[Rhodes22-list] Non-skid

Sun Sep 27 19:10:54 EDT 2015

I like the off white color. 

Cheers,
Ted

S/V AIRPOWER 
1991/2013 R22
Jacksonville, FL

> On Sep 27, 2015, at 6:14 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> 
> I applied the nonskid to the cockpit yesterday. I put the Kiwigrip on the
> cockpit sole, seats and coaming tops. It hides imperfections nicely.
> Pictures are attached. Next I will do the lazarette cover and poptop.
> 
> Graham Stewart
> Agile. R22, 1976
> Kingston Ontario Canada
> 
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> 
> Nice job Graham,and an excellent write up,too boot. Please don't stop
> writing about your rebuild,it may not mean much to most of us now,but future
> owners and down the road for a lot of us will really benefit from your
> willingness to share your experiences. I know I really benefited from
> another rhodies post on rebuilding the compression post support stringers.
> It turned out better than if I would have entered the project blindly.
> Your not guilty f this,but I and many others are,so this is a shout out to
> everyone,MAKE SURE the subject line on the list describes the actual subject
> or all your work will get lost in the archives
> 
>  Thanks,
> Jerry Lowe
> 
> 
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> 
> We had fabulous weather for Ontario in September this week and I was able
>> to mask the boat and apply non-skid. I have done the cabin top, side 
>> decks and foredeck. The cockpit and pop top still need to be done - 
>> hopefully tomorrow -but you can see the effect for the attached photos.
>> 
>> The biggest part of the job by far was the masking and in particular 
>> rounding the corners. I used a 3/4 in washer as a template for the 
>> corners. They looked great with the blue masking tape but with the 
>> non-skid being rough and a similar color to the deck paint the profile 
>> of the corners virtually disappeared. So my advice would be to 
>> exaggerate the rounded corners if you want them to be very visible. I 
>> was amazingly lucky color wise. The deck paint and the non-skid are 
>> both off-white and from different manufacturers, both of whom have 
>> very limited choice, but as it turned out the two coatings go together
> very well.
>> 
>> 
>> I used Kiwigrip for the non-skid because of what I had read about it 
>> being very durable and easy to apply. I will have to wait to see how 
>> durable it is but can attest to it being easy to apply. Once the 
>> surface is prepared you apply the thick paint with a 1/8" notched 
>> trowel to get an even but thick layer and then roll it out with a 
>> special roller sold by the manufacturer. The harder you press the more 
>> aggressive the non-skid. I found I had to press firmly to get rid of 
>> the lines from the trowel but then lightened up in an attempt to tame 
>> it a bit. The non-skid is still much more aggressive than the original 
>> pattern molded into the Rhodes deck but the surface is not particularly
> sharp.
>> 
>> It is a latex paint so it dries to the touch in a few hours. You pick 
>> up the technique for rolling the non-skid in a matter of minutes. I 
>> practiced for a few minutes on a piece of cardboard. This product is 
>> not cheap but I think it is worth it from an effort point of view.
>> 
>> Because it dries quickly you have to apply it in small sections. They 
>> recommend sections between 2 and 4 sq. ft. and so you need to carve up 
>> the deck into manageable pieces. You also need to remove the masking 
>> tape as you go - one section at a time before you move on to the next. 
>> As a result the process is pretty messy and so I was glad I used 
>> extensive masking . I could not remove the tape wearing gloves so my 
>> hands were covered in paint. Fortunately is washes off pretty easily 
>> with water. Tool cleanup is also easy.
>> 
>> Based on this experience I don't think I would consider anything else 
>> as it is hard to see how it could be easier and still give a nice 
>> looking result.
>> 
>> They recommend that this be done by two people but I didn't have that 
>> option available to me and managed fine on my own. I bought one gallon 
>> of the paint and that will be more than enough to use the non skid 
>> paint extensively on the cabin top, pop top, cockpit seats and 
>> probably coaming tops as well as all of the original non-skid. If you 
>> were only doing the original non-skid areas two quarts would be
> sufficient.
>> 
>> I suppose I should mention why all of this was necessary given that 
>> the Rhodes has a very nice pattern moulded into the deck. I had to do 
>> major surgery on my foredeck to replace the core. It involved cutting 
>> the deck in half and removing it from the boat. Reinstalling it meant 
>> there was a major scar across the deck that destroyed the non-skid 
>> pattern. I also wanted to strengthen the deck a bit so I glassed over 
>> the entire non-skid area. Now that I thnk about it all of the 
>> foregoing is probably of little value to those on this list.
>> 
>> 
>> Graham Stewart
>> Agile. R22, 1976
>> Kingston Ontario Canada
>> 
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