Chris, I've done it both ways. First time(23 Sceptre) I sanded it all down and nonskided(griptex in awlgrip} the entire floor. A lot of time and the floor never seemed to stay clean looking. This time(20 Sceptre) I hand sanded the smooth lines and used a 6in pad sander with 80 on the nonskid lines. Problem is if you go too deep you'll spend a lot of time filling pin holes you created with filler and primer. I primed the deck two times just to fill them. Then 3 coats paint, then fine line tape(1/2") and finally nonskid. The pattern came out really nice. I sprayed water on it in the pic to give it contrast for the camera. Hard work no matter how you do it. [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]
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