However you must be cautious because you will be working with dangerous chemicals.
Acid stain garage floor.
Once you ve covered the entire area let it dry for about four hours or until it s completely dry.
Battery acid stains should be cleaned up immediately as the battery acid will damage your concrete by eating away at the surface.
You can spruce up your garage floors create a functional industrial area and create a beautiful finish.
It penetrates the concrete and causes a chemical reaction that reacts with the lime that is present.
Battery acid can leave a terrible stain in your driveway or garage.
Once sealed with clear sealer your floor will pop with an elegant look.
Remove all old peeling flaking paint.
Battery acid stains are not difficult to remove.
Because garage floors are more likely to have chemical spills or other contaminants we strongly recommend testing the acid stain in an inconspicuous area prior to beginning the project.
Acid stained garage floors acid staining is a reactive method of coloring your slab.
A test area should be applied to check for compatibility to previous coating.
After applying the acid sweep it with a broom to ensure that the acid will be spread evenly.
Equipment supplies for acid staining.
Painted concrete garage floors.
Floors cleaned with a muriatic acid solution cannot be successfully stained and when the concrete history isn t known beforehand testing is crucial.
Now to apply the acid stain.
Hubby and i thought that having stained concrete floors in the garage would look really cool.
Any sort of paint or glue residue can mess up the stain reaction.
Product overview eagle acid stains create marbled variations of color on cured concrete by chemical reaction with the minerals in the concrete.
Therefore you want to make sure the floor is extremely clean before you start.
Your best bet is testing a small area of your concrete floor to make sure the acid stain works properly before committing to the whole thing.
Apply h c shield crete garage floor epoxy according to label directions.
Many but not all surfaces can give you a variety of colors in the finish to add depth and dimension.
Roughen the surface with sandpaper and clean thoroughly to ensure proper adhesion.
This reaction produces a natural looking translucent color that varies dependent on the initial color and age of the concrete.
So we got the cleaner etcher and i spent a saturday cleaning one bay of the garage.
Every concrete floor will react with its own unique pattern.