Boat floor

[Griz]

I have carpet on my boat floor which is permanent. I want to remove it and put down a paint type covering which isn’t slippery. The floor of the boat is fiberglass under the carpet. What’s the best options ?

 

[lunkerslayer]

Most likely the glue will leave the back of the carpet down atleast when i redone my floor in my boat it did.
A wire brush or these work the best to get most of that glue off
Dont use a solvent because its hard to get clean after, unless you can use hot water pressure washer. Because you can whipe it down with acetone but you can never get it all

 

[Davy Crockett]

You won't be sorry , I'ts awesome to have a washdown hose handy and use it many time a day, a clean boat keeps the flies from moving in on ya.

 

[SLE]

Rocksolid Deck Coat might be something to look at. I was looking for a truck box coating type product for the floor of our enclosed snowmobile trailer. Wanted to find something that wasn't slippery, would stick to wood / painted wood well, that could be reapplied without issues, and would water proof the floor from melting sleds. Ended using deck coat which has worked very well. if you want a textured or rougher finish, just use their specified product roller and roll it one more time once it start to setup and get tacky and it'll leave it very textured. if you want it smooth, just roll it out and it'll self level. have a spot that something sharp wears through, and you can just clean that area and reapply right over the top. I just used black but you can get it in any color. FYI, it is a very thick product so you will use quite a bit more than you think.

 

[Griz]

Rocksolid Deck Coat might be something to look at. I was looking for a truck box coating type product for the floor of our enclosed snowmobile trailer. Wanted to find something that wasn't slippery, would stick to wood / painted wood well, that could be reapplied without issues, and would water proof the floor from melting sleds. Ended using deck coat which has worked very well. if you want a textured or rougher finish, just use their specified product roller and roll it one more time once it start to setup and get tacky and it'll leave it very textured. if you want it smooth, just roll it out and it'll self level. have a spot that something sharp wears through, and you can just clean that area and reapply right over the top. I just used black but you can get it in any color. FYI, it is a very thick product so you will use quite a bit more than you think.

Thank you

 

[SLE]