Source for Female Mold Pattern for Deck Nonskid

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Source for Female Mold Pattern for Deck Nonskid

Postby AuxHoo » Fri Jun 25, 2021 10:14 am

Q1: What is a source for a female mold to create a non-skid pattern?

Q2: is creating a mold using compound and release the best?

BACKSTORY: I have a [1986–ALWAYS USE FOUR DIGITS FOR YEARS] Montauk [17—ALWAYS INCLUDE THE LENGTH DESIGNATOR WITH THE MODEL FAMILY NAME]. I am planning to do some gel coat repair work this year to fix crazing, cracks, screw holes, etc.

The link below is to a recoded presentation that demonstrates what appears to be the best approach [to some unspecified repair method] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpsRljqBH0o
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Re: Source for Female Mold Pattern for Deck Nonskid

Postby jimh » Sat Jun 26, 2021 8:33 am

Making your own mold using the non-skid that is actually on your boat is probably the best way to have an exact match.

Please tell us what will be seen in the linked presentation you endorse as the best method for repairs.

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Re: Source for Female Mold Pattern for Deck Nonskid

Postby jimh » Sat Jun 26, 2021 10:19 am

The topic of non-skid pattern molds has been frequently discussed in the forums here at CONTINUOUSWAVE.COM going back many years. A search for those terms produces many results:

https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sou ... gle+Search

A search of this forum also finds the topic discussed in several threads in the last five years:

https://continuouswave.com/forum/search ... mit=Search