What’s Your Favorite Non-Skid Deck Paint These Days?

[JohnHolland]

Kiwigrip
Easy to use right out of the van, water based.

[Dave_S]

What about the fabricated adhesive sheets.

I have Quickgrip as per the masses and it is very functional, it is cool to walk on and is appropriately grippy but it's not too pretty to my eye. I like a more structured finish and my Quickgrip has worn out so I'm looking for alternatives too but the heat worries me, some of the stick on coverings will melt your feet on a good day.

Anyone have stick on deck cover that keeps cool ?

[Startracker]

Originally Posted by JohnHolland

Kiwigrip
Easy to use right out of the van, water based.

1.I've always wanted to try shooting Kiwigrip with a griptex or similar sand added to it through a bed-liner gun. They're cheap as chips, about 30$ and you can buy new cans for the base for about 5$.
I have shot a mix of gelcoat and the grit additive, gets a nice raindrop pattern that mimics certain non-skids with vastly improved grip.
2. When using the grit additive for projects where I couldn't spray, I've just rolled it using a 3/8"nap roller to good effect, Personally I've never been a fan of the paint grit paint paint layers, Mix it into the paint, roll it on. Roll a second coat a few years later when it looks shitty. Less fuss, less mess.
3. I have used the 2 part tintable bed liner kits to great effect on boats, I get the auto parts shop to do a colour match from a hatch lid or similar, mix about 10% more pigment than they say in, and shoot it on to do lips of things like sport fishing boat cockpits where they just mangle the gelcoat and there's never nonskid from the factory. Tons of texture, tons of grip after you scrub it the first time, it seems to form a blush like epoxy.

4. My current train of thought is to try a non marine product, Deck-Kote. It was used on the concrete steps for someone's fiberglass sundeck, I patched that deck 14 years ago, rolled on a coat to match the steps. It's outlasted anything I've ever seen for boats or trucks. They have a rubber grip additive now and a texture roller for very industrial high grip needs, but otherwise it seems to be very similar to kiwi grip with a better primer/topcoat system.

[finefurn]

I re-did my decks and cabin top 4 yrs ago with Total Boat's Total Tread. Very happy with it. Not very sharp or pronounced, but still provides plenty of grip with or without shoes and is gentle on the knees