Concrete does stain though.
Scrubbing acid stain in concrete floor.
Using a pressure washer here is very effective but not necessary.
Acid staining on concrete provides the surface with a luxurious richness that no other coloring resource can provide.
After i had cleaned and etched all of the concrete it was time to apply the stain.
Tough as concrete is it will need a periodic scrubbing.
For this i used two garden sprayers.
Acid etching with vinegar is easy and less labor intensive than using a machine to pretreat the concrete floor before sealing or painting.
The topic of acid staining concrete floors strays a little from my usual subject matter and seems slightly more suited for a home renovation blog.
This will make the product you choose glide on and adhere to the concrete.
It s durable easy to clean and fairly resistant to stains.
Any kind will do.
Simply going over your surface with the plastic pump spray filled with water and then scrubbing it with a push broom rinsing again with water and allowing to fully dry is perfectly effective.
Concrete is a sturdy material for indoor and outdoor floors.
A wash of an acid based product such as vinegar can open the pores of the concrete floor.
Here s how to clean concrete both indoors and out.
If this steely neutral isn t your style you can update your patio basement floor or concrete countertop in a range of eye.
Concrete is durable dependable and naturally a bit cold in tone.
But i decided to go for it anyway as i figured a i have a ton of very thrifty very handy readers who love frugal diy stuff and b i honestly just wanted a reference for myself as i have a bad.
No matter the brand of stain you use your concrete needs to be pristine before the application.
Apply the acid stain.
I repeated this until the entire concrete floor was done.
Once your stained concrete floors look great and you ve allowed the last coat of stain to dry at least 2 hours we need to neutralize the acid.
I filled one up with clean water and in the other one with the acid stain.
Pretty much just like when we cleaned the floor earlier.
Depending on the answer your concrete surface could be ready for cleaning and a direct acid stain meaning applying the acid stain directly onto the concrete surface in its current condition or more floor prep and possibly a surface modification before the acid stain application.