Anti slip deck paint

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Hello..I need to renew the deck paint on my westerly..and want an anti slip finish. none of the premixed colours are to our (her) taste so I would like to use an anti slip additive and mix this with paint in a suitable colour. Any advice? what type of paint should I use? single or 2 pack?The areas to be covered are very "bitty" some large others are small strips so I will be able to do the job in stages .I would be interested to hear from anybod who has done this job .Cheers
 
Exterior paint, sprinkle with fine (silver) sand from one of those large salt shakers you see in fish n chip shops, allow to dry then brush off excess. Believe it or not that is a specification for lifeboats.
 
http://www.epoxyproducts.com/grit.html

The above is an American site selling a variety of non-slip additives. The disadvantage of sharp sand comes when it must be sanded off when it is as hard as sandpaper.

I have experience of walnut being used in tyres for use on ice. It is very effective. I have experience of emery grit being used in ice tyres that is similarly effective.

Walnut shell is more readily available in America but is used over here for blasting and supplies are therefore available. I need to paint my own deck and looked into the matter of supply for that reason. I haven't used it but it is widely recommended in North America / Canada. I see some people recommending textured Dulux Weathershield but I assume that will be a mineral filler however the smooth is cheap long life exterior paint available in a range of colours which I feel would give a suitable finish with walnut shell which would not be unpleasant to sit on.

It would be preferable to hear that someone else has already tried it however. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
I used a combination of exterior house paint and granulated cork for the non-slip finish on my deck. Being in sunny Brisbane, the paint I used was Wattyl Solargard, a tough water-based paint with a claimed 10 year life on houses. Solargard is cheaper than the marked up marine deck paints but is tending towards the dearer end of the house paint scale. One advantage is that you can have it tinted to any colour you like but its chief advantages IMO are that it is soft to kneel on, easy to repair and maintain and easy to remove. Also, it provides an insulating barrier.

The procedure is as follows:

Paint on first coat of Solargard. Allow to dry overnight.

Second thick coat of Solargard. Cover THICKLY with granulated cork to a depth of about quarter inch. Allow to dry overnight.

(You need about two hours of windless conditions to allow the paint to dry enough to hold the cork. Don't try to do this in any sort of breeze - I speak from experience!! One advantage of Solargard being water-based is that you can lay it down in the windless early morning when the decks may be dew covered).)

With SOFT brush and gentle motion, or with a careful vacuum cleaner, or just with puffs of breath, remove all loose granules that are not stuck into the paint. Don't use an air hose. Apply a third coat over the cork. Allow to dry overnight.

Lightly hand sand all the peaks off.

Apply another four (or more) coats of paint. On a moderately warm day, you can recoat in about 3 hours.
 
Thanks for the replies,however no one has answered the original question. I would like to add a non slip additive to standard marine paint and apply this to the areas of the deck presently coated with(worn) non slip. If anyone has done this type of job I would be interested in hearing from him(or her) Cheers
 
International used to sell sachets of non-slip additive which you could add to standard paint. It seemed to be a mixture of Sand & Ground Cork. I used it on my old boat & it did what it said on the Sachet.

Bloody expensive for what it was though.

Martin
 
Interlux Interthane Plus is especially well suited for deck refinishing. It’s a two-part linear urethane developed for brush application using the roll-and-tip method. After rolling, the roller stipple and roller marks level out with a high quality natural bristle brush. It’s easy to apply on decks where the non-skid pattern is already present or one is created with the addition of a non-skid additive. Interlux’s Polymeric Noskid Compound is a manmade plastic sphere additive for transforming decks into a non-skid surface. Its regular shape diminishes the tendency to collect dirt and has excellent non-slip properties. Polymeric Noskid Compound is available in two grit sizes, regular 2398 and extra coarse 2399.
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Re-did upper deck on 'Cameo' last year. (Glassed Marine ply)
Cleaned up and faired existing deck and paintwork (International 'Interdeck' rubbish). Bought 5ltrs of 'jouton' industrial floor paint (you can have any colour/sheen you like) (28 euros) and had supplier
add non slip element ( looked like small -100micron??-plastic beads)
Tried a small section of deck. Looked great but a little 'gritty'
So strained paint tru old pair of tights (well- they were old by the time almost 5 ltrs
passed tru) and tried again- Perfect! Great durable non-slip finish
Two seasons now gone by and deck still looks like a 'bought' one
 
I've just used Blakes anti slip granules, comes in a small pot. Mixed with Blakes deck paint and also weather sheild. Both work very well but you need to leave the weathersheild for several days to properly harden. Prefer to mix the granules with the paint rather than shake the granules on after painting as I can get a more even finish. Looks good too.
 
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Thanks for the replies,however no one has answered the original question. I would like to add a non slip additive to standard marine paint and apply this to the areas of the deck presently coated with(worn) non slip. If anyone has done this type of job I would be interested in hearing from him(or her) Cheers

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Get off as much of the old paint as poss and just mix the non slip stuff in with the paint, paint it on and then walk on it without slipping, put two coats on. Cleaned with acetone etc first and painted areas which weren't to have non slip gunk in first and then masked off with low tack tape and painted areas that were to be non slippy either in same or different colour - I did in same but some peeps say shoul;d be different so non slip can be seen better but all my vertical surfaces are nonslip on deck so I went for same colour. Duna like to use two pack on deck as it's a ball ache to touch up whereas normal paint can easily be touched up round foredeck etc where it gets mashed often.

Don't know if any of the avbove is the correct way to do it but it worked foor me.
 
Marine Paint specialists do the additives ...

Get yourself to the main paint depot such as Blakes etc, and ask at the counter. You can buy any base marine paint and a second tin of anti-slip granules. When on some ships - we used to have Jotun and also International Paints - they both had the tins of granules.

As to colour of paint etc. - its best to use flat paint and not gloss .... to be honest if you don't like the range of colours - get to DIY shop and choose a reasonable exterior flat paint ....

Someone once told me - masonary paint - but I've heard that this flakes and chips ... so can't verify that one.
 
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