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  • R Roger Wright

    About a hundred years ago, when I lived in a place with nice weather and four seasons, I had a large deck that was somewhat hazardous to walk on in leather-soled shoes during the winter. A solution I found was a product called Uretex, an elastomeric urethane coating that would adhere to anything, could be bent around a 1/8" mandrel at 0°C without cracking, and capable of spanning a 1/2" crack without showing a depression. It would even crawl up the wall to complete the seal against the house. Quite amazing stuff, really, but no longer in existence. I did the deck in three coats, embedding sand in the second coat and finishing with a light cover for appearance, and it worked like a charm. I even had other people using it after seeing my deck, to refinish commercial boat docks in Lake Arrowhead, a couple miles up the road. Now I need a similar product and thought I'd inquire here amongst the geniuses. My lady lives with her Mum, an elderly and somewhat befuddled woman who has trouble walking, let alone remembering where she was going. She accesses the outside world via a plywood ramp inclined from deck to dirt, a path about 4' wide by 16' long. The problem is that the plywood, given the tiniest bit of frost, tends to become slicker than snot. And the ramp acquires this thin coating of ice, perversely, almost every evening and morning of the winter, despite the blazing heat of the rest of the year. In short, I need a slip-resistant coating for the ramp that is effective for small amounts of ice in winter, resistance to high heat and UV exposure the rest of the year, and doesn't require winning the lottery to pay for. Concrete pool coatings abound, but they won't last when applied to a flexible surface like plywood; they chip and flake off quickly. I've looked into slip reducing tapes, but I know from experience that they don't stick well and don't last long. They also cost a bunch - $6 for a 6" x 24" strip. I've inquired at a few companies that carry promising products, the best of which seems to be Epoxy.com, but haven't heard back yet. So I thought I'd turn the problem over to the best problem solvers I know and see what solutions they come up with. My target price is $200 or so; they can't afford that, but I plan to subsidize the project. I's appreciate any ideas, or better solutions you can come up with. Thanks for any ideas, as always... :-D

    Will Rogers never met me.

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    Roger Wright wrote:

    About a hundred years ago, when I lived

    :confused::confused:

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    • R Roger Wright

      About a hundred years ago, when I lived in a place with nice weather and four seasons, I had a large deck that was somewhat hazardous to walk on in leather-soled shoes during the winter. A solution I found was a product called Uretex, an elastomeric urethane coating that would adhere to anything, could be bent around a 1/8" mandrel at 0°C without cracking, and capable of spanning a 1/2" crack without showing a depression. It would even crawl up the wall to complete the seal against the house. Quite amazing stuff, really, but no longer in existence. I did the deck in three coats, embedding sand in the second coat and finishing with a light cover for appearance, and it worked like a charm. I even had other people using it after seeing my deck, to refinish commercial boat docks in Lake Arrowhead, a couple miles up the road. Now I need a similar product and thought I'd inquire here amongst the geniuses. My lady lives with her Mum, an elderly and somewhat befuddled woman who has trouble walking, let alone remembering where she was going. She accesses the outside world via a plywood ramp inclined from deck to dirt, a path about 4' wide by 16' long. The problem is that the plywood, given the tiniest bit of frost, tends to become slicker than snot. And the ramp acquires this thin coating of ice, perversely, almost every evening and morning of the winter, despite the blazing heat of the rest of the year. In short, I need a slip-resistant coating for the ramp that is effective for small amounts of ice in winter, resistance to high heat and UV exposure the rest of the year, and doesn't require winning the lottery to pay for. Concrete pool coatings abound, but they won't last when applied to a flexible surface like plywood; they chip and flake off quickly. I've looked into slip reducing tapes, but I know from experience that they don't stick well and don't last long. They also cost a bunch - $6 for a 6" x 24" strip. I've inquired at a few companies that carry promising products, the best of which seems to be Epoxy.com, but haven't heard back yet. So I thought I'd turn the problem over to the best problem solvers I know and see what solutions they come up with. My target price is $200 or so; they can't afford that, but I plan to subsidize the project. I's appreciate any ideas, or better solutions you can come up with. Thanks for any ideas, as always... :-D

      Will Rogers never met me.

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      They make an elastomeric paint for stucco and block houses and it sticks pretty good not sure about plywood never used it for that, but have used it on a lot of houses and never been called back because of flaking of peeling. They make various epoxy products for garage floors for instance and I would think that would be your best bet. But you would have to make sure it would bond to wood...I would think it would as epoxy will stick to dang near anything. Not sure about cost??

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        Roger Wright wrote:

        About a hundred years ago, when I lived

        :confused::confused:

        Found my answer helpful? Then vote for it.

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        I'm old, really old, but it's hard to tell, except when the twitching and drooling spells hit. But they come less often, now that I drink heavily. Transcendental Meditation in college gave me eternal youth, just like it says here on the box, under the autographed picture of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi - Guaranteed! But it also eliminated the need for sleep, which leaves me with a lot of free time to post things that mean absolutely nothing for insomniacs around the world to ponder and debate. It gives them a sense of doing something meaningful with their lives, despite being social outcasts and incapable of finding breeding partners who are both ambulatory and members of their own species. It's just my little way of giving back to world which has given me so much. You're welcome... :-D

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          They make an elastomeric paint for stucco and block houses and it sticks pretty good not sure about plywood never used it for that, but have used it on a lot of houses and never been called back because of flaking of peeling. They make various epoxy products for garage floors for instance and I would think that would be your best bet. But you would have to make sure it would bond to wood...I would think it would as epoxy will stick to dang near anything. Not sure about cost??

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          Thanks, Mike. Yeah, that's the type of product I'm looking for, but the ones designed for concrete probably won't work; they rely on a rigid substrate to maintain their integrity, and will usually crack when subjected to flexure stresses.

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          • R Roger Wright

            I'm old, really old, but it's hard to tell, except when the twitching and drooling spells hit. But they come less often, now that I drink heavily. Transcendental Meditation in college gave me eternal youth, just like it says here on the box, under the autographed picture of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi - Guaranteed! But it also eliminated the need for sleep, which leaves me with a lot of free time to post things that mean absolutely nothing for insomniacs around the world to ponder and debate. It gives them a sense of doing something meaningful with their lives, despite being social outcasts and incapable of finding breeding partners who are both ambulatory and members of their own species. It's just my little way of giving back to world which has given me so much. You're welcome... :-D

            Will Rogers never met me.

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            :laugh: ;P

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            • R Roger Wright

              I'm old, really old, but it's hard to tell, except when the twitching and drooling spells hit. But they come less often, now that I drink heavily. Transcendental Meditation in college gave me eternal youth, just like it says here on the box, under the autographed picture of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi - Guaranteed! But it also eliminated the need for sleep, which leaves me with a lot of free time to post things that mean absolutely nothing for insomniacs around the world to ponder and debate. It gives them a sense of doing something meaningful with their lives, despite being social outcasts and incapable of finding breeding partners who are both ambulatory and members of their own species. It's just my little way of giving back to world which has given me so much. You're welcome... :-D

              Will Rogers never met me.

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              :laugh: My 5 too.

              Regards, Koushik. Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out if they've got a second. Give your dreams all you've got and you'll be amazed at the energy that comes out of you.

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              • R Roger Wright

                About a hundred years ago, when I lived in a place with nice weather and four seasons, I had a large deck that was somewhat hazardous to walk on in leather-soled shoes during the winter. A solution I found was a product called Uretex, an elastomeric urethane coating that would adhere to anything, could be bent around a 1/8" mandrel at 0°C without cracking, and capable of spanning a 1/2" crack without showing a depression. It would even crawl up the wall to complete the seal against the house. Quite amazing stuff, really, but no longer in existence. I did the deck in three coats, embedding sand in the second coat and finishing with a light cover for appearance, and it worked like a charm. I even had other people using it after seeing my deck, to refinish commercial boat docks in Lake Arrowhead, a couple miles up the road. Now I need a similar product and thought I'd inquire here amongst the geniuses. My lady lives with her Mum, an elderly and somewhat befuddled woman who has trouble walking, let alone remembering where she was going. She accesses the outside world via a plywood ramp inclined from deck to dirt, a path about 4' wide by 16' long. The problem is that the plywood, given the tiniest bit of frost, tends to become slicker than snot. And the ramp acquires this thin coating of ice, perversely, almost every evening and morning of the winter, despite the blazing heat of the rest of the year. In short, I need a slip-resistant coating for the ramp that is effective for small amounts of ice in winter, resistance to high heat and UV exposure the rest of the year, and doesn't require winning the lottery to pay for. Concrete pool coatings abound, but they won't last when applied to a flexible surface like plywood; they chip and flake off quickly. I've looked into slip reducing tapes, but I know from experience that they don't stick well and don't last long. They also cost a bunch - $6 for a 6" x 24" strip. I've inquired at a few companies that carry promising products, the best of which seems to be Epoxy.com, but haven't heard back yet. So I thought I'd turn the problem over to the best problem solvers I know and see what solutions they come up with. My target price is $200 or so; they can't afford that, but I plan to subsidize the project. I's appreciate any ideas, or better solutions you can come up with. Thanks for any ideas, as always... :-D

                Will Rogers never met me.

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                We use a similar stuff offshore on the steel decks, to create non-slip walkways. Although probably way too expensive for domestic enviro's. What about mix pva or other type of glue with a fine sand/grit and brushing that onto the surface? that should work quite well (would obviously try a test area first!)

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                  :laugh: My 5 too.

                  Regards, Koushik. Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out if they've got a second. Give your dreams all you've got and you'll be amazed at the energy that comes out of you.

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                  By the way, I like your sig. I wish I'd thought of it. :-D

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                    We use a similar stuff offshore on the steel decks, to create non-slip walkways. Although probably way too expensive for domestic enviro's. What about mix pva or other type of glue with a fine sand/grit and brushing that onto the surface? that should work quite well (would obviously try a test area first!)

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                    PVA to me means polyvinyl alcohol, which is used as a mold release in the fiberglass industry. We don't have any PVA glues available here that I know of. One of my thoughts was to use a bunch of fiberglass matt that I have on hand, and just don't finish it; that leaves a nice, scratchy surface. But it tends to be very stiff, and I wonder if I'd just be creating a worse situation - still icy, but less surface area.

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                    • R Roger Wright

                      I'm old, really old, but it's hard to tell, except when the twitching and drooling spells hit. But they come less often, now that I drink heavily. Transcendental Meditation in college gave me eternal youth, just like it says here on the box, under the autographed picture of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi - Guaranteed! But it also eliminated the need for sleep, which leaves me with a lot of free time to post things that mean absolutely nothing for insomniacs around the world to ponder and debate. It gives them a sense of doing something meaningful with their lives, despite being social outcasts and incapable of finding breeding partners who are both ambulatory and members of their own species. It's just my little way of giving back to world which has given me so much. You're welcome... :-D

                      Will Rogers never met me.

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                      It's somewhat hard for me to change my picture of you to a hippie, but who knows... Back to the topic: I know it's a bit hard in Arizona, but have you checked for the non-slip paint[^] they use in the boat industry?

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                      • R Roger Wright

                        About a hundred years ago, when I lived in a place with nice weather and four seasons, I had a large deck that was somewhat hazardous to walk on in leather-soled shoes during the winter. A solution I found was a product called Uretex, an elastomeric urethane coating that would adhere to anything, could be bent around a 1/8" mandrel at 0°C without cracking, and capable of spanning a 1/2" crack without showing a depression. It would even crawl up the wall to complete the seal against the house. Quite amazing stuff, really, but no longer in existence. I did the deck in three coats, embedding sand in the second coat and finishing with a light cover for appearance, and it worked like a charm. I even had other people using it after seeing my deck, to refinish commercial boat docks in Lake Arrowhead, a couple miles up the road. Now I need a similar product and thought I'd inquire here amongst the geniuses. My lady lives with her Mum, an elderly and somewhat befuddled woman who has trouble walking, let alone remembering where she was going. She accesses the outside world via a plywood ramp inclined from deck to dirt, a path about 4' wide by 16' long. The problem is that the plywood, given the tiniest bit of frost, tends to become slicker than snot. And the ramp acquires this thin coating of ice, perversely, almost every evening and morning of the winter, despite the blazing heat of the rest of the year. In short, I need a slip-resistant coating for the ramp that is effective for small amounts of ice in winter, resistance to high heat and UV exposure the rest of the year, and doesn't require winning the lottery to pay for. Concrete pool coatings abound, but they won't last when applied to a flexible surface like plywood; they chip and flake off quickly. I've looked into slip reducing tapes, but I know from experience that they don't stick well and don't last long. They also cost a bunch - $6 for a 6" x 24" strip. I've inquired at a few companies that carry promising products, the best of which seems to be Epoxy.com, but haven't heard back yet. So I thought I'd turn the problem over to the best problem solvers I know and see what solutions they come up with. My target price is $200 or so; they can't afford that, but I plan to subsidize the project. I's appreciate any ideas, or better solutions you can come up with. Thanks for any ideas, as always... :-D

                        Will Rogers never met me.

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                        Well, I know nothing about decks on houses, but a fair bit about decks on boats, where non-slip decks are more than a little important. Unfortunately, anything for a yacht is automatically expensive, but marine products do tend to both work and last. Check out this[^] for the best approach, or these[^] for a paint solution. I have sailed boats with both types, and the rubber mat type is excellent in all weather, whereas the paint solution is very good, but somewhat dependant on the shoes you are wearing. Both are resistant to UV and high temperatures. They can also cope with a certain amount of flexing of the substrate, as a yacht in heavy weather flexes significantly.

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                          PVA to me means polyvinyl alcohol, which is used as a mold release in the fiberglass industry. We don't have any PVA glues available here that I know of. One of my thoughts was to use a bunch of fiberglass matt that I have on hand, and just don't finish it; that leaves a nice, scratchy surface. But it tends to be very stiff, and I wonder if I'd just be creating a worse situation - still icy, but less surface area.

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                          FG is not very wear resistant without the epoxy coating. I would say no no to that idea. Over here PVA glue is basic Wood Glue which drys clear, Polyvinyl_acetate[^], has multiple uses, not just carpentry. You have it over there as well, I have seen Bob and Norm using it! :laugh:

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                            PVA to me means polyvinyl alcohol, which is used as a mold release in the fiberglass industry. We don't have any PVA glues available here that I know of. One of my thoughts was to use a bunch of fiberglass matt that I have on hand, and just don't finish it; that leaves a nice, scratchy surface. But it tends to be very stiff, and I wonder if I'd just be creating a worse situation - still icy, but less surface area.

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                            There are some brands mentioned in this article; http://www.ehow.com/how_2296768_surface-wooden-swimming-pool-deck.html[^] Don't know anything about them or where they are found......

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                              By the way, I like your sig. I wish I'd thought of it. :-D

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                              Thanks.

                              Regards, Koushik. Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out if they've got a second. Give your dreams all you've got and you'll be amazed at the energy that comes out of you.

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                              • R Roger Wright

                                About a hundred years ago, when I lived in a place with nice weather and four seasons, I had a large deck that was somewhat hazardous to walk on in leather-soled shoes during the winter. A solution I found was a product called Uretex, an elastomeric urethane coating that would adhere to anything, could be bent around a 1/8" mandrel at 0°C without cracking, and capable of spanning a 1/2" crack without showing a depression. It would even crawl up the wall to complete the seal against the house. Quite amazing stuff, really, but no longer in existence. I did the deck in three coats, embedding sand in the second coat and finishing with a light cover for appearance, and it worked like a charm. I even had other people using it after seeing my deck, to refinish commercial boat docks in Lake Arrowhead, a couple miles up the road. Now I need a similar product and thought I'd inquire here amongst the geniuses. My lady lives with her Mum, an elderly and somewhat befuddled woman who has trouble walking, let alone remembering where she was going. She accesses the outside world via a plywood ramp inclined from deck to dirt, a path about 4' wide by 16' long. The problem is that the plywood, given the tiniest bit of frost, tends to become slicker than snot. And the ramp acquires this thin coating of ice, perversely, almost every evening and morning of the winter, despite the blazing heat of the rest of the year. In short, I need a slip-resistant coating for the ramp that is effective for small amounts of ice in winter, resistance to high heat and UV exposure the rest of the year, and doesn't require winning the lottery to pay for. Concrete pool coatings abound, but they won't last when applied to a flexible surface like plywood; they chip and flake off quickly. I've looked into slip reducing tapes, but I know from experience that they don't stick well and don't last long. They also cost a bunch - $6 for a 6" x 24" strip. I've inquired at a few companies that carry promising products, the best of which seems to be Epoxy.com, but haven't heard back yet. So I thought I'd turn the problem over to the best problem solvers I know and see what solutions they come up with. My target price is $200 or so; they can't afford that, but I plan to subsidize the project. I's appreciate any ideas, or better solutions you can come up with. Thanks for any ideas, as always... :-D

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                                I was about to suggest marine stuff but on checking the other answers, I see Chris C-B beat me to it. So take this as seconding. Also, it might be worth enclosing the sides of the ramp if you can, trapping the air underneath it. Might reduce the propensity to frost up in the first place. Cheers, Peter

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                                  We use a similar stuff offshore on the steel decks, to create non-slip walkways. Although probably way too expensive for domestic enviro's. What about mix pva or other type of glue with a fine sand/grit and brushing that onto the surface? that should work quite well (would obviously try a test area first!)

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                                  I don't think PVA would be UV stable over a long period.

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                                    Well, I know nothing about decks on houses, but a fair bit about decks on boats, where non-slip decks are more than a little important. Unfortunately, anything for a yacht is automatically expensive, but marine products do tend to both work and last. Check out this[^] for the best approach, or these[^] for a paint solution. I have sailed boats with both types, and the rubber mat type is excellent in all weather, whereas the paint solution is very good, but somewhat dependant on the shoes you are wearing. Both are resistant to UV and high temperatures. They can also cope with a certain amount of flexing of the substrate, as a yacht in heavy weather flexes significantly.

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                                    Looks very promising and would be designed to cope with wide temperature variations.

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                                    • R Roger Wright

                                      About a hundred years ago, when I lived in a place with nice weather and four seasons, I had a large deck that was somewhat hazardous to walk on in leather-soled shoes during the winter. A solution I found was a product called Uretex, an elastomeric urethane coating that would adhere to anything, could be bent around a 1/8" mandrel at 0°C without cracking, and capable of spanning a 1/2" crack without showing a depression. It would even crawl up the wall to complete the seal against the house. Quite amazing stuff, really, but no longer in existence. I did the deck in three coats, embedding sand in the second coat and finishing with a light cover for appearance, and it worked like a charm. I even had other people using it after seeing my deck, to refinish commercial boat docks in Lake Arrowhead, a couple miles up the road. Now I need a similar product and thought I'd inquire here amongst the geniuses. My lady lives with her Mum, an elderly and somewhat befuddled woman who has trouble walking, let alone remembering where she was going. She accesses the outside world via a plywood ramp inclined from deck to dirt, a path about 4' wide by 16' long. The problem is that the plywood, given the tiniest bit of frost, tends to become slicker than snot. And the ramp acquires this thin coating of ice, perversely, almost every evening and morning of the winter, despite the blazing heat of the rest of the year. In short, I need a slip-resistant coating for the ramp that is effective for small amounts of ice in winter, resistance to high heat and UV exposure the rest of the year, and doesn't require winning the lottery to pay for. Concrete pool coatings abound, but they won't last when applied to a flexible surface like plywood; they chip and flake off quickly. I've looked into slip reducing tapes, but I know from experience that they don't stick well and don't last long. They also cost a bunch - $6 for a 6" x 24" strip. I've inquired at a few companies that carry promising products, the best of which seems to be Epoxy.com, but haven't heard back yet. So I thought I'd turn the problem over to the best problem solvers I know and see what solutions they come up with. My target price is $200 or so; they can't afford that, but I plan to subsidize the project. I's appreciate any ideas, or better solutions you can come up with. Thanks for any ideas, as always... :-D

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                                      Maximilien
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                                      Here, I've seen more "mechanical" solution to that problem. - bolt on textured rubber pads. - hemp (or something like that) external carpet. on ramps, I've seen steel grids and/or textured concrete.

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                                        Thanks, Mike. Yeah, that's the type of product I'm looking for, but the ones designed for concrete probably won't work; they rely on a rigid substrate to maintain their integrity, and will usually crack when subjected to flexure stresses.

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                                        That was my thinking also. Al lot of it will depend on how well build the ramp is, i.e. how sturdy. The more rigid it is the less problems you'll have. Anything you put on there will crack over time your main goal is to make it last as long as possible. Good luck

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                                        • R Roger Wright

                                          About a hundred years ago, when I lived in a place with nice weather and four seasons, I had a large deck that was somewhat hazardous to walk on in leather-soled shoes during the winter. A solution I found was a product called Uretex, an elastomeric urethane coating that would adhere to anything, could be bent around a 1/8" mandrel at 0°C without cracking, and capable of spanning a 1/2" crack without showing a depression. It would even crawl up the wall to complete the seal against the house. Quite amazing stuff, really, but no longer in existence. I did the deck in three coats, embedding sand in the second coat and finishing with a light cover for appearance, and it worked like a charm. I even had other people using it after seeing my deck, to refinish commercial boat docks in Lake Arrowhead, a couple miles up the road. Now I need a similar product and thought I'd inquire here amongst the geniuses. My lady lives with her Mum, an elderly and somewhat befuddled woman who has trouble walking, let alone remembering where she was going. She accesses the outside world via a plywood ramp inclined from deck to dirt, a path about 4' wide by 16' long. The problem is that the plywood, given the tiniest bit of frost, tends to become slicker than snot. And the ramp acquires this thin coating of ice, perversely, almost every evening and morning of the winter, despite the blazing heat of the rest of the year. In short, I need a slip-resistant coating for the ramp that is effective for small amounts of ice in winter, resistance to high heat and UV exposure the rest of the year, and doesn't require winning the lottery to pay for. Concrete pool coatings abound, but they won't last when applied to a flexible surface like plywood; they chip and flake off quickly. I've looked into slip reducing tapes, but I know from experience that they don't stick well and don't last long. They also cost a bunch - $6 for a 6" x 24" strip. I've inquired at a few companies that carry promising products, the best of which seems to be Epoxy.com, but haven't heard back yet. So I thought I'd turn the problem over to the best problem solvers I know and see what solutions they come up with. My target price is $200 or so; they can't afford that, but I plan to subsidize the project. I's appreciate any ideas, or better solutions you can come up with. Thanks for any ideas, as always... :-D

                                          Will Rogers never met me.

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                                          Dan Neely
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                                          What's wrong with ordinary exterior paint mixed with sand?

                                          3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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