Painting My Porch

[WVCowboy]

I need to gather some opinions before I start this project.
I have a concrete porch which I am thinking about painting, just to get me through two-three years.

I have Weatherbeater exterior paint that I have used on the surrounding block and I'm intending on using it for the porch suface to maintain the same color as that block. Since this porch will get wet from time-to-time when the rain blows in, I'm thinking of mixing in some fine playsand to create a texture.

I'll have the surface cleaned and primed before any painting happens. So my question is this: Is this even a feasible idea? Am I still going slip when the surface gets wet despite adding grit? How well/bad will the paint wear from day-to-day traffic across it?

[scuba_dave]

I painted the concrete in my basement, which was already painted
3 years later it is peeling already - laundry room
You would need to make sure the concrete is totally clean, no grease or dirt etc. Paint will still peel IMO.
Better off looking into a stain

Sand, properly spread, should give you enough traction in wet weather
But if you miss any spot, it could be very slippery in wet weather

[oldnewhouse]

I wouldn't use sand. or one, make sure you're using floor/porch paint, usually sold as garage/porch paint. It will prevent the peeling within such a short time.

There is a product called "tredding" (I think) that Ace sells, and a lot of other stores have something similar. it's basically a silica powder that you mix with your paint to give it texture and traction. it'll likely prevent you from being able to spray the paint, but it works well. Mix this stuff in and do one or two coats with the tred/paint mix. do a third coat of just paint if you want a slightly smoother finish. If you don't want that smoother finish, then put down a base coat with no tred stuff...either way, end up with three coats.

if your porch (like mine) ever had carpet or anything else, make sure you get a good glue/paint remover and use it. start with a clean and dry surface (power wash it too) and you should be good to go. of course, now that we're geting to fall, make sure that it's warm enoug for the paint, and also make sure the paint can cure before people start walking on it (ideally 24 hours).