So I found this neat item at Home Depot that I thought that I would share. Home Depot has started carrying a line of Martha Stewart paints that normally do not interest me, but I noticed that they have a textured paint line and I found a metallic textured paint and it seemed to be the right grit to replicate a fine non slip coating for certain vehicles. It is a water based acrylic that easily paints on with a brush cleans up with water and stays where you put it once totally dry. And it looks really good.

So I know tut there are many that have tons of ways of doing this, rust oleum spray, sand etc. what I like about this is that there is not much need for doing any pre masking as this stuff can be easily removed with a wet quip or brush and it spreads on easily with any paint brush. I hate doing extra work that keeps,e away from building i.e. prep work, so this is kinda my speed. So there you go hopefully if you try it it will work well for you as it has for me. Cheers.

How stable is it, before it dries? There are some pretty fine lines to be taken into account. I don't want to have to go back over it, due to a wet brush pulling some away. Also, what is the drying time? I have a cat and his hair loves wet paint.

Pretty stable, you have to want to make it go away. I washed my vehicle to remove the release agents and I noticed that some had worn off a bit but mostly stayed, and that was after a day or so.

You may also want to try Rust-o-Leum. They produce a textured paint that is perfect for non-slip coating. Dries hard as a rock. I allow one hour to make sure it has cured. It is appropriate for modern US vehicles. Do you have some examples of vehicles MS will work for?

any chance of you posting pics of your technique?

Matt and Damon,
Do you have colors or paint numbers to help us find the ones that work for you? I have a piece at the back of my space, waiting idly for some non-skid paint. Does the textured paint come in appropriate colors (black/dark gray?) or do you paint over it after the texture is dry?
thanks,
Sean H.

I always paint over the anti-slip surface. It does come in a variety of colors. But, none are appropriate for military vehicles.

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In these photos, I masked the areas without the textured coat with blue painter's tape.

I have some pics up on my build thread here:
https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/205507#1723337

Happy to answer any follow up questions, just shoot me a PM. Cheers.

didgeboy: I'm following your review. Not too concerned with accuracy. Just something to break up the Dragon kits.