durabak question ...

bsteckel

bsteckel

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i know a lot of you guys have used durabak on the floors of your boat with success. i am getting mine (fisherman 20 center console) ready for paint and was thinking of painting the top of the sides, down the inside sides and also the floor with durabak. the outside is getting painted .. doing the filling and sanding now.

i thought maybe this would be better than painting the top and insides with regualr paint ... if i wack some sinkers off the durabak, no big deal and it is easy to touch up.

also, anyone use the stuff cabellas sells .. think it is called tuff cote or something ... ? or other brands that may be more cost effective?

also, what would be your guess on how much paint i would need to do this project (floor, sides, and top)?

open to your suggestions ... thanks as always.

Brad
 
It works great and I did my V with it, One gal to do the floor should be fine for 2 coats.
Now I have no idea how much for the rest?? At least another gal, or more? I got and suggest that you also get the textured stuff for the floor, none slip, but hard on the bear knees if you got to get on the deck the first year, need to wear down the sharpness some.
For the top and sides go with smooth stuff. I would say get 1 gal of each and do what you can, if you need more then order it.
 
The Tuff Coat is great but from what I remember it is mostly available in a dull finish. We installed it in the bottom of a Bass boat.
It dosen't dry hard like anti skid surfaces, it dries rubbery. I wouldn't suggest it for what you are doing. It's too coarse in my opinion in a V.
It's great in a duck boat, floor surfaces in the bottom of a bass boat or pontoon boat, on a casting deck or the like.
Here's a picture of the can and material on the can.
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Which type of Ultra Tuff did ya'll use??
There are 6 different formulations and 25 colors to choose from.

Tuff Coat has 1 formulation and 7 colors available.
 
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Most likely ya'll used the UT100F.
The UT14F is probably what Cabelas copied.

Ultra TUFF Products​
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UT-100
UT-100 is a very hard and durable non-slip coating for heavy-duty use on concrete, aluminum, and steel. It can be driven on with auto, truck, and forklift traffic. Ideal for heavy pedestrian use, and is highly abrasion and wear resistant.

UT-100F
UT-100F is very flexible and pliable. This coating looks identical to the UT-100, but is used on wood and fiberglass, or wherever there is more movement and swelling. UT-100F resists cracking on wooden decks, patios, boat docks, and fiberglass boat decks.

UT-100AQ
This coating can be applied to submerged surfaces, such as pools, wave pools, splash pads, pool decks, ponds, etc. It cures to a firm and extremely durable rubberized surface, while keeping the appearance of the other UT-100 coatings.

UT-50
UT-50 is made with 50% of the rubber aggregate removed. This product is designed for commercial kitchens, restaurants, and other areas that can only be mopped and not hosed out for cleaning. This product is still non-slip but does not perform as well as the UT-100.

UT-14 & UT-14F
These products are designed with a course 14-mesh rubber. Used for heavy industrial and marine use such as refineries, oil rigs, loading docks, fishing boats, ships and ramps. UT-14 is rough and aggressive. It only comes in black, dark gray, dark blue, dark green, and dark brown. It is very tough.

Ultra Glow
Ultra Glow is a "glow in the dark" non-slip coating designed for wood, concrete, steel and aluminum. Ultra Glow can glow for up to 4 hours in the dark-adapted eye. Ideal for exits and walkways from office buildings to manufacturing facilities, as well as amusement attractions, ships, boats, etc.
 
i plan to roll the inside of the McKee this week, I didn't know I needed primer for the stuff till I was going back over some notes, I called Durabak, they told me I really didn't need a primer if I had sanded it enough
 
The bass boat has a wooden floor, we didn't prime it either. Did triple coat it though, because of the rubber particles being so big. Seems to be holding up well.
 
has anyone used the "smooth" durabak? would it be too slippery to use on the deck?

maybe i can use the smooth stuff on the inside walls and the non skid on the floor.

the pics make the non skid stuff look real rough.

anyone used any of this stuff other than on the floor of their boat?
 
The non slip is pretty tuff, it will not be good for the sides. I always have a boot on even on the hottest days so its fine, but if you are a bare foot guy it might be tuff on your feet till you wear down the sharpness.
 
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