..I had about every non skid known to man on the floor and the Griptex won hands down..
    The same with the Military stuff it was their choice also.

    The Flex mold system is good a large selection plus they give the reverse for repair work,Clue when you receive it lay it flat untill you are ready to use, Cut it from precise wood templates ; the primer is a must and seal the edges.
     
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