Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] nonskid paint

[David Buchner <buchner@wcta.net>]

On Friday, Jan 3, 2003, at 08:56 US/Central, Dan H. wrote:

> Sand in the paint doesn't make it look sloppy at all.  It makes it look like ...... well, sand in the paint! 
>  
> The color doesn't change.  It doesn't form runs any more or less.  If it's a gloss paint your using sand in, it still has the gloss but instead of a mirror smooth finish, it has tiny sand grain size lumps that make it nonskid.  Try to imagine fine grit sand paper with a lot of space between the grains of sand.  It's especially useful with gloss paint because it's really slippery when wet. 

OK. I'll have to mix up a small test batch, and try it on something, because I'm still having trouble picturing it. My creaky old speedboat has a gray old sheet of plywood for a floor, and it gets mighty slippery about the third time the dog climbs back in from retrieving his toy. Maybe I'll try it there this summer, if I STILL haven't come across a sexy new Feather Craft to replace it. (http://www.feathercraftboats.com/)

David
buchner@wcta.net
Osage, MN, USA
http://customer.wcta.net/buchner