Thread subject: Whaler Central - Boston Whaler Boat Information and Photos :: Kiwigrip on deck

Posted by HRBertram on 05/07/14 - 8:01 AM
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I used 2 quarts of white. I applied this over bright white gel coat and rolled it out for a very thin application. The thin application gives adequate grip, and is easier to clean. When I did my 25 I applied tan over bright white gel coat and went for a heavier application, this was necessary to block out the white gel coat. This heavier application is more aggressive but takes allot more scrubbing to clean, as the heavier application wears, the worn tips of the high spots tend to hold dirt.

On my lo pro I applied the kiwigrip to the aft seat/bulkhead structures top surface, the main deck, and both levels of the forward deck, and like I said barely made it with 2 quarts. I left about an inch of gel coat exposed around the edge of the console and any other deck attachments (ie. seat base, cooler hold downs, edge of hatches, and around the edges of the forward deck structures).

The kiwigrip is durable to everything but a scraping action. And that characteristic isn't all bad, it allows you to take a paint scraper and remove it fairly easily without gel coat damage. I just installed my pair of swivel chairs on the 25 and carefully removed a perfect circle an inch in radius larger than the chair bases and suffered no gel coat damage.

Good Luck with the Lo Pro, they're a blast.