Treating rubber steps for friction

Greetings fellow Tacoma owners! I bought this 2007 PreRunner over the weekend and found a 2nd hand set of steps. After installing them I realized the rubber had too much sun and were very slippery, especially when wet. To give them some grip, I cleaned them well and used my sander to remove the top 1/16" surface. Then blew off the dust with leave blower. Then I used paper to make a template of the rubber step. I transferred the template to cardboard and used it on each step before applying the Rustoleum truck bed coating. I applied 2 coats and after drying the steps have nice grip!

 

Very nice! Let us know how it holds up over time. I put skateboard tape on my sliders. You don't want it to wrap over the sides any at all. It really grabs the ole leg hairs if you're wearing shorts.

 

Something like this

$25 Safe Way Traction 1" x 60' Roll Black 3M 610 Series Safety-Walk Anti Slip Tape Non Skid Abrasive Grit Safety

3M Anti-Skid Grip tape. It comes in 1, 2, 4, and 6" widths.

-J