The cockpit deck and the cabin roof would clearly need some sort of non-slip finish, because they will be very slippery when wet and potentially dangerous.
I had previously tried the original TeaMac non-slip paint on a test piece. The paint contains some sort of aggregate. It looks and feels like rough sand when cured.
This is it.
Not only was it unsightly, it would be unpleasant to sit or stand on.
So I tried rubber granules from Soft Sand, applied to the original gloss paint.
This is what it looked like.
This was an improvement on the grey paint, but I now thought it was rather coarse and didn't look professional enough.
So I asked Paul at BoatPaint UK what he would use, and he said that Awlgrip Griptex is the best non-slip product that they supply, so I purchased a quart can.
This is it.
It is applied by shaker onto wet gloss paint and allowed to dry. Then any loose compound is removed and another light coat of gloss is applied to seal the finish.
So I made a test piece, like this.
Here is the finished article.
The compound is very fine and has produced a flat, matt surface that looks good and is pleasant to the touch, so that is what I will use when fitting out is complete.
How amazing to be thinking this far ahead!
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