Ultratuff Marine Coat for cockpit?

[esoxesox]

Hey Guys,

It is finally warm enough up here in the Northland to think about glasswork! The transom is done, I've completed the restoration of the CC and had a local shop make a new windshield, the cap and the hull are one happy entity again. I am just getting into re-coring the forward hatches now. I need to think about what to lay down in the cockpit and on the deck once all the projects are complete. I've read and re-read the threads on various paint applications but haven't seen much on the some of the roll on/spray on liners. I ran into the Ultratuff Marine website last night ( http://www.ultratuff.net/utmindex.htm ). I called and spoke with them about applying to FG and it seems straightforward enough. They are going to send me some samples to poke at. I was thinking about the using the high texture on horizontal and non-textured on vertical surfaces. Anybody ever use this stuff?


Thanks

Scot

[flash14]

how much did it run you to have the windshield made?

[ocuyler]

Scot,

I used Ultra Tuff on the entire inside of a 1963 13 Whaler this winter. This is amazing stuff. It thins with water, can be sprayed (hopper gun) rolled or brushed. I did all 3.

I like it so much that I am using it for My SeaCraft 23CC. I'll put it on the cockpit floor only. I've scuffed it, scratched it and even spilled gas/oil on it (sat for a week). The gas cleaned up with a bristle brush. The scratches and scuffs were repaired by simply dipping a brush in the can a touching up the spots with no prep. It dries in an hour and you can't see the repair. It also covers a multitude of sins, especially spider cracks. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Probably it's only downside for some people is that it contains recycled rubber granuales that to some may feel make for a rough texture. I love it. You can kneel down and it's semi-soft. Clean up is quick. No more soft scrub. I would NOT use it for topsides non-skid.

It comes in several colors. I used white inside the Whaler, but found it a little bright in sunlight. I'm tinting the gallon I have left over with some black to get a light gray.

I made my repairs, sanded evrything with 80 grit on a palm sander, cleaned with zylol. The provide a thin primer to apply before 3 or so coats of the Ultra Tuff.

[esoxesox]

Thanks for that Otto!!! It is exactly what I was looking for. I got the samples in the mail. They sent me only the "100" grade stuff. It is pretty aggressive tread. Did you use it or the "50"? It sounds like the "50" is the same size particles but just fewer of them so the "100" is probably the way to go. I noticed that the rubber particles were a light color which I was happy to see. I'm still considering the "25" or non-textured product for areas that I won't be walking on to help cover up the little spider cracks that are here and there.

A few more questions...

- How many coats did you put on?
- How many gallons do you think I'll need to do the cockpit of a 20'.
- How much did you thin it out prior to application?
- What will you use to tint the white stuff? I'd like mine to be a little bit off-white but not as much as the tan color they do.

On the windshield, I took my existing cracked windshield to a local plastics fabricator in Duluth. I don't recall the total charge off hand but it was around $125. It is a really nice smoke plexi with smoothed out edges. I can give you the name of the place if you want it. I don't know what shipping for something like that would run though.


Thanks again!!!

Scot