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I haven't redone my floorboards - but a few years ago I was
varnishing hardwood stairs and wanted some traction to reduce
risk.
I bought a small package of traction grit powder from Home Depot
in the paint department. I was only a couple $ for a small pouch.
First run I sprinkled it onto the stair treads but it was hard to
keep even. I then tried mixing it right into the varnish - the
white "powder" went mostly clear in the the varnish and spread far
more evenly when I rolled it on with a mini-roller. Gave a nice
even coverage.
Mark
There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.
- George Santayana
On 2019-11-28 12:26 a.m., Russ &
Melody via CnC-List wrote:
Hi Spencer,
Good to hear. I too find that clear polyurethane coatings are too
viscous
for the shells dispersing... paint too.
The idea of waiting until after tack is so you don't sand between
coats.
In this application a next day overcoat is usually just fine.
I think someone else suggested taping the holly strips as I hadn't
thought of it. Seems a little anal to me for something you trod on
anyhow. A sole is supposed to functional not something that you
might
pour a wine and sit on to admire. Yeesh.
I stopped using walnut shells on deck applications because the
coating
gets rubbed off quickly and the turn dark. In easy going
applications
it's not a concern.
On companionway treads & such I like the subtle contrast when
it goes
darker as it's good for old eyes to discern the steps, etc.
Using that jam jar mod is brilliant. And I hear that down south it
can
also be used to apply bourbon (to yourself, without the lid).
Cheers,
Russ
ex-
Sweet 35 mk-1
east
side, Vancouver Island
Hi Russ! Good
idea...I was just
following the included instructions by mixing with the
polyurethane
first...this kinda worked but didn't disperse the walnut shells
evenly.I
created a test board, put a few coats of Minwax Satin
Polyurethane on it,
then with a wet coat and a re-purposed jam jar with a nail hole
in the
top (not too big) I sprinkled as evenly as possible, let it dry
(spreading a wet coat over the not-so-wet coat kinda messed up
the bottom
coat). Letting it dry completely and adding another coat seemed
to work
as I liked.Taping the Holly stripes seemed to cause more surface
disruption...pulling the tape up right after laying down a coat
left tape
lines/ridges that are a bit annoying.=C2=A0 I will be testing
without
taping and see how annoying the walnut shells are on the holly..
UPDATE: Using an old jam jar with one small nail hole init for
the walnut
shells I was able to control the sprinkle onto the wet
polyurethane
evenly.
The proof will be when I replace the cabin sole and lay down the
rugs to
see how easily they move around.
IF...any lister would like a supply of crushed walnut shells
just let me
know where to send it...I have about 2/3rds of an 18 oz jam jar
that I
will never use. I would suspect that 2-3 tablespoons more than
cover a typical cabin sole...
Spencer Johnson
84 LF 38 "Alegria" #165
Racine, WI / Waukegan, IL
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