Deck refinish

[Rickforth]

My 1990 204C floor needs to be updated. It is the original gel coat in fair condition. I would like to improve durability and look. I want to match the GW existing color. Any suggestions as to a product to accomplish this task?

 

[Hookup1]

Hard to tell from the photo but is that a diamond non-skid or a flat non-skid?

If diamond non-skid I have not found a way to paint it. It can be repaired with new gelcoat and a silicone mat.

Flat non-skid can be sanded out and deck repaired. Lots of paint options from there.

Color is what I call "Faded Grady White". Closer to pure white. Take a pice of trim off or a frame around a compartment and look at original color. You will see! Nothing out of the can will match. It will have to be hand tinted.

 

[Rickforth]

Hard to tell from the photo but is that a diamond non-skid or a flat non-skid?

If diamond non-skid I have not found a way to paint it. It can be repaired with new gelcoat and a silicone mat.

Flat non-skid can be sanded out and deck repaired. Lots of paint options from there.

Color is what I call "Faded Grady White". Closer to pure white. Take a pice of trim off or a frame around a compartment and look at original color. You will see! Nothing out of the can will match. It will have to be hand tinted.

It is a flat non skid

 

[Hookup1]

I have a 1997 Islander. All walkwaround surfaces are diamond non-skid. It's actually in good shape with a few tiny spots.

Your boat being older is a little easier to refinish with a flat non-skid.

 

[DennisG01]

So what you probably have there, at approaching 4 decades old.. is "not-so-non-skid" non-skid?

When I re-did my '82 - which was pretty just "slip-n-slide" - I painted it with Pettit's EZ Deck. I didn't even bother trying to match the existing color as it would be near impossible - I went with a light grey and it came out really nice - the contrasting color actually looks quite good. Just a thought. After 7 or 8 years, it has held up very well.