Adding friction to floor paint?

[49erinnc]

Getting ready to paint the floor in my garage but I don't want a slick surface. I know that American Heritage sells an anti-skid paint but it's only supposed to be used for foot traffic and not in a garage.

Does anyone know of a widely available (found at Lowes/Home Depot, Northern Tool, etc.) product that I could use or do you know of any DIY tricks? I think I read last night that you could add some playground sand to the paint. However, I couldn't find any specifics in terms of how much sand per gallon of paint. My exisiting concrete has never been painted but has the really smooth/slick finish so just putting down regular floor paint will only make it worse.

 

[sao123]

Adding course grit sand would work...


But consider this...
If you apply your paint with a heavy duty push broom so that the paint has texture, it should be not slippery.

 

[loic2003]

just use regular paint, then pour honey on the floor.

 

[I Saw OJ]

Originally posted by: loic2003
just use regular paint, then pour honey on the floor.

I thought you only did that if you wanted to attract bears.

 

[loic2003]

Originally posted by: I Saw OJ

Originally posted by: loic2003
just use regular paint, then pour honey on the floor.

I thought you only did that if you wanted to attract bears.

And lions, interestingly.

 

[GeekDrew]

Friend of mine added sand to his paint when he painted his deck, so it wasn't slippery...

 

[funboy6942]

Sand like above. Dont fall for the garage paint that is 20X more expensive where all they did was ad sand. Sand is super cheap and few cups to a gallon will work.

 

[CaptnKirk]

Aircraft anti-skid for walkways is nothing more than adding a small amount of high grade silica to the paint material - fine sand.

 

[49erinnc]

Thanks for the info. I did some more research and supposedly, it calls for pure silica sand with a MOH Hardness of 7 (for optimal results). I'm assuming Northern Tool will have something close to that if Home Depot/Lowes doesn't. Seems like the toughest part is having to constantly mix it while painting so the sand doesn't settle to the bottom too much.

 

[Fritzo]

Yep. Sand is the way to go.

 

[mercanucaribe]

Originally posted by: 49erinnc
Thanks for the info. I did some more research and supposedly, it calls for pure silica sand with a MOH Hardness of 7 (for optimal results). I'm assuming Northern Tool will have something close to that if Home Depot/Lowes doesn't. Seems like the toughest part is having to constantly mix it while painting so the sand doesn't settle to the bottom too much.

All quartz has a Moh's hardness of 8.

Edit: I mean 7. You'd need ground up sapphire to get a hardness of 8.

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe

Originally posted by: 49erinnc
Thanks for the info. I did some more research and supposedly, it calls for pure silica sand with a MOH Hardness of 7 (for optimal results). I'm assuming Northern Tool will have something close to that if Home Depot/Lowes doesn't. Seems like the toughest part is having to constantly mix it while painting so the sand doesn't settle to the bottom too much.

All quartz has a Moh's hardness of 8.

cordless drill with mixer, take little amounts into your pan.

 

[dabuddha]

Originally posted by: 49erinnc
Thanks for the info. I did some more research and supposedly, it calls for pure silica sand with a MOH Hardness of 7 (for optimal results). I'm assuming Northern Tool will have something close to that if Home Depot/Lowes doesn't. Seems like the toughest part is having to constantly mix it while painting so the sand doesn't settle to the bottom too much.

playground FTW 😀

 

[fatpat268]

hmm, as a matter of fact, i'm painting my garage floor too. 😀

but I wanted it slick, so I left the paint alone.

 

[Howard]

Why does a garage floor have to be painted?

 

[SirStev0]

Originally posted by: funboy42
Sand like above. Dont fall for the garage paint that is 20X more expensive where all they did was ad sand. Sand is super cheap and few cups to a gallon will work.

exactly did the same thing for my porch...

 

[49erinnc]

Originally posted by: Howard
Why does a garage floor have to be painted?

Serves a couple purposes but aesthetics is the biggy. I'm currently remodeling my garage (putting up drywall, painting the walls, new lighting, new storage, etc.) and painting a garage floor just leaves it looking more "finished." Gives it that showroom look which some people really like and some don't. Also, adding a good sealer/paint can prolong the life of your concrete slab. It also makes for easier cleaning in the future.

Definitely not a necessity but I have everything looking really nice in there now and the old/bare concrete looks really bland.