Making nice curves when masking (how?)

[whackywoody]

You may or may not be aware that I am planning to paint my deck this week and am now swaying towards the idea of putting down a non-slip coating but would like to know how do you mask or what do you use to mask off the corners on the deck near/around transom area like in the photo below (sorry Ed nicked your picture from your refurb thread).

Do you use a tape like this - 3M ScotchBlue Painters Masking Tape For Corners?

Also how many coats of the non-slip paint (supplied by east coast) do you put on the deck?

Apologies for all the questions but this is my first project and I am learning as I go along!

Thanks

Gareth

[A1an]

I just use a narrow masking tape as it bends round curves, broader tape is a faff to get a smooth curve.

[butty]

or just lay lots of stripes of masking tape down where you want your radius to be and use a new stanley knife blade and a mug / cup / £2 coin to cut around and then all the radius corners are the same....

[nugent]

Originally Posted by whackywoody

You may or may not be aware that I am planning to paint my deck this week and am now swaying towards the idea of putting down a non-slip coating but would like to know how do you mask or what do you use to mask off the corners on the deck near/around transom area like in the photo below (sorry Ed nicked your picture from your refurb thread).

Do you use a tape like this - 3M ScotchBlue Painters Masking Tape For Corners?

Also how many coats of the non-slip paint (supplied by east coast) do you put on the deck?

Apologies for all the questions but this is my first project and I am learning as I go along!

Thanks

Gareth

Theif lol

Awnser is in the first sentence ish
I draw a line around an internal central cardboard roll of masking tape, and then free hand cut it with a scalpel,, but a Stanley will be fine
I cut it in half so as I can get closer to seat pods and awkward parts
I normally lay up one heavy coat then when cured another if required only around any dodgy masking areas, not a believer in over coating any thing that's fully cured full of wax,

[Dirk Diggler]

You can't really second coat Flowcoat without first sanding it.

[nugent]

Originally Posted by Dirk Diggler

You can't really second coat Flowcoat without first sanding it.

sorry was reffering to anti slip flo coat
, but i would also go over it with a wire brush a new one with no contaminated particles present from any previouse use, prior to applying a second coat,

[Dirk Diggler]

So was I. Flowcoat, whether it's non slip or just gel and wax in styrene, really is a one shot application. The skill is getting it down thick enough to cover, but not to crack or be opaque. If you don't, then you really have to key the surface up, wipe with acetone, than have another try. I always make my own, and tend to go heavy on the wax, and the catalyst, just don't fanny around, or you'll have a very hot, smoking bucket of rubbery flowcoat!!!!

[nugent]

Originally Posted by Dirk Diggler

So was I. Flowcoat, whether it's non slip or just gel and wax in styrene, really is a one shot application. The skill is getting it down thick enough to cover, but not to crack or be opaque. If you don't, then you really have to key the surface up, wipe with acetone, than have another try. I always make my own, and tend to go heavy on the wax, and the catalyst, just don't fanny around, or you'll have a very hot, smoking bucket of rubbery flowcoat!!!!

Been there with the smoking bucket more than once, hint turn ya phone off, r ignore it whilst working distractions are terrible when working with glass or resin

[whackywoody]

Thanks for your help and advice everyone, the plan is for tomorrow afternoon to do 2 flow coats around the edges and on the transom in tangerine orange and then Sunday I will do the masking and apply the black non slip deck paint.

[ribraff]

It would be easier to paint or roll on two layers of gel coat adding wax in styrene to the second coat. No need for sanding then. Simples.