I asked for fine but ended up with medium frit somehow 
It is quite sharp and I donāt enjoy it barefoot. Iāve sanded down some of the extra sharp bits and itās OK now.
Fine or Uber fine is my recommendation.
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I do three coats on top of the frit with a bristle brush.
you donāt want to use oil based, it makes cleanup difficult, doesnāt cure as fast or as clear, and yellows with age.
Loweās is where i get mine. If you canāt find it on the stain and varnish aisle, dig around some more. It could be hiding on the shelf behind a pole, thatās where it is located in the store i go to all the time.
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That must be a common thing. There is a huge support beam in my lowesā finishing section as well.
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exactly. Its an annoyingly large pole supporting the ceiling and thereās a phone on it and some impulse items hanging from it too. And right behind it is the gloss and satin water based minwax pro series spar urethane.
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I think they tend to put the common stuff that works for most peoples needs where people can find it. The performance grade or contractor grade is sometimes hidden. I had to search all around the store for a rust remover. Ended up being close to the front of the store where they had some random hand tools.
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Mine is also apparently the storage spot for the huge ass stair lift 
I wish Menards was closer. That place has dat good wood
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My grip
is falling off my meepo what size frit works best i s need on that will cause minimal damage to
kids,dogs,cars,or vacuum cleaners
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fine would be probably what you want
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you dont need glas or grip, you need a carpet. 
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All this glass frit looks pretty aggro for my taste.
Anybody tried Tread Tex?
Its a coarser quartz sand.
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My dichroic frit just arrived!
How long does this process take to dry?
Say 3 base coats, frit, 2-3 more top coats?
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Does the frit last āforeverā?
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Thatās what the fritz industry want you to believe.
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That is so ominous, I got my tinfoil hat on please continueā¦
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Years ago tread tex was what people used instead of glass frit. Guys on silverfish forum used it a lot as it was easier to get ahold of before the days of prime.
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Yeah, Iāve been using it since the silverfish days.
I still really like tread tex, in fact I still have half a bucket of it.
I suppose I should have phrased that better.
Iām curious what people thought who have used tread tex think about it vs glass frit, why it seems to have lost favor?
Iād kinda assumed since the this thread started that people here were more favorable towards frit because its being put on beast machines that really benefit from aggressive lock down.
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How long should I wait between coats with the minwax pro series spar urethane?
I think it usually dries in 3 or 4 hours. It should say on the can. What I do is if I do a count in the morning I wait till that night to sand and do another coat.
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You have to sand between coats so the spar urethane has something to grab on to. It should say it on the directions on the car to sand with 220 grit between coats.
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