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Acid washed concrete floors.
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A quick demo on acid washing concrete.
If needed you can also wet any surrounding surfaces down including the walls too in order to avoid those from being exposed to the acid solution used and damaged.
Wash the surface carefully using clean water until nothing but clear water is visible.
Follow these easy steps to acid wash your concrete or garage floor.
Remove all residue and excess color from concrete before leaving to dry.
Instead of producing either an opaque or solid effect on your floor the stain goes through the pores of the concrete to create translucent tones that bring out an extra depth and dimension to your garage shop patio or other interior surface.
Concrete is durable dependable and naturally a bit cold in tone.
10 parts water to 1 part acid.
Step 1 clean the surface.
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To be safe test the final rinse water with a ph test strip.
If this steely neutral isn t your style you can update your patio basement floor or concrete countertop in a range of eye.
1 wet the concrete with water.
For stubborn residue or porous surfaces use an organic degreaser to aid in the removal.
Remove everything from the surface and sweep away the dirt.
Use a hose to rinse the acid rather than a pressure washer.
These can drive acid deep into the concrete.
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Acid staining on concrete provides the surface with a luxurious richness that no other coloring resource can provide.
Hose the surface in order to remove any tough particles.
In order to achieve the perfect finished project you must first clean the floor which you plan to acid wash.
2 mix hydrochloric acid with water.
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.
If it is below 6 0 there is too much acid and the floor needs more rinsing.