Cabin sole finish?

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Rick Simonds
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Cabin sole finish?

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I'm seeking info / opinion / successful experiences with a finish for my cabin sole. I've spent the last 2 weekend cleaning, prepping and repairing little delams and dings in it. Now the big question: what should I put on it?

At all costs I want to avoid "slippery" and I don't intend to try for some sort of perfect finish. I just want it to look decent and not be a maintenance headache.

Have you used anything that works well?

(The front runner for me at this point is 2 coats of polyurethane made for floors. It's not "marine," it's just a floor finish from Ace hardware.)
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Find a finish intended for gym floors. It will be high gloss/low slip.

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I've read nothing but good things about "Ultimate Sole", but I don't know of anyone who's actually used it (firsthand)

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katorpus wrote:I've read nothing but good things about "Ultimate Sole", but I don't know of anyone who's actually used it (firsthand)
I do know people who used it and it works perfectly. However, I believe they went out of business, possibly because it became widely suspected that it was just gym floor finish rebranded.

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Used Ultimate Sole last year and still happy with it. Nice finish and good non slip.

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Can anyone reccomend a gym floor finish that they have used, please.
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