T&T: Deck Refinishing

[Bob DeGroot, DCH]

Toby,

 

You could use Imron (Dupont) as it is pretty flexible. Spray on tin foil,
let dry, crinkle into ball, open and no cracks. That's the test!

It's what they use on airplanes, trucks, corvettes, etc.

 

Or you could use www.nuteak.com made from composite. Hard to tell the
difference between it and real teak and I won't tell.

 

Bob

 

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M/V Spirit Dancer

DeFever 49 CPMY

Lakewood Yacht Club - Seabrook, Texas

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Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:00:40 -0500

From: "Toby Clark" <tobyclark at att.net>

Subject: T&T: Deck Refinishing

To: <trawlers-and-trawlering at lists.samurai.com>

 

Last year had the teak deck removed from Consort and had filled the 990

screw holes. The deck surface has no leaks.  The fiberglass deck under the

teak was smooth and ready to be finished. So it was lightly sanded, painted

with a primer and two part epoxy paint (two coats).  

Now the paint is cracking and the manufacturer is saying to sand off the two

part epoxy as it is a hard nonflexible product and should never have been

used on the flexing deck of a trawler.  

So my plan is to remove the cracked paint and primer with sanding and

repaint.

My question for this wise listing is this: After the old paint and primer is

sanded off, what paint or product would you suggest I use on the deck?  

Your sage advice is welcome.  Thanks  

 

Toby Clark

Consort 

38'  Present 

Charleston, SC 29401

 

Skype: 281-506-2676 or dr.bob.degroot