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Re: Rubberized floor coatings
By:Dean Trexel
Date: 10/29/1999, 5:40 pm
In Response To: Rubberized floor coatings (Dale Frolander)

The problem is that the sand you track into your boat will be harder to get out given the rough surface. Maybe you could just do a patch under your heels, but you'd probably be better off gluing down a foam pad there. It'll keep you heels cushy as well as keep them from grinding sand into the glass. But regardless, I don't think that your feet and sand could do that much to wear down the inner hull.

Dean

> I had my truck's bed sprayed with Rhino-lining and it is some tough stuff.
> It's my understanding that the spray on rubber coatings can be bought in
> spray cans at auto parts stores (That's how my dad sprayed his truck).

> I was thinking that it would be a great idea to spray this inside the hull
> on the floor where the sand from my feet will grind into the fiberglass
> and varnish. I would only spray on a thin layer. Has anyone tried this and
> is there anything bad about this idea that I'm not thinking about?

> Thanks, Dale

Messages In This Thread

Rubberized floor coatings
Dale Frolander -- 10/29/1999, 5:17 am
Re: Rubberized floor coatings
john -- 11/3/1999, 4:16 pm
Another Hatch Seal Possibility?
mike allen -- 10/29/1999, 6:04 pm
Re: Another Hatch Seal Possibility?
Dale Frolander -- 10/29/1999, 9:35 pm
Re: Rubberized floor coatings
Dean Trexel -- 10/29/1999, 5:40 pm