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car lifts and anti skid coatings

oldkimmer said:
Any lift I have ever used has never had any traction material on the ramps. . Kim
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My ramps are diamond plate.. the lift is as smooth as a baby's butt !.. yet other cheaper 4 post lifts I've seen have diamond plate decks.
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My other lift has diamond plate runways and have never had an issue off and on with it when wet outside and bringing a car into shop for work...wet day, first car on....issue right off the bat...figured it would be to some degree...but this is pure baloney and not what I want for performance...

Smooth lift runways are sure easier to wipe down and keep clean I will give them that....
 
What if you just drive on without stopping half way? Keep a little momentum going, obviously not wide open!
 
bigaadams said:
I just received a PM from a fellow BP lift owner that shows that factory finish lifts are 2 part epoxy paint with a light coat of sand mixed into the topcoat compared aside a piece of 36 grit sandpaper.....when he special ordered a lift some time back the factory sent a gallon of their epoxy paint along with the lift.....comparing to what it looked like when I bought one would never have known this....

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I've seen something like this on military truck bumpers to aid in climbing on the truck......only it was closer to 16 grit
 
Interesting thread. I have a couple of 4 post lifts in my shop. Both have diamond plate ramps with smooth finish on runners. At first I was very concerned about traction/safety on wet days and now after several years of use I've never had an issue or even spun a tire on it. I wonder how nasty it would look over time with grit bonded on it and making it hard to clean.
 
an equal concern for sure.....dirt and oil....I do not remember spinning the first tire on my diamond tread ramp and runways in its 17+ years of use...on this one with no grit of any kind after a refinish...spun tires going up ramp, spun again when the rear wheels got to the ramp (FWD Vehicle) (due to wet, did not spin when dry). Right now the temperatures are such that any method to add anti skid is out of the question.....while the shop has a fireplace hearth and mantle....I have not lit a fire in there for a good number of years. Just not worth it for the couple hours I may spend in the shop compared to long ago when I did a tad more. Hopefully this time next year I will have the hydronic loop online....should have done it this last fall.
 
My Bend Park has the ramps textured like in your picture of the blue one.
 
Just seen the thread. For those still looking for options. The anti-skid coating is American Safety AS175, the CIV version of MS200 MIL spec.

You can also broadcast Shark Grip (H & C) a very fine powder that works very well. I typically use it on stair nosings with Yellow Imron, add brush and roll additive and broadcast the Shark Grip over it while it's wet. It resembles the finer texture that grip tape presents. I use Imron due to the Class 1 Urethane characteristics. It wears like iron and will stick to marginally prepared, clean, dry and sound surfaces.
 
another small upgrade to the lift. As most folks know when storing a car on the lift and working another below or any project beneath for that matter, the overhead lighting suffers greatly. I decided to install these interconnected led tubes. They light up nicely as you can see, the overhead lights are off.

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bigaadams said:
another small upgrade to the lift. As most folks know when storing a car on the lift and working another below or any project beneath for that matter, the overhead lighting suffers greatly. I decided to install these interconnected led tubes. They light up nicely as you can see, the overhead lights are off.

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I see on you tube that they are putting those lights on the inside of garage doors that will help light up when door is open when the original lights are covered by the doors. Plugging them into garage door opener plug on a retractable extension cords. Not a bad idea I thought. The more light the better the older I'm getting.
 
I like the light idea. I stuck on several rolls of 3" wide of anti slip tape on my hoist. It does help for sure. You can see them on the ramps.

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a big yes on the lighted garage doors when up and blocking your normal lighting...good tip....
 
1. Peel and stick, after a healthy dose of brakleen to degrease all the surfaces. You get it in rolls.

2. Regular ol' paint, mixed with playground sand. Again, healthy dose of brakleen before application. Add a couple/few cups of sand to a gallon of paint, mix well, and roll it on. I'd suggest oil base, but in a pinch I'm sure you could use latex...not sure how long it would last, but hey - it's easy to reapply when needed!
 
I have sand blasted and painted numerous alignment lifts. My buddy sells bed liner that is kind of clear, you mix in some paint and spray out of a texture style gun. It works very well. This stuff stays relatively soft for great traction
 
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