I was curious if anyone uses any deck spray or silicone spray to prevent wet grass and such from building up under the deck. Does it work? Is it worth it? I always scrape my deck at the end of the day. But if something makes life easier and quicker I’m on board. Thanks!
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I was curious if anyone uses any deck spray or silicone spray to prevent wet grass and such from building up under the deck. Does it work? Is it worth it? I always scrape my deck at the end of the day. But if something makes life easier and quicker I’m on board. Thanks!
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I've tried a film agent...it worked for like 3 passes and then I was clumped up and got my scraper out, this was on morning dew...not even "wet wet" by my standards.
My theory is none of the products really 'bond' to the surface and are constantly being sandblasted by clippings and organic material at very high speeds...so any coatings almost has to be as smooth as glass, but be abrasive resistance.
down to the bare metal smoothed out and fresh paint and a few coats of wax last the longest, but that's a lot of elbow grease for not much improved. I might revert back to a plastic or silicon pancake turner to scrape in hopes of preserving new paint....
My theory is none of the products really 'bond' to the surface and are constantly being sandblasted by clippings and organic material at very high speeds...so any coatings almost has to be as smooth as glass, but be abrasive resistance.
down to the bare metal smoothed out and fresh paint and a few coats of wax last the longest, but that's a lot of elbow grease for not much improved. I might revert back to a plastic or silicon pancake turner to scrape in hopes of preserving new paint....
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I have tried used engine oil seams to work a while anyway bit of a mess to paint on.
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The Big Players need to start making plastic inserts like Ybravo has for their Gen 2 21”
Would be easy to create a cheap plastic deck insert that you could run Spring then unbolt and toss.
I used to dissasemvle deck and have Industrial Teflon professionaly applied. This worked very well and lasted for several years But Very Expensive
All sprays and diy paints are Waste of Time
Would be easy to create a cheap plastic deck insert that you could run Spring then unbolt and toss.
I used to dissasemvle deck and have Industrial Teflon professionaly applied. This worked very well and lasted for several years But Very Expensive
All sprays and diy paints are Waste of Time
Like a Husky liner car mat, or maybe the liners they sell for paint roller trays? I think you're onto something there. But I wouldn't expect it to be something you just toss. If it's done right, it should be easy to clean, and should last for many years.
The problem is that unlike a car mat, gravity is fighting against the insert staying in place, so I would think that the deck really needs to be designed with an insert in mind. That makes it especially difficult for aftermarket add ons.
Here's a thought experiment. Picture a tire cut in half the long way. The interior is similar in shape to the inside of a deck. Imagine if your deck was flexible like that (but had a way to not flex in a way that could get the blade to hit it). Now imagine if you could give it a few whacks with a hammer and everything stuck to it fell off because it could flex...
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Ybravo has plastic insert for gen2 21”. The deck is same as gen1 so deck not designed for it except for attachment holes. Have not seen it but likely it just bolts in.
Aftermarket would have to ask consumer to drill holes deck. Not an easy task.
Would not be hard for decks to come from factory set up to accept insert like they do mulch kit
Would sell very well. Thin plastic would crack likely at 300-400 hrs. But if they under $200 worth it.
Aftermarket would have to ask consumer to drill holes deck. Not an easy task.
Would not be hard for decks to come from factory set up to accept insert like they do mulch kit
Would sell very well. Thin plastic would crack likely at 300-400 hrs. But if they under $200 worth it.
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The main problem is that their main clients (fleet buyers) rotate units in and out every 1-2 years or about that 1,000 hour mark. There for a replaceable insert is not a selling point to boost units sold, its an added maintenance cost that fleets don't want to bother with, as they are liquidating the unit before they reap the benefits. However your thinking a small business that gets a mower keeps it for life...then yes there is value to that....but also a value in the small business to rotate out equipment around 1,000 hours too to avoid breakdown(s) and expensive repair or major system rebuilds.
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Fleet buyers generally don’t buy mulch kits or OCDC’s and they sell them. Mulch kits too much work to install/remove and you have to know how and when they can be used. Not a fleet thing.
There’s huge market there for selling the inserts. $150 or less. 4 bolts per chamber to install. Would sell boatloads.
There’s huge market there for selling the inserts. $150 or less. 4 bolts per chamber to install. Would sell boatloads.
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