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    Posted: 12 Nov 06 at 11:02am
I have had a lot to do with tinting paint over the years and I presume that that paint tints have remained the same formulation. They can be used to tint anything from cellulose to water based paint but you must mix properly. What is not usualy stable is blue. It goes green !! The main problem that you have is that when starting with white you will only be able to produce pastel coulours. You can never overcome white pigment. If you do want a pale blue Lark like all the Parker 2's ?
use artists oil colour as a pigment it should mix as I believe Toplac is an oil based enamel. So we look forward to a pale pink Lark, I painted one Datsun purple once, very fetching. Remember however that adding pigment will slow down drying time, the more pigment the longer it takes. I have used Hammerite garage door paint on plastic boats applied with a short pile gloss roller. That works well is durable and fairly cheap particularly at B&Q on a wednesday with your old duffers card.
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Definately go with sugar for non-slip. I've used that method for years and it's completely foolproof, just sprinkle it it when the paint is starting to get tacky.
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Not sure on the colour tinting...

Mixing sugar or sand in with the paint has been mentioned a few times as a good non-slip surface. The sugar is suposed to be particularly agressive as it disolves out of the top surface leaving a very rough finish.
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Hi,

I am wanting to paint the inside, non slip of my lark as the original stuff is all scuffed, and losing its tread. I am also wanting to paint my deck also as the old white is jus a bit boring at the moment - not to mention a bit battle worn!

Now the question is, I have a tin of unopened international toplac in my cupboard, now I know this is all disco for my deck, but it is white. However could I use some of the paint dyes you get from B&Q to add in this and make a jazzy colour for the deck?

Also would painting the non slip then sprinkling on some clean sand work for the cockpit sole? Don’t really want to fork out for 2 more tubs of paint when I have an unopened one in my cupboard? 

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