Non Slip Deck Paint

Kiwi Grip

We've tried both exterior masonry paint and International Interdeck on our Konsort. Of the two Interdeck was the better finish and seemed harder than the masonry paint which picked up dirt easier and seemed softer getting scratched easier.

So time to give Kiwigip a go. It's expensive stuff so I wanted to try it out first before commiting to it. I used an offcut of furniture board which had a slightly textured surface not too dissimilar to the masonry paint we would be covering.

I made a spreader out of on an old plastic card with 3mm notches one side and 6mm the other. The Kiwigrip instructions mention using the 6mm spreader to get deeper peaks and valleys to get a very aggressive finish.

I masked up the board into 3 20cm² panels. This gave me a total area of .12m² so I should only require 60ml of Kiwigrip for all 3 according to the coverage instuctions on the tin (1 Litre to 2m²).

What quickly became apparent was that using the notched plastic spreader wasn't going to work. It left too much of a profile in the Kiwigrip that no amount of rollering would remove. Used the flat side of the card to rework the surface to get as even a finish as I could. Will use a brush next time.

I did this in the conservatory early evening maybe 14C but the temperature would have fallen off overnight. By the following morning my samples were still not touch dry.

Cleaning Tests