I have a pontoon boat raised helm platform I need to paint, but its a rough finish for traction, HELP

Most home centers sell a traction sand. Its usually with the floor line, you are supposed to roll down the paint and sprinkle it on almost like the rustoleum garage floor system.
 
I am ok on the traction part. Honestly I wish the panel was completely smooth with a pure gloss look as I’m covering the top area that I would step on with snap-in boat carpeting material. I mentioned the roughness of it because normally I would give it a light sand for better adhesion then apply paint. But if I sand this I’ll do more harm then good.
 
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