Lakee911
I&C Engineer (mostly WWTP)
My basement steps are only 6in deep (quite a small step, fits half my foot in shoes) and covered in perhaps 5 layers of paint. This surface has become quite polished by many many many years of socked foot travel. (When I first moved in, I took quite a spill going down those steps with a big box in hand. )
I did a light sanding (maybe lead paint in an old house so wear resperator and use a vacuum and take other procautions) to take off any shine and cleaned up with some TSP. Because this was only the infrequently used basement steps I bought some cheap ($20/Gal) "Skid Not" paint from the Blue Box. It's worked quite well to put some traction on the surface. It needs to be mixed well prior to applying, but gives a high-grit-sandpaper type of surface. We'll see how well it holds up. It's amazing what paint can do! I'm thinking of painting my porch that is falling off the house!
Jason
I did a light sanding (maybe lead paint in an old house so wear resperator and use a vacuum and take other procautions) to take off any shine and cleaned up with some TSP. Because this was only the infrequently used basement steps I bought some cheap ($20/Gal) "Skid Not" paint from the Blue Box. It's worked quite well to put some traction on the surface. It needs to be mixed well prior to applying, but gives a high-grit-sandpaper type of surface. We'll see how well it holds up. It's amazing what paint can do! I'm thinking of painting my porch that is falling off the house!
Jason