Painted concrete garage floors.
Diy acid stain garage floor.
Diy stained concrete is an easy affordable solution.
But everything can be done by even a beginning diyer.
Stained concrete would look great in counter tops patio or your garage.
Acid stains were used commonly in the past but they are not environmentally safe.
You can automatically improve how your home looks with acid stain concrete.
How to acid stain concrete floor concrete stain.
Staining concrete is a great way to add an elegant look to your home.
No two acid stained floors will be the same.
It might hide some of the imperfections in the floor cover some of the stains etc.
Floors cleaned with a muriatic acid solution cannot be successfully stained and when the concrete history isn t known beforehand testing is crucial.
Remove all old peeling flaking paint.
So we got the cleaner etcher and i spent a saturday cleaning one bay of the garage.
If you re moving in a new house or just want to have an improvement in.
It s topped with a water based sealer to create the mottled look accentuating the unique characteristics of the concrete.
After i had cleaned and etched all of the concrete it was time to apply the stain.
Hubby and i thought that having stained concrete floors in the garage would look really cool.
Depending on the amount of preparation your surface needs you can get this unique durable flooring option for as low as 60 cents a square foot including all the tools needed to apply the finish.
These dyes are mixed with a carrier such as an alcohol and sprayed onto concrete.
Any kind will do.
Apply the acid stain.
Apply h c shield crete garage floor epoxy according to label directions.
I repeated this until the entire concrete floor was done.
This process would be a difficult diy project but here s how you simplify.
For this i used two garden sprayers.
They have been almost entirely replaced by dyes.
A test area should be applied to check for compatibility to previous coating.
Roughen the surface with sandpaper and clean thoroughly to ensure proper adhesion.
