Rubberized coatings on a steel deck

Yes. I have used chlorinated rubber on steel, wood and ferro. It is its ease of application with nothing other than washing with clean water and being fast drying with hi-build possible. I would not go back to 2-pack epoxies, at least not on my own boats than might get rough treatment.

 

It must have been a nasty job removing that Line-x!
Did you ever try adding grit to the Linex? Maybe spray with a big airless gun?

 

It was a hopper addition to the poly urea mixing gun that the applicator had adapted. Used increasingly larger grit, all gave a good surface profile but the material was just slick. Best was the smallest grit, but it clogged with virtually any sort of grime and became slick.

Weed burner in short bursts and it peeled off. We left the gunnel coating as it was straight line x and seemed perfect in that application

 

I bought a liter of chlorinated rubber "roadline paint" cheap as chips. I am setting up a test steel panel- chlorinated rubber over coal tar epoxy primer, and polyurethane topcoat over epoxy primer. Using sprinkeled Griptex coarse powder from Awlgrip as my nonskid.

Not sure that Griptex is worth the price, but worked well last time.

 

If your steel is "clean", you can skip the epoxy and go straight on with the chlorinated rubber. Steel structures like oil rigs and ships often get a steam clean, then painted directly. In practical terms, i did not find much difference between the coal tar and chlorinated rubber with regards to scuff and chip abrasion. Might be worth a 3rd test panel.

 

I think it's a viscosity thing more than anything, I know the applicator treated his coil of Hose better than some people treat their wives....

Big swooping coils and heaven help you if you tripped over it or stepped on it.


Weed burner is the answer for peeling most coatings like that. Give it a good quick blast, not enough to heat the steel but enough to gum the substrate. I had pretty good access to the backside of the deck as we were re doing the holds and tanks so easy to do fire watch. Probably would have used another method on a more sensitive area.

If I still had a steel boat I definitely have it done again on the inside of the gunnels right over the top of a good blast. We're just so hard on decks nothing really works long-term it just becomes a game of ease of repair.