new fiberglass floor?

Frankiea87

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Hey guys..currently I have carpet in my boat and I hate it..my idea is to redo the flooring with marine plywood of course and then paint? It with a fiberglass paint? Idea is to make it like it was a fiberglass floor from the factory..any ideas or forums about this idea? Thanks
 

a70eliminator

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Re: new fiberglass floor?

No need for marine plywood and rather than paint what you do is cover the plywood with a layer of fiberglass cloth and resin, then you can paint it for cosmetic purposes. That's just my technique others may disagree.
 

Dave1251

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Re: new fiberglass floor?

I think what you calling fiberglass paint is gelcoat. This is the material on the outside of the boat. The fiberglass and resin are the layers below the gelcoat. The current boat floors are molded on a very smooth surface with the gelcoat being applied first, the layers below.

If you first build the floor up (plywood, Fiberglass and resin, and then gelcoat)you will end up with a rough surface. That is why boat manufacturers used carpet.
 

bigbad 4cyl x2

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Re: new fiberglass floor?

i painted my floor that had been covered in a fiberglass cloth then epoxied ,then pained with sterling ,if i left it like that it wouldnt have looked very good .;
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bigbad 4cyl x2

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Re: new fiberglass floor?

when i asked my painter at the boat yard about it ,he said to use a puty and smooth the floors with it ,then epoxy seal them ,then paint .
 

JB

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Re: new fiberglass floor?

DECK or SOLE, guys. Boats do not have floors.
 

bear_69cuda

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Re: new fiberglass floor?

In the link under my signature, you can see how I did this same thing to my previous boat.
 
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