Durabak finish

guglielmo6160 · Post by **guglielmo6160** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 6:49 pm

used a product that was rec here, called Durabak by Cote L corp,
covered some thin gelcoat on my cabin roof pretty well, and looks great

rossjo · Post by **rossjo** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 8:32 pm

What its claim to fame? My front deck is cracking in several places due to the thick anti-skid the prior owner put on it. I have to seal 2-3 times per year. Is this the answer?

guglielmo6160 · Post by **guglielmo6160** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 10:22 pm

well, not sure if this will solve your particular problem, I used it , to cover a thin gelcoat that was sunfaded and worn out, it was kinda slick , so this not only protects the deck, but looks good as well, leaves a kind of rubbery sandpaper type finish. Its used mostly in commercial applications, and is UV resistant, chemical resistant, abrasion resistant and the list goes on and on. its also about 150.00 a gallon,
another guy here reccommended it. I would imagine you would have to remove your old coating first.

g36 · Post by **g36** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 7:07 am

similiar product another manufacturer. here is the link to the marine applications

http://www.ultratuff.net/utmindex.htm

i used this in my runabout for the flooring throughout. also feels a little rubbery under foot due to the rubber in the material when applied. it does clean up very well and is not slippery when wet . it is also sold in cabelas or overtons under their name.

rossjo · Post by **rossjo** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 9:21 am

Is it thick or thin?

What is its life expectancy? 3 years 5 years? 10 years?

willietrojan · Post by **willietrojan** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 9:46 am

rossjo,

I used this stuff when I re-did my bow deck and it work great; covers well
and gives a nice finished look, here is their website

http://www.nonslipcoating.com/

I also used it all around the deck of the boat and you can see it a little in my pictures of the Hawse Pipe install post.

http://www.trojanboats.net/wforum/viewtopic.php?t=3251

rossjo · Post by **rossjo** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 9:54 am

Nice - did you strip everything else off?

My front deck has a thick coat if non-skid. Is this original (I doubt it) - or the previous owner's concoction?

willietrojan · Post by **willietrojan** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 10:11 am

I only had the original gel-coat which I just sanded, but I would say you should strip off the old coating that is on yours before you apply anything new.

guglielmo6160 · Post by **guglielmo6160** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 10:12 am

Rossjo,
I would def, strip the old finish off, I had nothing on mine, and was reluctant to do this, but with an almost 40 year old boat it is def an improvement. and it looks alot nicer and gives the boat a whole new look.
I dont know what the life expectancy is and its not to thick, depends on how many coats.
They rec two, and supply two special rollers to use.
of course the ususal cleanning and prep work is a must and its real important to remove the masking tape after the second coat, otherwise it would stick to the tape and make it difficult to remove. I applied two coats within and hour and a half of the first as manuf suggestions.
some advice bring lots of rags and solvent to clean up , it gets pretty ugly.

willietrojan · Post by **willietrojan** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 1:19 pm

Here is a picture of my bow after I painted with the DuraBak

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/B1 ... directlink

rossjo · Post by **rossjo** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 1:37 pm

I assume its availalbe in colors besides the blueish gray? I'd like to stay with white ...

guglielmo6160 · Post by **guglielmo6160** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 1:52 pm

yes all colors, I kinda like the grey , the white gets dirty , grey hides a multitude of imperfections.

rossjo · Post by **rossjo** » Thu Apr 22, 2010 8:13 am

Yes it does. Might use it in the cockpit ... cuts glare a bit as well.