Paint doesn't require priming?

[eavega]

Hey folks

I am in the process of fitting out a 1976 15' Yar Craft Yankee runabout for fishing on the lake. I got this hull as an alternative to doing a full transom/stringer/deck restore on the 15' Chaparral tri-hull I had purchased last year with the hopes of restoring. The new hull is essentially empty; no seats, no controls, no nothing. There was some hideous outdoor carpeting on the deck, but that was not even glued down. It is already bare fiberglass with no glue (or gelcoat I assume, since it doesn't have any tinting beyond being yellowed, and you can still clearly see the cloth pattern), or seat remnants, or anything. I didn't want to put carpeting down on the deck since I intend to use it mostly for fishing, and nasty things could get into the carpeting. I had instead thought of using topside paint with nonskid additive. With that in mind, I went to my local marine store to see what they had that would fit the bill. They had Interlux Interdeck nonskid paint. Will this do for painting the deck and keeping it nonskid? Will this end up being like walking on sandpaper? Also, in reading the label, I see that the only preparation it requires for use over clean fiberglass (I'll assume that means to wipe down with acetone)is to abraid with 180-220 grit sandpaper. does that mean it doesn't need any primer?
I really just want to do this right so that I don't have to do it again in a year. Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.

Rgds

-Eric

 

[ondarvr]

Re: Paint doesn't require priming?

Polyester (gel coat or resin) makes a great substrate for paint and normally no primer is required for a very good bond, primer comes into play when you need to fill or hide defects in the surface. So if they say no primer is needed, then that's the case.

Almost any paint can have a nonskid grit used with it, so you're not limited to just a few products.

Porch paint works well too.

Non skid deck and floor paints tend to need touching up every now and then, so it won't be the last time you need to work with it.

 

[Bondo]

Re: Paint doesn't require priming?

Porch paint works well too.

Ayuh,... A couple coats of Rustoleum enamel,+ a bucket of Beach sand will do what you want...

 

[Chuck Gibson]

Re: Paint doesn't require priming?

What did you decide and how did it turn out?

 

[eavega]

Re: Paint doesn't require priming?

What did you decide and how did it turn out?

Right now the priority on this boat is to fix a couple of dings in the gelcoat, and make sure the deck and transom is well sealed (previous motor and other random stuff that was attached to the deck left some small holes behind that need to be sealed and patched). I have yet to address the paint issue. I am, however, still leaning towards using the Interlux product. Its not really that expensive given the quantities I will need.

-E