You are right wheelchair about the paint with some kind of sand additive. I have a fullsize van with a dropped floor that was painted with a sand additive..........works great to.
ron c7 ________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected]; [email protected] Sent: Wed, August 8, 2012 7:26:46 AM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] icy ramps That "sticky back" is made by 3M in various sizes and grades. Best Wishes In a message dated 8/7/2012 9:15:49 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > >I had a wood ramp for 10 yrs. i put a roll of black sandpaper with a sticky >back >to it. Was about 3ftx 10ft. Its a similar tape that guys put on their >skateboards . thats solved alot of the prob along with a lil ice melt. > > > ron c7 > > ________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected]; [email protected] >Sent: Tue, August 7, 2012 7:26:00 PM >Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] icy ramps > >Have you tried paint and then sprinkle grit or sand on the wet paint? >Best Wishes > >In a message dated 8/7/2012 6:46:02 P.M. Central Daylight Time, >[email protected] writes: > >>Make a trip to Lowes or Home Depot to see what is available. New products are >>coming out constantly and there could be something that would solve the >>problem. >>Can't hurt. >> >>Sent from my iPad >> >>Begin forwarded message: >> >> >>Resent-From: [email protected] >>>From: "Dave Krehbiel" <[email protected]> >>>Date: November 30, 2011 2:26:47 PM EST >>>To: "'Greg'" <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> >>>Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] icy ramps >>> >>> >I'm not sure how to solve the icy problem... but if you haven't already done >so, >it would probably be a good idea to put up a warning sign, e.g. ramp freezes >before sidewalk... >> >>Take care, >> >>Dave Krehbiel >> >>From:Greg [mailto:[email protected]] >>Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 9:21 AM >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: [QUAD-L] icy ramps >> >>Hi all, >> >>I have a rather long, wood-decking ramp leading into the house that freezes >>over >>quickly whenever there is moisture in the air and the temperature drops to >>freezing, sort of like the bridges freezing over first on the roads. You >>don't >>even notice the ice until you step on it so it is particularly dangerous to >>visitors. This ramp also serves as the main entrance into our home so >>everyone >>who visits uses the ramp. There are handrails on both sides for the length >>of >>the ramp, but it is still treacherous when iced over. >> >>Do any of you know of something I can do to the ramp to make it less >>hazardous? >> Salt doesn't help much, and when we do use it I fear my mother will slip and >>fall (again) while applying it. I'm thinking maybe adding some type of >>raised >>strip (low profile) every foot or so, but what material should I use? Will >>this >>even help? >> >>Any ideas on how to solve this problem? >> >>Thanks in advance. >> >>Greg c5 >>Lebanon, TN=
