I am getting ready to lay my vinyl from pontoonstuff. The floor is smooth, where the walking traffic is, and kinda smooth under furniture, however there are a few spots, that part of the top layer of plywood came off with carpet. and a few spots that could use some smoothing out.
I got the 80 mil stuff to help cover some of the imperfections, what can I use to smooth the other areas? I am talking about maybe 6 sq ft (total) worst area is maybe an 1/8", most is less than that.
PS sent foam tape to cover seams, but that will provide a bump at the seams, In my opinion, I was going to knock the seams down with my belt sander, should I fill the seam with a bondo type material or leave them be.
Thanks for your help
Steve
Rebuilding my boat, need advice.
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Re: Rebuilding my boat, need advice.
Bondo and a belt sander will work.
Just make sure the mastic (glue) you use to install the vinyl flooring is the right one for vinyl flooring on plywood. There are a dozen different mastics on the market--not all of which will work for you.
You'll also need to use a 100 pound flooring roller after the floor is installed--to get out all the bubbles and make the flooring grip the plywood.
Just make sure the mastic (glue) you use to install the vinyl flooring is the right one for vinyl flooring on plywood. There are a dozen different mastics on the market--not all of which will work for you.
You'll also need to use a 100 pound flooring roller after the floor is installed--to get out all the bubbles and make the flooring grip the plywood.
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Re: Rebuilding my boat, need advice.
Yes, I ordered the correct mastic from PS, for wood floor. I am going to get roller before I start.
Thanks for the reply.
Thanks for the reply.
Re: Rebuilding my boat, need advice.
Durhams Rock-Hard water putty.
Or maybe not. Might not be perfect for the deck of a boat.
Or maybe not. Might not be perfect for the deck of a boat.
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Re: Rebuilding my boat, need advice.
I may be misunderstanding but the tape goes under the wood decking on the angles or hat channels. Correct me if I am misunderstanding that post!PS sent foam tape to cover seams, but that will provide a bump at the seams,
I rented a floor sander with some medium paper and sanded my new decking before gluing the vinyl down. Make sure you use all the glue, a little thick , spread evenly, is way better than too thin.
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Re: Rebuilding my boat, need advice.
My floor was so beat up after tearing off the carpet that I ended up using a couple gallons of some glop or other just to level it a bit. Carpet backing still left on with SouthBay mega-glue wouldn't sand off even with a big floor sander.
My only hope was good thick flooring, which the PS stuff is.
My only hope was good thick flooring, which the PS stuff is.
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Rainy Lake/Voyageurs National Park
International Falls, MN