Good alternative to Durabak?

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RIBoater

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It looks like I'm going to have to pull a good sized piece of my floor to repair some soft spots. It has soft spots and crazed areas that I'd like to take care of.

I had Durabak send me a chip and it just sems a little too rough for my liking. It seems like it would be rough on the feet and a dirt magnet. Maybe I'm wrong. If so, hopefully somebody will let me know. So, my question is:

Is Durabak good to repaint a repaired floor and, if not, what is a good substitute?

Thanks for your help.
 
RIBoater,

I just painted my floor with the Duraback and am very pleased with the results. Duraback does have two types of finishes to choose from. The anti-skid is on the rough side, but for me I love it, no more slipping on a wet deck. As for a dirt magnet goes, my floor washes & cleans up just fine. From all the past posts I have read on Duraback, someone painted their boat with the smooth duraback. They were unhappy with the results and they tried to strip it off and it is a lot of hard work. Do a search and you will find the info you need I am sure.

Whatknot did a great floor repair and then he did the Duraback anti-skid paint, it came out mint. There are other types/brands of marine floor paint available but I chose Duraback because of what everyone on this website had said about it, I am not sorry one bit. It hides and fills the spidercracks great and I do love the way it turned out. In time we will see if they come back to the surface. Good luck I hope this helped.
 
I think that was me that tried the smooth, I painted just the console of my Mckee with it, It didn't turn out as good as I wanted so I thought I would just sand it off, I ened up with 36 grit and all it would do is melt teh stuff of. Durabak is some tough stuff, I would recomend teh smooth for somthing like a trailer, or areas around the nonskid. I painted my Mckee about a year ago(still haven't got it finished), the durabak has faded a little, but its still there, I'm hoping the non skid will wear down some as its pretty aggresive. I had a coule issues dealing with the distributor in Jersey, but the guys in Denver got me sorted out. Make sure you order enough(shipping gets expensive), don't use a non standard color(you'll never match it), and hit them up for all the free rollors( you need to use theirs, regualr rollers won't work, I tried) on your first order(they charge you for tham after the first order)
 
Thanks

Thanks for you input guys. I think I'll do a little more research but it's good to know that you have mostly good things to say. Do you happen to know how much I'd need to paint the floor of my V?

RIB
 
I used the non skid and it was ruff but i never go barefoot so it was fine for me! They have a smooth and it is tuff as nails!!
1 Gal gave me 2 coats on my cuddy.

Good Luck
 
Me personally I can't stand to be barefoot except in the bed and in the shower. I wear flip-flops all summer long. Deck shoes are nice but I like the breathability of a good 'ol pair of flops. :nice:
 
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