teflon under decks?

[sgreanbean]

you know how grass gets stuck under decks right! is there any type of teflon coating you can get to reduce or prevent this?

[kutnkru]

Teflon that was hard -LOL

[Richard Martin]

I did a lot of research into this a couple of years ago. Just as kutnkru says Teflon is too soft and would wear away within a few days to a few weeks. And that is if you can find someone who will apply it. I approached a large company in NJ that does a lot of frying pans etc. and they wouldn't even give me the time of day on the matter.

I did find a guy who had it in paint form but you had to mix at least a quart at a time at $50.00 a quart.

The person who comes up a <i>hard</i> non-stick coating will be very rich indeed.

[sgreanbean]

thanks kutnkru! i know its teflon! but i mean a way to apply it so i does not come off!

[awm]

You seem to have put some time into this.
Did you ever see anyone with the clean off swivals
like in a cake pan.If it was a problem for me I
believe I could get somthing like that to work.

[MikeGA]

I've heard of a tough Epoxy paint. Any one know of this or maybe tried some of it under the deck? I would like to find out about this paint myself. If it is anything like the Epoxy glues, it sould be tough as Iron and end up with a smooth surface when hard.

We have what they call poly slides to go on the bottom of things that slide on the ground (on our farm equipment). It is molded sheets of tough plastic usually 3/16" thick, but you can buy it in sheets varying in thickness.

I don't know if this would do what you are wanting to do either.

[jeffyr]

I remember a post about slipcoat . Is that right?

Powder coating would work well but is impractical due to the since and weight of the decks.

What about a polyurethane based paint ? It's hard...It's smooth.

jeffyr

[Mowman]

Last season I started using something called Slip-Plate. My Father-in-Law uses it on his grain wagons and on his mower deck. This stuff is SUPER SLICK. It can be purchased at your local John Deere dealer. Hope this helps.
Mowman

[jeffyr]

That's what I was talking about.
Is it a spray that coats or a paint ?
What is the cost ?

jeffyr

[jeffyr]

Here ya go

http://www.lawnsite.com/showthread.php?threadid=4265

here is the company

http://www.superiorgraphite.com/frames.php3

jeffyr

I requested a sample to try.

[Edited by jeffyr on 03-29-2001 at 04:30 PM]

[Runner]

As I have stated before, Pam works great, and it's cheap too. It works just like the products you buy, but alot cheaper. They say that WD-40 works well too.

[kutnkru]

There is an aerosol that we have at the shop that was given for us to try on our hedge trimmers and shears by our equipment dealer and its called Teflon or so I thought.

I will post what it is here tomorrow and you guys that are interested can ask your dealers about it when you get a chance.

S Grean Bean, glad you liked my sense of humor. Look for my post tomorrow. :)

Good Luck this season!
Kris

[klite]

What about the paint they use on the inside of Marine engines?

[BIG D]

Just to let you know a few things. Slip plate is a graphite and it comes off just as rapidly as PAM or WD-40, but is slicker. Any thing you put under the deck will come off but the key is what doesnt come off as fast. With the sand and debris that hits the mower deck a plastic polymer definitely works better. Try MO-DECK. Its at http://www.mo-deck.com. Or http://www.powerequipmentdealer.com. I would spray under your deck and allow it to sit overnight. It has more time to cure. It also works well for snowblowers and snowplows. Hope this helps.