I have a 1985 Sea Ray Flybridge Sedan, oldie but goodie. The gelcoat has held up fine over the years with the exception of the cockpit area, with special emphasis on the flooring area. After cleaning it with everything suggested on this forum, it still looks old and dirty after a good cleaning. Do you recommend, and if, so the type and procedure to re-paint the fiberglass cockpit. If I could match the color (faded Sea Ray beige/sand) over 28 years, I propably would only paint the non-shid floor/hatches. Any thoughts/suggestions? thank you in adbance.
Cockpit Refurbish
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Repaint it with a similar but slightly contrasting nonskid paint perhaps?
Or try something like this: http://kiwigrip.co/
Or try something like this: http://kiwigrip.co/
Thank you Captain for your advise, however the 3 hatches are molded with a non-skid service from the factory. Slippery is not an issue, just cosmetic, as the gel-coat is scratched/worn beyond a soap and water fix. I just want to paint is to give it that new look again.
"Slippery is not an issue, just cosmetic,"
Don't assume that. Paint fills in and reduces or eliminates the non skid properties significantly. I would most likely just add non skid particles or look into Kiwigrip. I have not tried Kiwigrip but trust the RO's here that recommend it. You could also test paint a spot first or just paint it and recoat with non skid if too slick. If you use non skid particles, it usually requires two coats. Don't know about Kiwigrip.
Don't assume that. Paint fills in and reduces or eliminates the non skid properties significantly. I would most likely just add non skid particles or look into Kiwigrip. I have not tried Kiwigrip but trust the RO's here that recommend it. You could also test paint a spot first or just paint it and recoat with non skid if too slick. If you use non skid particles, it usually requires two coats. Don't know about Kiwigrip.
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Don't trust me on it yet. I'm about to try it for the first time. 
I am going to give this http://www.tuffcoat.net/wordpress/ a try. I have heard a lot of good things about it. One place for more info on installation is Chuck's Beach House blog which is here http://trawler-beach-house.blogspot.com/2009/08/transforming-non-skid-decks.html
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H&C Concrete Stain, dries in an hour and lasts for years. Make sure you get the xylene based product. Tape of the area and use a small roller, one coat will do it. I've done mine in 2005 and just re coated last week. No problem with diesel, pr any cleansers, I figured if it was strong enough for pool decks and garage floors it would work for non skid areas on deck. Tried it and it worked great, at least 10 people I've recommend it to now also swear by it. Made by Sherwin Williams and is also available at Lowe's. Comes in 8 remixed colors or can be tinted to any color you want. I and most others have used Bombay.
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So you are saying it bonds to gelcoat? That's pretty cool. I'll have to give it a try sometime. Thanks.
How about gelcoat? Its expensive but the older Sea Rays used a random pattern called 'Spackel' I think it was. It can be closely duplicated using a foam roller followed by a dry ceiling textrue roller a few passes to pull up the texture. I re-gelcoated my swim platfrom two years ago with this method and it came out beautiful. I used color matched gelcoat from Spectrum Color, matches the boat perfectly.