Curb paint but with sand?

Working up a spec here and I started thinking about mixing sand into the yellow paint for the curb. I know that I am not going to be able to spray the paint but by doing this I am adding a grit to the paint for traction. Good idea or Bad? Should I offer this for the consumer? -Dean

Sherwin williams sells a product called Shark-grip. It comes in premeasured amounts for 1 or 5 gallons. I've used it with industrial enamel, but never with traffic paint. Of course it had to be rolled on.

See I was going to just use silica sand. It will suspend the sand long enough to roll the paint on the curb

We just finished phase II of a state underground parking garage. All stencils (and there was a few hundred) called for skid-tex. We used silica sand after spraying then applied a second light coat with another very light sprinkling of more silica sand. the result was a very durable 2 coats of paint with imbedded sand throughout. The first phase was completed last winter and the stencils still look new and currently have better than 90% of sand retention.

I have done a lot of antiskid painting on equipment, (fenders and walking areas) I spray the paint and well still wet add silica sand then apply a second coat. The finer sand the better. cheep and it works better then aplying antiskid tape.

I have a customer that requires anti-skid on crosswalks. I mix Sherwin-Williams Sharktooth into the paint and spray it. I use a 3-23 tip and a 30 mesh filter. Anything smaller would probably stop up. I have also sprayed curbs and cross walks as normal, then rolled on a little paint mixed with silica sand. You can hit the top edge of the curb, or the center of the lines on the crosswalk, and it will be non-skid, but with the neat appearance of spray.

I use shark-grip from SW, I use it on crosswalks and other flat painted areas. I it cost me about 6 bucks per 5 gals. I roll it on, works great..............

I Like the Prez' (Robert) also spray Shark Grip thru my machine without any "Ill-Effects", and thats with a Lil' 3400! Stuff works great. I did some ramps for a drugstore and they wanted sand in em'. I got crazy and sprinkled the sand on whilst the paqint was still wet then "Reshot" the area with RC marking paint. Did not work well for me as the sand I used was not Fine enough and the ramps actually became more slippery than before! I went back with my pressure washer and pressured all the "Loose" sand away, Now they are good. But would have been better had they just let me use the derned Shark-Grip!

the silica sand worked well for us... spray, throw, spray, throw

I use pummice. I have a large bag from when I took over the business. Its fine but durable. Spray throw spray throw works.

We have used glass beads in the past, but you have to use caution, because any excess beads or beads that spill on areas other than wet paint are very slippery. Other than beads, we use a product from ICI paints called Groundworks, it sounds the same as the Sherwin Williams stuff.