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[KNZ911]

Can't wait to she her done and on the water.

[castnetcracker]

Originally Posted by flyingfrizzle

I think you could do it your self, Hardest thing to do is get the non-skid even. I have rolled non skid with particles pre mixed in and I have sprinkled it on top out of a shaker can then rolled over it. The sprinkle can method seems to help make it more even and you can go back and hit thin spots. Far as spraying it I haven't never tried to spray non skid grit threw a gun. I would think you could spray the base down and then add non skid additive on top in areas you wanted it. Then spray a second thin coat to lock it in maybe. Not to sure about spraying non skid tho. Hopefully someone up here that has sprayed it before can give you more insight on best practices. I do know that getting good tape to mask off the edges makes a big difference. I have used cheep tape due to it was the only thing I could find in the width I wanted and it had bad bleed threw at the edges. Don't skimp on the tape...


I ended up going with medium to light grey on my deck in my 20 over the original raised planks. When it was in the sun sitting in the yard it gets hot to the bear feet but when on the water it never bothers me. Don't know if the wind or spray keeps the temps down when in use or what but the only time mine bothers me is after its sat in direct sunlight all day sitting still not moving. Now is the time to get it how you want it not latter. I do know a little darker makes a big difference as my gas tank cover is slightly darker than the rest of the floor due to it was mixed latter on and it gets warmer than the rest. I never stand on the fuel tank cover but have noticed a big difference when I have between the two. So going a lot lighter will make a big difference I imagine.


Boat is looking real good by the way. She is going to be sweet once you get it how you like it.

one way is to roll on the awlgrip, mix reducer and griptex and spray on that way. you dont have to do any additional masking as the reducer wont hurt anything. i did the sprinkle method and it was simple. if doing awlgrip i would highly recommend getting the accelerator and you can finish the whole thing in a day no problem including all your masking and cleaning.

regarding tape, hold your regular tape back a hair from your pencil lines then do a flexible fine line tape up to the pencil line. the fine line tape is not paper like regular painters tape it is more like electricians tape. push it down firm and it will not leak. this way you can pull the fine lines early before it fully kicks but you still have the other tape covering your border incase you get any transfer off the fine line tape while pulling. clean lines without chips or leaks.

[castnetcracker]

3m fine line vinyl tape.

https://www.mscdirect.com/browse/tnp...yABEgJQO_D_BwE

[erebus]

Originally Posted by castnetcracker

...one way is to roll on the awlgrip, mix reducer and griptex and spray on that way.

Wait... What now?!
I need to hear more about this technique!
Just straight reducer and griptex? What size tip?
This sounds crazy but I like it.

Also:
This ↓

Originally Posted by castnetcracker

...the fine line tape is not paper like regular painters tape it is more like electricians tape. push it down firm and it will not leak.

[flyingfrizzle]

Originally Posted by castnetcracker

...the fine line tape is not paper like regular painters tape it is more like electricians tape. push it down firm and it will not leak.

I thought the electricians tape was close to the same as in the link and used the basic cheap phase marking tape as it was all I had at the time that was the correct spacing for the original planking on these hulls and had a bit of bleed under. I don't know if it was due to this was a second color over a pervious coat that was not completely smooth or what but I had wished I took the time to get something more like you have in the link or a painters tape with a leak barrier. The cheap stuff from the electrical supply store stretches to easily and dose not stick as well. Better off spending a few bucks for the actual correct tape.

[castnetcracker]

not electricians tape, 3m fine line vinyl tape. it's for painting.

Erebus, i have not done the reducer/griptex method myself but a guy i know that does service and repair work does this method for certain size jobs on skiffs. i personally thought it would be tough on a seacraft to get the timing and gun positioning right. pretty sure he said tip size was the same as primer, so 1.5? He also said you need to hold the gun about 3' away from the surface so your reducer vaporizes before much gets to the painted surface.

[erebus]

Originally Posted by castnetcracker

not electricians tape, 3m fine line vinyl tape. it's for painting.

This is the stuff I use.

https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/company-...8743767&rt=rud

[Kraken]

Karma Kustoms should be done with the paint this weekend. I’m trying not to get excited.

My brother was nice enough to laser some switch panels out of acrylic. I’ll post the whole boat wiring diagram if anyone is interested.

[CooperDog]

Nice. I’m excited to see it also. They’re on my short list for paint. Of course would love to see wiring also.
Kevin
Btw thanks again for the mold Scott. Turned out perfect.

[Kraken]

He is what the panels look like populated.