Decks, Patios, Porches and Docks - Wheel chair ramp anti-skid surface.

I'm re-building a wheel-chair ramp for my Mom-in-law and am looking for an anti-skid surface to paint onto the plywood. I've heard of Spantex, which is pretty expensive and may not stick well to some of the already-painted surfaces. Any others that you might recommend? Any products I could paint on, then spread sand? Thanks

What about an exterior rubber runner instead of paint? It will be maitenance free.

I haven't used any of the "sand" additive in years. The biggest problem with adding that to your paint is it will wear away with traffic.

Back in summer I built a wheelchair ramp for some friends. I got the anti skid strips and even though they have adhesive backs, I added some extra adhesive to garuntee they would stick. They seem to work fine and have stuck well to the PT plywood.

If you live anywhere where there is an industrial supply or industrial safety store (check the Yellow Pages), they would be able to help you with a number of different non-skid coatings. Either roller applied or adhesive.

As mark mentioned, the strips would be one choice, and would probably be cheaper from a specialty place. They used to sell them at Big Box stores but were something like $10 for 2 strips..ouch. Maybe a good Paint Store?

There is a paint additive that we have used called Skid-Tec (I think that's how it's spelled) that worked great.