Even with the cold winter months behind us – if they ever really are behind us in the UK – there are still a number of issues that could cause your deck to become slippery. Rain, pool water, frost, moss and algae are just some of the issues that could cause your deck to become a dangerous place to be. Although decking with grooves do offer some form of grip, the result is often minimal and not as good as you might have hoped. This is where an anti slip deck paint could be the perfect answer.
What Are The Benefits of Using Anti Slip Deck Paint Over Standard Deck Paint?
With slips and trips being amongst the most common of all accidents, trying to prevent them from happening is a necessity. The last thing you want to happen when showcasing your new deck is for yourself, friends, family or guests to slip and injure themselves. Using an anti slip deck paint will not only help prevent slips and falls, but will also brighten and protect your deck against weathering.
What Surfaces Can I Use Anti Slip Deck Paint on?
Promain have a number of anti slip products that can be used on various different substrates and surfaces including decking, wooden floors, metal, plastic fibreglass and marble.
Here we have listed some of our most popular anti slip products that would be perfect for use on many types of decking:
Introducing Blackfriar Anti Slip Deck Coating
Blackfriar Clear Anti Slip Deck Paint for wooden decks providing a slip resistant finish.
Blackfriar Anti Slip Deck Coating is best used on external decking that are partially shaded in order to prepare them for the winter months where the harsh conditions can often make surfaces hard to walk on. It provides surfaces with a waterproof finish that is ultra protective to weathering and UV light resistant.
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Owatrol Antislip (Antigliss)
An easy to apply solvent based premixed coating that offers a slip-resistant finish for wooden steps and decks as an anti slip deck paint etc.
Owatrol Antislip – also known as Antigliss, has been specially formulated to provide a slip resistant finish to timber decking and other wooded structures such as steps. Unlike many non slip coatings where an anti slip aggregate is hand cast onto a wet surface, Owatrol Antislip is supplied containing 100 micron anti-slip polypropylene wax microbeads that creates a skid resistant surface suitable for pedestrian and wheeled traffic reducing the risk of falling or skidding.
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Protecta-Kote Safekote Anti Slip Floor Paint
Safekote polyurethane coating incorporating non-slip particles that provide an attractive slip-resistant surface for wet or dry.
It is a low profile non-slip paint suitable for exterior and interior applications to boats, decking, shower trays, steps, ramps, laminate flooring and almost any area where an anti-slip surface is required. If selecting the clear option it can also be used as an anti slip deck paint to add slip resistance.
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Osmo Anti Slip Decking Oil
A clear, UV resistant satin finish for exterior wood, use on wooden decking to provide an anti slip surface.
When dry Osmo 430 provides users with a clear, satin finish for decking that works to protect against mould and algae, water and UV light damage. Osmo 430 Anti-Slip Decking Oil is best used in conjunction with other Osmo pigmented first coats, which provides the decoration before 430 provides the protective properties.
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So, What Is The Best Deck Paint To Use?
This really is personal choice. Any of the above mentioned products will provide you with slip resistance, but do tend to be limited in colour choices. If you do have an anti slip deck paint and want to keep the colour, but still need the reassurance of anti slip, we recommend the use of either Safekote or Rustoleum 7100NS Anti-Slip floor coating, in clear, as a topcoat.
Where Can I Buy Anti Slip Deck Paint or Stains?
Promain are approved distributors for many of the world’s leading paint and surface coatings manufacturers including Blackfriar, ProtectaKote, SafeKote, PPG, Osmo, Sherwin Williams and Owatrol. We have a vast range of quality anti slip deck paint for sale, both with and without anti slip coatings. If you are looking for an alternative to cheap deck paints and oils that do not contain any anti slip features, Promain can help with various products to suit all budgets. You can view our full range of deck products on our web page here.
Once Your Work Is Completed…
We would love to see the finished outcome! If you would like to share your before and after pictures we would love to see them, and may even use them on our web site (with your permission of course). Please contact us for further information.
We hope that this article has answered any questions you may have on obtaining an anti-slip coating for your deck. If you do have any questions that you feel have not been answered here then please contact us, and our technical team will be pleased to help.
