Traction Paints Recommendations

[Treeguyus]

Planning on applying a traction paint to the top of the gunwales on our dory. Need product recommendations and any/or all tips appreciated for applying it, appreciated.

[David G]

Are you saying then... that you want painted gunwales and you don't want the top (stepping) surface to be slippery?

[shortboot]

I believe you can buy non skid compound and add to any topside paint. In a pinch you can use beach sand, sand blasting compound, crushed walnut shells, glass bead compound.

[David W Pratt]

I believe you can buy non skid compound and add to any topside paint. In a pinch you can use beach sand, sand blasting compound, crushed walnut shells, glass bead compound.

Or, for something more subtle, I understand you can use salt. The salt then washes away from the dried paint with water, and leaves a mildly non skid surface.

[Treeguyus]

Are you saying then... that you want painted gunwales and you don't want the top (stepping) surface to be slippery?

Yes exactly thanks

[Ian McColgin]

If you have a gunnel and inwale separated by the frames, the gap will give all the traction you could need. Also, most 'non-skid' deck paints are plenty non-skid without adding grit.

[Ben Fuller]

The OP has a power dory with side decks. a cuddy cabin, fore and aft decks. So it's really non skid on decks that he wants.

[shortboot]

with the non skid compound from interlux you can add it to any color

[wizbang 13]

SPEND the money on the expensive additive, do not use sand.
to see why, go outside and grind on the concrete sidewalk for a few moments. One will spend more on discs in the near future than what you saved .
Salt, sugar, walnut shells , sand…. Don’t. Do. That.

[shortboot]

It's not hard at all to remove any surface[non skid, epoxy, fiberglass,paint, varnish, with the right abrasive and power tool,I've done it many times.Sanding by hand the old way, on the beach or in the woods, is a different story.I would imagine it would be hard to to grind concrete, never done that, not much on a boat anyway, other than for ballast in bilge, not much need for nonskid there. Nonskid compound from interlux is probably best choice. Anything that dilutes with water I would think isn't good.

[wizbang 13]

It's not hard at all to remove any surface[non skid, epoxy, fiberglass,paint, varnish, with the right abrasive and power tool,I've done it many times.Sanding by hand the old way, on the beach or in the woods, is a different story.I would imagine it would be hard to to grind concrete, never done that, not much on a boat anyway, other than for ballast in bilge, not much need for nonskid there. Nonskid compound
from interlux is probably best choice. Anything that dilutes with water I would think isn't good.

sanding by hand??
you have me confuse with someone else?
grinding old cheapskate non skid wrapped in layers of thick alkyd paint is the second worse there is.

[shortboot]

I'll bite,what's first?

[wizbang 13]

Bottom paint

[shortboot]

You couldn't be more correct!!!! I forgot boat bottoms. Thank goodness for memory loss on that job. Gave up on them as I got older.

[Canoeyawl]

Sanding off sand added to paint is tough sledding