110 Cookson Lane | Whitefield, ME 04353 | 207-232-7600 | tim@lackeysailing.com
I needed to move another boat into the shop, so to make some room I repositioned Bugs over to one side and as far back in the shop as possible.
After final preparations to the cockpit, I applied the new nonskid paint. Because of the thickness and texture of the paint, it was designed to cover in only one coat. I was pleased with the color and texture, and in general with the covering ability.
The application instructions called for removing the masking tape before the paint cured. This was a minor annoyance, but since I'd no past experience with the product to suggest other courses of action, I followed the instructions and removed most of the tape once the paint had set for a while. I left the tape in a few areas where I feared removal might harm the nearby texture.
The initial color of the paint when applied, like most paints, was a bit lighter than the implied color of the chip, but I found that as the paint cured, it began to darken to a shade very close to the original paint on adjacent areas of the deck--which, of course, was the desired result.
Total Time on This Job Today: 2.5 hours
