I am planning on painting a boat deck with Durabak. Communications with the company have been a bit spotty, but the fellow from the company indicates that I need to add grit to the second coat for traction.
In his words “ Do you have a source for washed, polished, rolled dry white sand of 10 MM or less. You will need roughly 75 lbs. of it for the 2nd coat to give some friction for non-slip. PVC chips or white rubber chips can work, but the size or the material is very important. ”
I’m surprised I’d need 75 pounds of it for a 39’ boat, and there are quite a few adjectives there which make my search trickier. Not even sure what he means by ‘10 MM’ in this case. MM to me normally means millimetres but obviously not in this case. Microns? Mils? Typo?
Anyway... So far I haven’t been able to find anything much online, but I think I just haven’t narrowed down where to properly look yet. Paint supplier? Would sandblasting grit work ? I am in Canada FWIW.
Curious on people’s experiences using traction grit, and any info is appreciated. Thank you.
In his words “ Do you have a source for washed, polished, rolled dry white sand of 10 MM or less. You will need roughly 75 lbs. of it for the 2nd coat to give some friction for non-slip. PVC chips or white rubber chips can work, but the size or the material is very important. ”
I’m surprised I’d need 75 pounds of it for a 39’ boat, and there are quite a few adjectives there which make my search trickier. Not even sure what he means by ‘10 MM’ in this case. MM to me normally means millimetres but obviously not in this case. Microns? Mils? Typo?
Anyway... So far I haven’t been able to find anything much online, but I think I just haven’t narrowed down where to properly look yet. Paint supplier? Would sandblasting grit work ? I am in Canada FWIW.
Curious on people’s experiences using traction grit, and any info is appreciated. Thank you.
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