Refinish cabin steps

[firstlight]

The steps in my 36' open are showing a little wear. How to refinish without making it a skating ring. Thanks

[Uhehner]

I cleaned up the wood real well, sanded and varnished the steps with 3 coats of Interlux Schooner and then added white non-skid strips, the peal and stick type. I used one wide and one narrow strip on each step. It looked great and did not creat a slip hazard. Capt. George

[Chris Burkard]

Capt. George's advice is sound. If however you want to keep the steps all wood, you can clean, sand and varnish the steps and let them fully dry. Tape off the non-skid pattern you want on the steps (I would allow the non-skid area to go right to the edge of the step), and varnish with (non-skid abrasive added - follow the directions that comes with the abrasive for the best results). Peel off the tape, let cure and you have non-skid without the look of non-skid tape.