FinesseChris
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Reged: 03/09/2001
Posts: 152
Loc: SW London, boat Dolphin Quay, ...
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Having half-finished painting the decks and used up my dwindling store of Blacks Deck Paint Warm Cream, I went off to buy some more.
"Oh, no they stopped making that 2 years ago". Not just the colour, the paint: you now get 'deck coating' which is thinner and not to be had in 'warm cream'.
So I seek alternatives: anyone tried this? http://www.protectakote.co.uk/marine.htm
Said to be suitable for Dredge support vessels so it should do for a Finesse!
Chris
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Chrusty1
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Reged: 27/02/2008
Posts: 847
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What's wrong with international "Interdeck"? They do that in a nice "warm" cream colour?
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Horatio
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Reged: 09/07/2001
Posts: 134
Loc: East Coast
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Use Sandtex masonry paint. Its a similar colour, goes on much easier, resists wear better and is around 1/4 the price per litre. I won't be going back to 'marine' deckpaints any time soon.
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chrishelen
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Reged: 07/01/2007
Posts: 1324
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I second that,mines been on 5 years and is just starting to go around the edges.
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oldfrank
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Reged: 07/12/2005
Posts: 206
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International stopped making all the nice, soft-coloured deck paints that suited traditional boats about the time they stopped making Interstain mahogany. Still haven't found any! OF
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oldharry
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Reged: 30/05/2001
Posts: 3942
Loc: North from the Nab about 10 mi...
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I have been using textured masonry paints for some years - invariably vastly better than the 'marine' grade rubbish. Goes on much easier, stays put, better choice of colours, looks better, nicer to walk or sit on with bare feet etc.... and a fraction of the cost.
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deisel
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Reged: 30/01/2008
Posts: 94
Loc: rye, sussex
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When Using Sandtex, What Primer Do You Use?
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Seagreen
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Reged: 30/07/2005
Posts: 1421
Loc: ked myself in the locker again...
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Just looked at the Sandtex site, and the "mid stone" looks close to a weathered teak finish, but needs a bit of warming. What other acrylic paints could I mix with sandtex to alter the shading? Or should I ask Sandtex?
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I'll get her chastity belt keys, then..
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Seanick
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Reged: 13/01/2006
Posts: 205
Loc: West Sussex
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Interdeck 'beige' is quite a trad colour, and looks better than the old cream IMHO.
Never mind the name, the colour becomes more attractive as I get older !!
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oldharry
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Reged: 30/05/2001
Posts: 3942
Loc: North from the Nab about 10 mi...
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Good quality wood primer on wooden decks. On the one plastic boat I used it on it went directly over existing paint after a good scrub. Raw GRP would probably need a GRP primer of some sort.
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