Mike, I redid the decks on my boat last year. Although I used Awlgrip/Awlcraft products I give you some idea of what I found encountered.
I was originally going to use Cloud White for the decks but the Awlgrip guys said that Matterhorn White was their best selling product. It has a bit of grey to it so it isn’t glaringly white. Perhaps you may be able to tint the Perfection. The surface area on the 37’ is mostly covered in non-skid so a brilliant reflection was not a concern and frankly, where there was a gloss surface I wanted it to stand out. Years ago I sprayed Perfection in the interior with a flattening agent and it turned out well in that environment but I wouldn’t want a flattening agent for deck painting. I was trying to re-create the look of brand new gelcoat. As an aside, I considered using Kiwi Grip but I preferred to look of the original C&C non-skid which I was able recreate with Griptex. Griptex is just a bit more involved to apply so Kiwi Grip is a good choice. I don’t know the level of effort that you are planning on but as you may have surmised, it is a big job. If there is any way possible to do all of the job at once I would try for that. If you break it up over years there is the likelihood of being able to see where the break was given fading and possible color differences. I bought a set of these 3M block sanders <https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/company-us/all-3m-products/~/3M-Hookit-Sanding-Block/?N=5002385+3293194154&rt=rud> and they proved to be invaluable. Good luck with your project! Best, Dave Godwin 1982 C&C 37 - Ronin Reedville - Chesapeake Bay Ronin’s Overdue Refit <http://roninrebuild.blogspot.com/> > On Apr 23, 2018, at 5:47 PM, Mike Rose via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > Hi there- > > I am planning to paint the deck and have few questions for those that have > gone before me. I plan to use Perfection with Kiwigrip. I did a sample locker > lid with Snow White Perfection and White KiwiGrip. The Perfection is a bit > too white/reflective. I’d rather use a different shade of white over a > flattening agent. Here goes the questions. > > 1- what shade of perfection is preferred for the smooth deck surfaces? > 2- is there a recommended approach if I need to divide the effort between two > off-seasons (ie side decks and cabin one year, cockpit the next) > 3- what sanding tool is best for the curves and corners? > > Thanks, > Mike Rose > s/v Shannon Rose > 1972 C&C 39 > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >
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