Slippery plastic rear bumper deck is hell on my dogs' egress and ingress.... any ideas?

the plastic rear deck section on top of the bumper under the tailgate is super slippery for my dogs jumping in and out.... i have tried grip tape but was not happy with the appearance or results. i'm thinking some kind of rubberized paint.... almost like Rhino lining. I just ordered a couple cans of Plasti Dip but before I go that route does anyone have any better ideas? thanks!

 

Skateboard tape.

 

I tried that. Wasn't pleased with the results. I just peeled it all off.

 

What kind of dogs?

 

I would look for boat products, like anti slip mats, sea deck pads, etc. Amazon is loaded with 'em. Cut to size, adhesive backed....

 

what results were you looking for?

 

Ever try Mcmaster-Carr? All kinds of materials and hardware. One of my favorite sites. I did a search on adhesive-backed foam tape, and here's one result. I thought maybe a dense foam might fit your need. But they have tons of stuff that could give you ideas. The copy/paste might not be great, but you'll get the idea.


Ultra-Weather-Resistant EPDM Foam Sheets and Strips
Made of EPDM foam, these sheets and strips have the best resistance to water, sunlight, and oxidation of all the foam we offer.

Closed-cell foam restricts water, air, and gases from being absorbed.

For technical drawings and 3-D models, click on a part number.

Adhesive-Back Sheets with Smooth Texture

• Color: Black
• Temperature Range: See Table
• Cell Type: Closed
• For Use Outdoors: Yes
• Density: Ultra Soft: 11 lbs./cu. ft.; Soft: 10 lbs./cu. ft.
• Pressure to Compress 25%: Ultra Soft: 4 psi; Soft: 9 psi
• Tensile Strength Rating: Good
• Oil-Resistance Rating: Not Rated

Adhesive

12" × 12"
12" × 24"
36" × 12"
36" × 36"
Thick. Thick. Tolerance Temperature
Range, °F Type Temperature
Range, °F Each Each Each Each
Ultra Soft
1/16" -0.020" to 0.020" -70° to 220° Acrylic -20° to 200° 93725K201 $8.64 93725K207 $14.20 93725K213 $19.73 93725K219 $53.52
1/8" -0.025" to 0.025" -70° to 220° Acrylic -20° to 200° 93725K202 14.04 93725K208 24.44 93725K214 34.85 93725K22 98.99
3/16" -0.025" to 0.025" -70° to 220° Acrylic -20° to 200° 93725K203 19.22 93725K209 34.25 93725K215 49.27 93725K221 142.29
1/4" -0.025" to 0.025" -70° to 220° Acrylic -20° to 200° 93725K204 24.27 93725K21 43.88 93725K216 63.43 93725K222 184.96
3/8" -0.035" to 0.035" -70° to 220° Acrylic -20° to 200° 93725K205 34.35 93725K211 62.89 93725K217 91.51 93725K223 269.27
1/2" -0.050" to 0.050" -70° to 220° Acrylic -20° to 200° 93725K206 43.94 93725K212 80.94 93725K218 117.96 93725K224 348.77


Adhesive-Back Strips with Smooth Texture

• 
  
  
  • Color: Black
  • Temperature Range: See Table
  • Cell Type: Closed
  • For Use Outdoors: Yes
  • Density: Ultra Soft: 11 lbs./cu. ft.; Soft: 10 lbs./cu. ft.
  • Pressure to Compress 25%: Ultra Soft: 4 psi; Soft: 9 psi
  • Tensile Strength Rating: Good
  • Oil-Resistance Rating: Not Rated

Adhesive

Thick. Thick. Tolerance Lg.,
ft. Temperature
Range, °F Type Temperature
Range, °F Each
Ultra Soft
1/4" Wd.
1/16" -0.020" to 0.020" 10 -70° to 220° Acrylic -20° to 200° 93725K159 $6.16
3/8" Wd.
1/16" -0.020" to 0.020" 10 -70° to 220° Acrylic -20° to 200° 93725K16 6.63
1/8" -0.032" to 0.032" 50 -70° to 220° Acrylic -20° to 200° 93725K52 15.74
3/16" -0.032" to 0.032" 50 -70° to 220° Acrylic -20° to 200° 93725K62 16.80
1/4" -0.032" to 0.032" 50 -70° to 220° Acrylic -20° to 200° 93725K72 18.84
3/8" -0.035" to 0.035" 10 -70° to 220° Acrylic -20° to 200° 93725K161 11.13
1/2" Wd.
1/16" -0.020" to 0.020" 10 -70° to 220° Acrylic -20° to 200° 93725K162 7.10
1/8" -0.032" to 0.032" 50 -70° to 220° Acrylic -20° to 200° 93725K54 18.68
3/16" -0.032" to 0.032" 50 -70° to 220° Acrylic -20° to 200° 93725K64 21.46
1/4" -0.032" to 0.032" 50 -70° to 220° Acrylic -20° to 200° 93725K74 23.61
3/8" -0.035" to 0.035" 10 -70° to 220° Acrylic -20° to 200° 93725K163 15.25
1/2" -0.050" to 0.050" 10 -70° to 220° Acrylic -20° to 200° 93725K164 16.75
5/8" Wd.
1/16" -0.020" to 0.020" 10 -70° to 220° Acrylic -20° to 200° 93725K165 7.51
3/8" -0.035" to 0.035" 10 -70° to 220° Acrylic -20° to 200° 93725K166 15.89
1/2" -0.050" to 0.050" 10 -70° to 220° Acrylic -20° to 200° 93725K167 18.33
3/4" Wd.
1/16" -0.020" to 0.020" 10 -70° to 220° Acrylic -20° to 200° 93725K168 7.98
1/8" -0.032" to 0.032" 50 -70° to 220° Acrylic -20° to 200° 93725K56 26.68
3/16" -0.032" to 0.032" 50 -70° to 220° Acrylic -20° to 200° 93725K66 30.93
1/4" -0.032" to 0.032" 50 -70° to 220° Acrylic -20° to 200° 93725K76 34.42
3/8" -0.035" to 0.035" 10 -70° to 220° Acrylic -20° to 200° 93725K169 16.50
1/2" -0.050" to 0.050" 10 -70° to 220° Acrylic -20° to 200° 93725K17 19.90
1" Wd.
1/16" -0.020" to 0.020" 10 -70° to 220° Acrylic -20° to 200° 93725K171 8.87
1/8" -0.032" to 0.032" 50 -70° to 220° Acrylic -20° to 200° 93725K58 34.40
3/16" -0.032" to 0.032" 50 -70° to 220° Acrylic -20° to 200° 93725K68 39.78
1/4" -0.032" to 0.032" 50 -70° to 220° Acrylic -20° to 200° 93725K78 44.86
3/8" -0.035" to 0.035" 10 -70° to 220° Acrylic -20° to 200° 93725K172 20.06
1/2" -0.050" to 0.050" 10 -70° to 220° Acrylic -20° to 200° 93725K173 24.47
2" Wd.
1/16" -0.020" to 0.020" 10 -70° to 220° Acrylic -20° to 200° 93725K174 12.56
3/8" -0.035" to 0.035" 10 -70° to 220° Acrylic -20° to 200° 93725K175 34.29
1/2" -0.050" to 0.050" 10 -70° to 220° Acrylic -20° to 200° 93725K176 42.88
Soft
1/4" Wd.
1/16" -0.020" to 0.020" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N101 5.99
3/32" -0.020" to 0.020" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N108 6.47
1/8" -0.025" to 0.025" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N116 7.74
3/16" -0.025" to 0.025" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N124 10.28
1/4" -0.025" to 0.025" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N132 12.70
3/8" Wd.
1/16" -0.020" to 0.020" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N102 7.53
3/32" -0.020" to 0.020" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N109 8.14
1/8" -0.025" to 0.025" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N117 9.74
3/16" -0.025" to 0.025" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N125 12.94
1/4" -0.025" to 0.025" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N133 15.98
5/16" -0.025" to 0.025" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N146 17.26
3/8" -0.035" to 0.035" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N139 20.01
1/2" Wd.
1/16" -0.020" to 0.020" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N103 9.13
3/32" -0.020" to 0.020" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N111 9.87
1/8" -0.025" to 0.025" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N118 11.81
3/16" -0.025" to 0.025" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N126 15.68
1/4" -0.025" to 0.025" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N134 19.37
5/16" -0.025" to 0.025" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N147 20.92
3/8" -0.035" to 0.035" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N141 24.25
7/16" -0.035" to 0.035" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N153 27.72
1/2" -0.050" to 0.050" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N158 31.05
5/8" Wd.
1/16" -0.020" to 0.020" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N104 10.38
3/32" -0.020" to 0.020" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N112 11.22
1/8" -0.025" to 0.025" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N119 13.42
3/16" -0.025" to 0.025" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N127 17.82
1/4" -0.025" to 0.025" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N135 22.01
5/16" -0.025" to 0.025" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N148 23.77
3/8" -0.035" to 0.035" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N142 27.55
7/16" -0.035" to 0.035" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N154 31.50
1/2" -0.050" to 0.050" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N159 35.28
5/8" -0.050" to 0.050" 5 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N164 21.51
3/4" Wd.
1/16" -0.020" to 0.020" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N105 11.32
3/32" -0.020" to 0.020" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N113 12.24
1/8" -0.025" to 0.025" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N121 14.64
3/16" -0.025" to 0.025" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N128 19.44
1/4" -0.025" to 0.025" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N136 24.02
5/16" -0.025" to 0.025" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N149 25.94
3/8" -0.035" to 0.035" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N143 30.06
7/16" -0.035" to 0.035" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N155 34.37
1/2" -0.050" to 0.050" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N161 38.50
5/8" -0.050" to 0.050" 5 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N165 23.48
3/4" -0.065" to 0.065" 5 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N168 27.79
1" Wd.
1/16" -0.020" to 0.020" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N106 13.72
3/32" -0.020" to 0.020" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N114 14.83
1/8" -0.025" to 0.025" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N122 17.74
3/16" -0.025" to 0.025" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N129 23.56
1/4" -0.025" to 0.025" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N137 29.11
5/16" -0.025" to 0.025" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N151 31.44
3/8" -0.035" to 0.035" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N144 36.44
7/16" -0.035" to 0.035" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N156 41.65
1/2" -0.050" to 0.050" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N162 46.66
5/8" -0.050" to 0.050" 5 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N166 28.45
3/4" -0.065" to 0.065" 5 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N169 33.68
1" -0.082" to 0.082" 5 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N172 43.94
2" Wd.
1/16" -0.020" to 0.020" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N107 24.95
3/32" -0.020" to 0.020" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N115 26.97
1/8" -0.025" to 0.025" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N123 32.26
3/16" -0.025" to 0.025" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N131 42.84
1/4" -0.025" to 0.025" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N138 52.92
5/16" -0.025" to 0.025" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N152 57.16
3/8" -0.035" to 0.035" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N145 66.25
7/16" -0.035" to 0.035" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N157 75.73
1/2" -0.050" to 0.050" 10 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N163 84.83
5/8" -0.050" to 0.050" 5 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N167 51.73
3/4" -0.065" to 0.065" 5 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N171 61.24
1" -0.082" to 0.082" 5 -90° to 275° Acrylic -20° to 200° 1566N173 79.89

 

Paste fail. Lol.

 

I apologized already!!! Lol!

 

the dogs are heinz 57 pitbull rescue mutts. the skateboard grip tape looked like crap and it's really not effective with dog paws and nails. i'm going to spray on the Plasti Dip.....if it doesn't work i'll just take if off with a heat gun and explore other options. I appreciate all the suggestions. FYI, I did buy this receiver mounted step which is great and I highly recommend but the dogs still struggle with the slippery bumper on their second step up:

$95 Otto Step Pet Ramp Step Helps Dogs Get in & Out of Car Van SUV | Portable Lightweight Dog Ramp | Simply Slide into 2" Trailer Hitch Receiver | No Tools Needed | Essential Pet Gear | Made in USA

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000WQ823E?ie=UTF8

 

Plasti dip won’t solve your problem

 

This stuff is made for boats, but based on what I've seen with our pit bull on it in a boat, your dogs should be very happy with it. You can either cut it to fit yourself or have them cut it for you.

SeaDek

 

I have the canvasback liner with the pull down bumper cover. My lab does fine hopping in

 

I’m not a dog owner, but sometimes I think like a dog. I think the canvasback is a good idea.

 

that looks like a really good solution.....question.... is it non slip? when the dogs hop up there do they have traction? thank you!

 

It’s semi non slip. Depending on what is on it it can be really slick, or not. My dog seems to do fine, my moms dog slid around so we have to take a different car when we bring her dog. We use my dogs crate we can tie down for longer trips either way.

 

In my wife’s 4runner we have a cargo area hammock for our dobermans. It has a flap that folds over down the bumper. It provides grip and protection from their nails from scratching the bumper.

$40 F-color SUV Cargo Liner for Dogs, Water Resistant Pet Cover Dog Seat Mat SUVs Sedans Vans with Bumper Flap Protector, Non-Slip, Large Size Universal Fit, Black

https://www.amazon.com/F-color-Wate...06&sprefix=dog+hammock+for+su,aps,351&sr=8-10

 

I bet a nice thick piece of unlined/untreated canvas has good paw traction. Maybe just getting a big square of that you can fold out over the bumper.

 

What about this liner with snap in roll out from Weather Tec. I have one not for dogs but protect bumper. Works great.

You could also put double back tape or Velcro strips on this flip out higher up for more traction for them. Plus saves scratching your bumper.

 

the reason this is such an issue for me is that one of the dogs has really bad hip issues so it's critical she gets good traction on her rear legs. i worry about her hurting herself. thanks for all the ideas. i'll be checking them all out today.

 

I am not being a wise guy here. I don’t know how often you take your dogs with you, your strength vs. weight of your dogs. But the old fashion way of picking them up would solve the scratch issue, dog slipping issue, and you would get a workout.


I should add that my wife and I were talking about getting a boerboel dog and if we did then it would be a completely different story as those dogs weigh 200+ pounds.

 

the one with the hip issues is about 65lbs. my wife is 5'1, 110lbs soaking wet so its not possible for her

 

Yep that would not be easy for her. Well I hope you find what you are looking for and looking forward to seeing what worked so that when we get a dog I can be ready for this modification.

 

Hey bud how about a ramp like this with traction. There are a lot of versions of this at chewy.com.

I get it I used to move my dog. Any good man loves his dog.


They also have some trailer hitch inserts steps for dogs as well

 

i second the ramp. Would completely eliminate impact on the hips and body!

 

https://youtu.be/yXiHTi2e_Qg

 

I bolted some aluminum boiler plate to the cover and made a ramp for my dogs.

 

Doubles as a bench to.Slides under the raised platform for storage.

 

One can only imagine how much that weighs and how much space it takes up.

 

Great idea as you know that ramp won’t slip off the hitch. Very nice