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Removing SparkleTuff Anti-Slip Floor Coating from your Floor

SparkleTuff™ Anti-Slip Floor Coating is a polysiloxane with aluminum oxide grit. This means that it is very likely the toughest and most durable floor coating you’re able to purchase these days. It’ll last for years and years and years, even with heavy foot traffic, forklift traffic, airplane traffic, and anything else you can imagine. It … Continue reading “Removing SparkleTuff Anti-Slip Floor Coating from your Floor”

Never, ever, EVER use the BOT-3000E and ANSI A326.3 to assess the slip resistance of a pool deck!!

Las Vegas is home to many pool decks, and far too often I have been called out to the “City of Sin” to test a pool deck that has caused slips and led to serious injuries to innocent vacationers. The pendulum dynamic coefficient of friction (DCOF) tester has been in use in over 50 nations … Continue reading “Never, ever, EVER use the BOT-3000E and ANSI A326.3 to assess the slip resistance of a pool deck!!”

Myth Busted: More Grout Lines Does Not Make a Floor More Slip Resistant

There’s a myth that tile manufacturers (especially manufacturers that sell tiny tiles) want you to believe, but it’s just a myth. There’s no science or proof behind the statement that more grout lines makes a floor safer. More grout lines doesn’t actually add any slip resistance to a floor with tiny slippery tiles on it, … Continue reading “Myth Busted: More Grout Lines Does Not Make a Floor More Slip Resistant”