anti-slip finish

hi does anyone know anything about putting something into the deck mold before the gel coat (like a cloth) to create an anti-slip surface instead of painting anti-slip after the deck is removed from the mold

 

paint it on the plug then build your mould.

 

Yes, you mold whatever texture you want. It is the way almost every boat is built. Take a walk to the closest marina and look. They make rolls of material that you glue to the plug.

 

For a mold yet to be built? or an existing mold ,New tooling nonskid ,http://www.gibcoflexmold.com/ They sell both sides the male can be used for repair work.

 

In China, have a yap to the DIAB fellas in Shanghai, they will tell you where to get it from.

 

its an existing mold, does anyone know the proper name for it and a link to a website which sells it

 

...DIAB fellas in Shanghai

 

sorry landlubber totally skipped over your first post thank you very much, very helpful

 

just found another source for China of decking patterns.....

http://www.pacificboating.org/non-skid.html


...hope this helps someone.....I was looking for Stamoid at the right price and found this site...

 

Wow - What an impressive bunch of textures! They sure do look pretty, too. Lubber, do any actually work as a nonskid or, like every I've seen, are probably worse than no texture - particularly after a miniscule amount of wear.