On 18/10/2012 15:44, Mark BR wrote:
I've got a metal manhole cover on my front path, and it is slippery when
wet.

I've looked at the antislip tape from toolstation at £4 - but does it stick
on such a surface or is there a better way of making it antislip?

Whether a tape will stick will depend a lot on the quality of the
surface it is going to be stuck to. I would expect that a conformable
tape would work best on something like a manhole cover.

Did wonder whether to paint it with gloss paint and sprinkle sand on the wet
paint!

Probably better than nothing, but there are plenty of purpose made
non-slip paints available.

Colin Bignell