Need Help Painting Cockpit

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wasabiloco

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Hello everyone. Hope some of you will have pity on me and offer some advice.

I am going to paint the cockpit of my 32' Blackfin. I've never done this before. I am going to be using awlgrip.

I have a lot of questions. If someone would help walk me through this I am sure I can avoid some pitfalls I would only learn from experience.

I guess the biggest issue I have questions about is the non-skid. Do you sand off the old non-skid or do you just apply regular paint and the old non-skit comes through the new paint. Or do you paint non-skid over the old non-skid. Since you have to sand (it would seem) over the old non-skid, it would seem that you would probably have to take it all off. But, I don't know. I want this to look professional. Will I be able to get a professional look with foam brushes and rollers? I know a real pro would spray. But of course a real pro would have a spray booth too.

Any help would certainly be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.
 
carefully study the respirator requirements especially in a semiclosed area like a cockpit.
 
Spray Awlgrip is deadly. Use of protetive gear mandatory even if in a hurricane in Nebraska.
It is also hard to work with and Awlgrip will not warranty it unless you have been thru their training. Try Awlcraft, it is much more forgiving.
As for the non-skid, it depends on what you want. If it is rough now and you want to smooth it slightly, just paint over it. If you want it really rough, add more sand.
 
Thanks guys. I've been looking at Interlux. They seem to have a friendlier website with instructions. I'm sure it's deadly as well. By the way, I won't be spraying. I'll be trying the roll and tip method.
 
I re-painted my cockpit deck with Interlux Interdeck. I used a roller (4" foam) and it came out great. Seems to be holding up to repeated scrubbing well too. I checked with my boat manufacturer and that's what was used on all the non-skid when new.
 
Thank you, Gregory. Do you have any tips or experiences with the stuff that you could share?
 
Do you think this Interlux Interdeck could be used to paint the floor of a stall shower in the house?
 
However you apply it breathing the isocyanate vapors is what gets you. I have done a lot of spray painting but wont touch that stuff.

BJL: prep is most important to a sucessful job. Failure will most likly ocurr at the drain or corners indicitive of poor prep so be prepared to do an excellent prep job. Any coating could be used but why not investigate the prepackaded tile paint for that application. The confined area of a shower stall is ripe for chemical intoxication problems. If the pan is plastic the prep should be easier than tile but perfection is still required for a lasting job.
 
I would find a pro to spray it after I did the prep work. the spraying is usually not expensive as it is the prep work takes all the labor.
 
Wasabiloco, I followed the directions on prepping the surface and what to use to wash it down. The paint went on easily with a 4 inch foam roller. I thought I would have to roll and tip but the stuff levels well and all I did was roll. You need to stir the paint often to keep the nonskid compound (silica???) in the solution. Interlux used to have a 2 part deck paint that you added your own non-skid to, but this was one part with the non-skid already added. By the way, I've taken chartered out of Puerto Aventuras a few times. I try to get to Playacar as often as I can.
 
Hola Senor Gregory !

I love Puerto Aventura and the whole Riviera Maya. My wife and I bought a beautiful condo in Puerto Aventura. Got a wonderful carib view with a private lagoon. Not cheapt but wow, a lot cheaper than the US. I'm currently working to completely restore a 32' Blackfin to take down and add to our charter fleet. The boat is coming along very well. I am (obviously) trying to save some money on this paint job. These yacht yards have a habit of "breaking it off in ya" if you know what I mean.

Thanks for the advice. I have a couple of additional questions. What was the condition of your old non-skid? Mine is in pretty good shape. Someone just suggested painting over it. This would of course be simpler at least the masking aspect of it. I take it you didn't do the whole "primer bit". Did you have any problem with the paint sticking? I know that the cockpit has been painted before. It just needs "freshening up" if you know what I mean.

I am thinking about experimenting with my engine boxes first and see how they come out.
 
I sanded the old surface a bit then applied the primer recommended by interlux. It really depends on what shape the surface is and what the surface is you'll be painting. Not knowing what's on the deck now, you have no idea if the new paint would be compatable. I'd sand it, prime then paint. It's not a big area so shouldn't take long to do it right.
 
if you are in mexico you can find talented spray painters to do the job inexpensivly.
 
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