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I have this coating on my front porch which is starting to disintegrate. I think the porch slab is probably still good, so I want to just replace the coating but I can't figure out what it is. I'm almost positive that it was added to the porch to add traction; especially when wet. Can someone help me identify this? I could also use some advice on how to replace it... I'm looking for a good solution to clean up how this looks, not necessarily a perfect solution.

This coating is very hard like the cement, and became damaged from salt, also similar to cement.

the porch

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It's too gritty be a Textured Paint. And, the color & material seems to be full depth, so it's not a colored Resurfacer topped with sand or even a Stucco. But, you can go with any of those to match the surface look...after a lot of trial & error on a board.

But, I'm more inclined to think it's the stuff below applied at almost twice the thickness, allowed to setup & then water hose flooded & broomed down to expose the grains & aggregates.

Quikrete Sand Topping Mix

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It could be magnesite. Not easy to repair

Jimmy Fix-it
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