marg26 Posted December 18, 2022 Report Share Posted December 18, 2022 I'd really like to ride year round in my little patch in the top of the back garden. Obviously in the Winter it starts getting too muddy, and with the pallets out there year round, they're soaking up water and getting very slippery. It's too late right now to do much, but for when the weather gets better I'm looking for a few tips please if anyone reading this has any? Creocote on pallets? Does it have any undesirable side effects like sticking to tires in hot weather, and/or chemically reacting/melting tires etc ? Or is a cheap outdoor paint the way to go? Any recommendations or tips for what to look for or to avoid? Does mixing in sand for grip work or does it just get rubbed off by tires too easily etc. Would also like to surface it some how so it's not so ultra muddy. I guess throwing down a load of smashed up hardcore if I could get my hands on some would work. Might be ripping up some existing patio tiles from elsewhere in garden. Not looking for perfectly level surface, not fussed much about aesthetics, but prefer minimum work required... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted December 18, 2022 Report Share Posted December 18, 2022 The sandy textured masonry paint has worked for me in the past, on wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alyksett Posted December 18, 2022 Report Share Posted December 18, 2022 +1 with textured paint, I've mixed a bunch of sand with regular house paint and it works pretty well. I've seen others use chicken wire stapled down but I don't feel that'd be quite as good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marg26 Posted December 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2022 (edited) I briefly tried some old chicken wire I found round the back of the shed but the staples from my staple gun weren't tough enough and just made a mess. Anyone know what do they use at Radical? Edited December 18, 2022 by marg26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Knight Posted December 19, 2022 Report Share Posted December 19, 2022 I'm also interested in this as I would like to make a few movable obstacles in my back garden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwtrials Posted December 19, 2022 Report Share Posted December 19, 2022 I've always just used the cheapest paint I could get and liberally mixed sand in. Add a squirt of wood glue and stir it up pretty good. It won't last forever, but it works pretty well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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