I am in the middle (literally) of painting the deck and cabin of my Ariel. I have prepped everything but am only going to Topcoat (Brightsides) the areas where the non-skid is not. I will then reinstall the hardware and Kiwi-grip the areas of non-skid. I used the Kiwi-grip on my Typhoon and it goes over any clean solid surface from my experience.