Acid staining concrete
Acid stained living room floor in the house I’m building. Good thing is that most of it is covered by an area rug ! I’ll need to wait till I get my furniture in to see if I like it or not “UPDATE” after over 2 years in the house I really like the floor ……..JW
Woo Hoo ! first video to go over 100,000 views !
what’s that acid stuff?
TSP is used to neutralize the acid and as a cleaner not part of the finish
@grayguy777- Will a floorbuffer and TSP
work instead of acid?
JD
Painter
hi there , my husband and I are about to buy a house. We want to pull out the concrete and stain the concrete. What is the concrete going to look like when we pull out the carpet? Will we need to rent a buffer to get the glue off the concrete? Do you know how to make the stain kinda look like marble instead of a smooth solid color? Thanks for your help.
hey buddy nicely done one thing you can do to avoid all the uneven staining is put a thin layer of polymer modified cement over the slab and also when applying the acid with the sprayer let it pool that is where you get your lights and darks stains are famous for after all if we want it one color we would go with paint right? also huge difference in sealers always go with a solvent based sealer all the white or milky one are waterborn i have a vid of a job i did on my page with the microtopping
Great deal per gallon! Good job on the work and video!
I don’t know ? A friend told that they make a special diamond blade that is concave ground to get the best results . J.W.
is scoring the floor hard if i use a simple grid pattern…
shoulda polished it
Best results are achieved by doing a very thorough cleaning first. You can also get a great look by varying the strength of the stain and hitting different spots arounsd the room with a slightly stronger solution. Epoxy or polyaspartic sealers are the way to go.
I get a little streaking to. I’m thinking of getting a small floor buffer . J.W.
How are you cleaning? We have stained concrete and everything streaks them. We actually have them in our entire house.
Looks good; and thanks for pointing out pitfalls!
Acid stain is a great look,but easily screwed up. Be prepared for a varied look as the video does a great job of showing. ww321 you can use the colorants from the paint store (the same colorant they use to tint paint) dilute it in water til opaque and spray on those light spots by the door to blend better. The finish (sealer) is always going to be the part where most have trouble. for better finish use epoxy/eurathane combo, it will fill in lows in concrete better giving a more even sheen.
they have several colors to choose from…..J.W.
about the only way to get an idea of color is to do a test , say in a room that you have carpet to pull back to do the test . This is the cheapest other than paint , that you can put on the floor . The different brands very in cost but the coverage is about right on the brand that I bought . you could figure cost from that . …..J.W.
I have two questions. First, are you able to choose the end color result? And about how much did you spend to acid stain it. By the way, your floors look great.
I have only done this one time . Do a search of stain suppliers they will have a list of cleaning products that you can use . One thing about it if you don’t like the results , there is always carpet , tile , wood flooring , paint , ect….J.W.
Did u have to clean the concrete first? If so, what did u use? Are pet stains going to stain the final product?
LOOKS GREAT!!!
If you have any question for me i could help you out how to fix some of your acid Staining problems, I wuold love to do so for you.
I have done that for almost thirteen years i have done it all. good job for a first time job.
I’d like to do a total bathroom like this, walls, floors, ceiling. And then I could just go in with my 2500 psi power washer and spray the whole place down. My local Walmart Supercenter has the whole floor in the building done like this. And I love it.
I would love to try that. Looks great!
comparing Acid staining and painting , is like comparing wallpaper to paint . the two have completely different looks . If you like painted floors that is fine so do I but totally different then acid staining…J.W.
PAINTING is much much better. Damn leave a battery on the floor long enough and it stains concrete. You really like this look?