TotalBoat TotalBoat TotalTread Non Skid Deck Paint (White, Quart)

Different use case. I had a diving board that was looking rough and didnt want to go the Olympia/Silica route. This fit the bill perfect! Im sure more prep would have been ideal, but I just pressure washed it, painted some of this one there, and voila! Brand new and grippy!

Went on smoothly, holding up so far. Used it on an aging deck. Cleaning and priming the deck took effort, painting it was easy. A couple of thin coats deck looks great. Paint color consistent, can't tell where I needed to touch up. The silica is easy on bare feet, not at all slick after rain. The grey color I ordered was much lighter than I expected, glad now. A darker color would probably be hot in southern summer sun. Good value from Amazon for 3 gallons. Looked to buy paint locally, it was $60 a gallon more. Issue I had was that shipping boxes arrived in perfect condition, the cans inside were severely dented, one slightly leaking. It was necessary to transfer paint to cans I picked up at home improvement store. No returns. Mineral spirits just fine for clean up.

This paint worked great on my boat. The color looks really good and the texture is perfect for non-skid. It gives solid grip without being too rough, and it made a big difference on the deck. Overall, very happy with it and would definitely use it again.

Product came packed very securely in a heavy-walled cardboard box. Even so, the delivery people still managed to drop it and dent the bottom of the gallon can. No fault of the seller, but clearly the heavy handed delivery company. Thanks for the gloves, stir sticks and pouring/mixing cups! The paint itself was very EZ to work with and I got a great finish. I did one coat and noticed some lite coverage in a few areas, so I feel strongly that 2 coats are needed. It was pretty sunny out so the mis-coverage was my fault. Even so, the finish was very very nice. I used a 1/8" nap roller and did not need to tip it with a brush. I used blue painters tape to mask my areas and then pulled it up without issue in about 30 minutes time. I HIGHLY recommend using the gloves because this stuff is not easy to remove from your hands without full strength mineral spirits. I waited a few days to let the paint cure (not sure that was needed but I did my best to stay off the new finish and not wash or scrub it for a few days). When I washed my boat the following week, I totally noticed a renewed sense of safety thanks to the new nonskid paint! And having my nonskid as a new color, people can totally see where to step and NOT to step when running around the boat. The finish is easy on my feet too. All in all it was a great project that made my old girl look new and sexy again! My tip for others with an old, chalky, no-longer-shiny fiberglass boat is to wetsand the glossy (slippery) areas to bring back the shine (really works!) and then mask off the non-skid areas and paint that area with this TotalTread product. Again, this project made my old boat a new boat! I purchased the sand beige (check out the pix). I ordered a gallon: one coat on a Catalina 30 sailboat used up about a quart. So then two coats would require half gallon. Everyone's mileage will vary but that's my math, FYI.

I just finished using this paint to do the inside of a 14' aluminum skiff. Because I used this on aluminum, I had to prep by using a self-etching primer. Using the advice from other customer reviews, I used a little bit of paint tint to darken the gray color slightly. The paint came out darker, yet still had the bluish tint mentioned by other reviews. As said by others', it's crucial to mix this paint thoroughly, otherwise the micro-beads will not be consistent. I applied two coats of paint by use of a roller, which came out very smooth and consistent. I was surprised by how thin the paint rolls out for having "grit" in it. A good strategy would be to roll out an area, and go back over it a few minutes later without adding more paint on the roller. I found that this makes the paint more consistent, and distributes the micro-beads a little better. The initial coat did not adhere well in areas where I had applied caulk, but seemed to be fine after applying the second coat. The cure time may be a few days, but each layer was dry to the touch within an hour of application (in about 65 degree weather, in a paint tent). I was pleasantly surprised by the finished appearance. While it didn't completely hide small cracks and imperfections, I am confident that it will grip and hold up well. The only reason I did not rate this paint higher was because it is advertised as a true gray, when in fact it is not; and because it requires some serious mixing for proper application. When you think you have mixed it enough - mix it some more. I would definitely use this product again.