baktasht
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EVA foam is used for Boat/Marine flooring often these days. I have installed it on our last 3 boats and love the look and feel.
It's a great choice, and much more resistant to staining than typical marine carpet. But sometimes EVA stains as well. All of the marine flooring manufacturers have told me that there is not a good option for coating to protect EVA. I'm going to do my own research and am starting testing different water/stain proofing products on the EVA foam. I've got it narrowed down to 3 different products I want to test. If you have any you're curious about let me know and I'll add it to my test side by side with the others.
EDIT: Added a few more products to the test lineup based on feedback from folks. Up to 5 different ones to test so far.
EDIT Again:
Up to 7 products I'm testing now. Here's the current list:
* 303 fabric guard
* starbrite water proofer
* Trinova marine protectant
* Bayes High performance fabric protectant (indoor/outdoor)
* Nikwax TX-direct
* Scotchgard water & sun
* 303 Aerospace
EDIT Again Again:
Added 2 more products to the test list:
* Dr Beasleys LeatherLock
* Dr Beasleys LeatherLock Pro
UPDATE - VIDEO UPLOADED!!!
Video testing 9 different coatings on EVA foam (aka seadek, aqua marine deck, gatorstep, marinemat, etc...) is finally up. Its a long one, but worth the watch. I'm going to do two more followup videos as well, one to test durability of the coatings once left out in the sun for a couple weeks, and another to test the relevant coatings on canvas and vinyl.
If you want to skip to the final results watch the last 8 minutes. But I would encourage you to skim through the rest of the video, as the results are somewhat different for each coating and each stain test. Let me know if you have any questions,
Here it is:
It's a great choice, and much more resistant to staining than typical marine carpet. But sometimes EVA stains as well. All of the marine flooring manufacturers have told me that there is not a good option for coating to protect EVA. I'm going to do my own research and am starting testing different water/stain proofing products on the EVA foam. I've got it narrowed down to 3 different products I want to test. If you have any you're curious about let me know and I'll add it to my test side by side with the others.
EDIT: Added a few more products to the test lineup based on feedback from folks. Up to 5 different ones to test so far.
EDIT Again:
Up to 7 products I'm testing now. Here's the current list:
* 303 fabric guard
* starbrite water proofer
* Trinova marine protectant
* Bayes High performance fabric protectant (indoor/outdoor)
* Nikwax TX-direct
* Scotchgard water & sun
* 303 Aerospace
EDIT Again Again:
Added 2 more products to the test list:
* Dr Beasleys LeatherLock
* Dr Beasleys LeatherLock Pro
UPDATE - VIDEO UPLOADED!!!
Video testing 9 different coatings on EVA foam (aka seadek, aqua marine deck, gatorstep, marinemat, etc...) is finally up. Its a long one, but worth the watch. I'm going to do two more followup videos as well, one to test durability of the coatings once left out in the sun for a couple weeks, and another to test the relevant coatings on canvas and vinyl.
If you want to skip to the final results watch the last 8 minutes. But I would encourage you to skim through the rest of the video, as the results are somewhat different for each coating and each stain test. Let me know if you have any questions,
Here it is:
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