Of all the videos out there on acid staining, yours is the best - detailed, simple, and drives the point home without any BS. Congratulations and thank you on such an awesome video. God bless you!
sweep wet mop clean with TSP wet mop spray 1 coat acid stain let dry to touch spray 2nd coat let dry up to 24 hours neutralize with ammonia/water mix wet mop 2-3 times seal first time let dry to touch then seal 2nd let dry for 24 hours mop on wax, let dry then mop on 2nd coat am i missing anything? thanks so much i love your videos
LOOOOVE, the music! Is it copyrighted? "Acid stain your concrete, Oh, yeah, baby!" Seriously, it does look good, albeit a little too shiny, but I am sure that you did that so that we can see the color and detail better. Great information, this is the way to go.
So i am wondering if i put a polish over my stain and it looks milky white is that a problem with the stain or the polish. I did put on the floor before i went to polish. My floor looks awful. Do i take the polish off and start over? if so how do i get it off with out damaging the stain.
I have always acid washed first then used floor buffer with the black with tsp and really clean the floor removing water with vac don't use brush unless I have to using circular motion one coat the a highlight coat . wash again three times let dry two or three coat one part urethane or water based acrylic Always have great results
I just built a concrete countertop. Should I stain before polishing (with disks, not chemicals) or after? I will work up to a 3000 grit. Or, should I go up to 200 grit, stain, wait a few days then continue to polish?
What is your opinion on diamond grinding with. 100 grit? Will it grind the concrete too much? We have a lot of carpet glue and paint on our slab and are having a difficult timeout ting it all removed. The dimabrush touts that it is a good concrete prepping tool for removing mastics, ect. Is this true? Also, we removed tile at the entry way and it looks as though there is exposed aggregate. What is your suggestion on dealing with that?
What if I didn't want to use acid stain, doesn't acid etch washing allow you to use a variety of different concrete stain? What is the pros to using acid stain versus reg concrete stain after acid washing? Also, what if I didn't have to acid wash and used a reg concrete stain (non-acid), would this be ok?
ok how do i get the tone or marble look by using 2 different colors? do i have to wash the residue away before using the second color or do i just put it on top?
If you don't use an acid etcher like muratic acid or similar what do you do to concrete that's been machine trowelled finished. Is there something else you can clean it with to prep it or do you have to grind or sand the surface. I have a 24x50 garage floor with one year old concrete that's not very flat. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and posting this video.
You should start with a concrete degreaser, especially since it's a garage. then rinse and then use T.S.P. or soap and water and then rinse a couple times with clean water and let dry. To open the pores of the concrete as you're asking, use a rented floor buffing machine with the agrressive stripping, scrubbing pad which is a black knarly looking pad. I would get 2 pads and use one when degreasing and then use the other when doing the final scrub with T.S.P. or soap and water. That will get the concrete pores open and the concrete clean and ready.
We used acid stain for the first coat over interior concrete floor but someone was wearing tennis shoes while spraying the stain, walked on the stain and it left foot prints. We used a coppery-brown stain. Can we over-stain the footprints since the footprints left a lighter pattern where that person walked?
that's what I will be dealing with. I probably won't worry about mine although some are patched from previous owners. You could do a border design over the stain before sealing to hide the tack strip holes or just let it be part of the design. I'm not going to fill in anymore cracks or chips. will just add character to it in my opinion.
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Of all the videos out there on acid staining, yours is the best - detailed, simple, and drives the point home without any BS. Congratulations and thank you on such an awesome video. God bless you!
Very informative and simple, thank you
Very well done video, Earl. Thanks for the details.
sweep
wet mop
clean with TSP
wet mop
spray 1 coat acid stain
let dry to touch
spray 2nd coat
let dry up to 24 hours
neutralize with ammonia/water mix
wet mop 2-3 times
seal first time
let dry to touch then seal 2nd
let dry for 24 hours
mop on wax, let dry then mop on 2nd coat
am i missing anything? thanks so much i love your videos
Excellent information!
I don't even have any concrete to stain, but this is still oddly fascinating to learn about.
That was Awesome! Love the jingle, and the tongue in cheek video. It was so well done in fact, I will have to buy my products from you, Thanks.
very informative! Thank you!
How long after applying the stain should you wait to place furniture and rugs?
LOOOOVE, the music! Is it copyrighted? "Acid stain your concrete, Oh, yeah, baby!"
Seriously, it does look good, albeit a little too shiny, but I am sure that you did that so that we can see the color and detail better. Great information, this is the way to go.
That's awesome! I'm going to have to try this!
Awesome videos! Very helpful!
Thank you for the info. I'll definitely leave this for a professional.
So i am wondering if i put a polish over my stain and it looks milky white is that a problem with the stain or the polish. I did put on the floor before i went to polish. My floor looks awful. Do i take the polish off and start over? if so how do i get it off with out damaging the stain.
I have always acid washed first then used floor buffer with the black with tsp and really clean the floor removing water with vac don't use brush unless I have to using circular motion one coat the a highlight coat . wash again three times let dry two or three coat one part urethane or water based acrylic Always have great results
I just built a concrete countertop. Should I stain before polishing (with disks, not chemicals) or after? I will work up to a 3000 grit. Or, should I go up to 200 grit, stain, wait a few days then continue to polish?
excellent information
I'm not getting a reaction with my concrete. It wasn't sealed but did have a latex additive in the mix. What could the problems be?
What is your opinion on diamond grinding with. 100 grit? Will it grind the concrete too much? We have a lot of carpet glue and paint on our slab and are having a difficult timeout ting it all removed. The dimabrush touts that it is a good concrete prepping tool for removing mastics, ect. Is this true? Also, we removed tile at the entry way and it looks as though there is exposed aggregate. What is your suggestion on dealing with that?
What if I didn't want to use acid stain, doesn't acid etch washing allow you to use a variety of different concrete stain? What is the pros to using acid stain versus reg concrete stain after acid washing? Also, what if I didn't have to acid wash and used a reg concrete stain (non-acid), would this be ok?
ok how do i get the tone or marble look by using 2 different colors? do i have to wash the residue away before using the second color or do i just put it on top?
He gave you that answer in the video
Can you mix two different colors to create a unique color .... ?
thanks so much!
what if the concrete has already been sealed? thanks AL
Do I have to sealed
good video
If you don't use an acid etcher like muratic acid or similar what do you do to concrete that's been machine trowelled finished. Is there something else you can clean it with to prep it or do you have to grind or sand the surface. I have a 24x50 garage floor with one year old concrete that's not very flat. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and posting this video.
You should start with a concrete degreaser, especially since it's a garage. then rinse and then use T.S.P. or soap and water and then rinse a couple times with clean water and let dry. To open the pores of the concrete as you're asking, use a rented floor buffing machine with the agrressive stripping, scrubbing pad which is a black knarly looking pad. I would get 2 pads and use one when degreasing and then use the other when doing the final scrub with T.S.P. or soap and water. That will get the concrete pores open and the concrete clean and ready.
We used acid stain for the first coat over interior concrete floor but someone was wearing tennis shoes while spraying the stain, walked on the stain and it left foot prints. We used a coppery-brown stain. Can we over-stain the footprints since the footprints left a lighter pattern where that person walked?
No one said anything about surface cracks?? What's best to repair these hairline cracks? ty
This dude is like Bob Ross for concrete stain.
How to I camouflage where my tack strips from my carpet where? Thanks
that's what I will be dealing with. I probably won't worry about mine although some are patched from previous owners. You could do a border design over the stain before sealing to hide the tack strip holes or just let it be part of the design. I'm not going to fill in anymore cracks or chips. will just add character to it in my opinion.