Help choosing wood finish for water slide

Jun 29, 2009 6 Replies

This is a water slide shown here:



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wood part is made of 2x4s.



My objective is to paint it with some paint that would be:


1) Non-slippery for wet feet
2) Would last for 4 years
3) I would prefer a bright, opaque paint. (ie, not stain)

I would prefer something that is available at Home Depot.



i

Epoxy paint with fine sand sprinkled on before drying for traction.

I can't imagine what they would have at HD that would work. They aren't a specialty store.

I would try your local Sherwin Williams commercial/industrial coatings store. >>IF

It would also need a UV inhibitor, I would think.

i

That is (IMO) a bad choice. Instead of giving a non-slippery surface, you end up with a surface that you slip on and then it removes skin (like sandpaper!) If you can find it, look for a product called "Skid-No-More". It should be available at boating stores or pool stores.

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should be able to find it locally. I painted a basement bathroom floor with it 15 years ago and it is still going strong. If the slide is outdoors, I'd expect about 5 years before needing to recoat. It can be tinted (with any latex tint) and even mixed with most latex paints. From that picture, it looks like a quart would do several coats.

Ed

Veranda or one of the plastic woods. No splinters and keeps the color. Home Depot It has surface ridges for gripping the feet.

Mart> This is a water slide shown here:

I bought a roll of glue down grip and go paper designed for such things as this. I use it on the steps up my porch. Originally I was afraid to paint it, but gave in and put a coat of porch paint on it. Still has lots of grip, doesn't sand off my skin, and provides tremendous anti-slip.

As far as the paint goes, why not look into stains, I know they can brighten them up allot. My neighbor did his kids play fort with stains and his is bright yellow and red.

markndawoods

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