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> I recently bought a second hand astro-rock and the no-skid
> is so bad that I slide even with booties on. What is the
> best way to fix it? I recall people having mentioned here
> that you can mix sugar with something (epoxy?) and paint
> it on. How much of the deck should be painted with whatever
> this mixture is, and approximately what proportions in the
> mix?
> Thanks,
> Rae
> Rae Gilchrist
> Dept. of Psychology
> U. of Western Ontario
> London, ON, Canada
I use a commercial product found at better windsurf shops. Its name is
Redecker. It consists of a 3 inch long mini roller, a sealed metal can
with***off lid and some clear guck inside which when well shaken
contains both an finish and non skid. Finally, there is a blue tray big
enough to allow you to pour in the material and roll the roller around
on it before spreading it on your board. It is roughly $29 at least at
some times of year.
The guck will work on an old hull provided that you recognize that the
guck may be a slow solvent for the decorative decals on the hull. Plan
your work in such a way that you only pass over an area once, in one
direction. Don't repeatedly roll over the same area or you will smudge
the decal. I've redone my Astro several times and have not damaged the
decoration. I did do a little bit of damage to course board before I
figured out what was happening.
I think one application will use up about half the can of guck and if
you save the hardened roller until the next time you have to use it, it
will loosen up just fine and allow you to do a second application the
next time the problem arises.
Gil Woolley