Non-slip additives

[rowdy]

I have an enquiry from an old peoples home looking for the application of a non-slip, durable, and clear sealant on their monoblock pathways. I am considering using standard acrylic sealant with very small glass beads as an additive. Trouble is I can only find US suppliers. Anyone here aware of a UK supplier, or have any other useful advice?

Thanks in advance

[andpartington]

i believe that sand can be mixed in with the sealer to give some grit might be worth a go

andy

[Ted]

I believe silica sand is the best thing to mix in with the sealer.

[matt h]

agree with ted, silica sand should do the trick,

[rowdy]

I'm sure silica sand would provide a grippy surface but would it not also discolour the original surface colour. The glass beads that US suppliers have apparently can be mixed with the sealant and sprayed. I normally us a low pressure spray to apply sealand but doubt that could be done with silica sand. I suspect it would need to be rollered on which is no great problem. Any idea of amounts of sand/litre sealant? Is it possible to get the sand suspended in the sealant and get an even application?

Thanks again

rowdy

[Tony McC]

The proper stuff to use is "Rhino Grip" which can be obtained from those nice people at PICS in Newbury - Tel:01635 202224