Most of my 1995 C&C deck was covered with Kiwi Grip about 5 years ago which has held up well and is easily refreshed/redone with additional coats when/where it wears away. There are a few ‘trim’ areas in the cockpit sole and the mostly vertical seats, the aft facing bulkheads on either side of the companionway and ‘hood’ that surrounds the sliding hatch and port light where the original gel coat/paint is pretty ‘tired’—the ‘skid’ portion of the deck (sorry I have problems with double negatives as in ‘non non-skid!) What I am looking for is simple solution to semi-permanently bring most of the new look back. My yard wants to tape the non-skid off (not easy with the Kiwi stuff) and re-paint the skid—which would be more money than I want to spend. I am thinking of some topside paint I could mostly brush on (most areas are pretty narrow to roll on) and improve its looks per the 10 ft test. I might be able to avoid/minimise the taping since minor excursions into the Kiwi Grip would be hard to see. Maybe I should just try a good cleaning followed by compounding/wax/polish. But if this is unlikely to really freshen it up, I don’t want to go down this energy intensive path only to end up painting it anyway.(I could do a small section for a test I suppose.) I am looking for a good solution that I can accomplish in a day or two. I don’t expect it to look like a new paint job—just a reasonable improvement that will not be covered with brush marks or other DIY mistakes that can be seen too easily! Lister suggestions are needed! Thanks, Charlie NelsonWater PhantomC&C 36 XL/kcb
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