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Light stained concrete floors.
It also won t fade peel or chip.
Depending on the look you want to achieve for your stained concrete floor you can choose from acid based chemical stains or water based stains.
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There are two types of products you can use for staining concrete floors.
Plain concrete slabs have served as the flooring material for basements garages patios and utility areas for many years but concrete is now also a viable material in home interiors where it can be polished etched or stained to serve as the finished flooring surface if you are used to thinking of concrete as a utilitarian surface suitable only for utilitarian surfaces the many virtues.
Acid based stain the color palette is more limited but the stain typically lasts longer than water based so it s the best solution for high traffic areas.
Light to dark weathered wood can also have more greys or it can have more browns depending on the concrete.
Floor stain types colors.
Polish the floor with an electric buffer or sander to make sure it s level.
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Work your way gradually from one end of the room to the other focusing on areas that are marred by obvious imperfections such as divots and uneven textures as well as the places you filled in with patching compound.
Once sealed with clear sealer your floor will pop with an elegant look.
Usually a mix of light to medium greys on smooth concrete and a medium brown or darker grey on broom finished.
Switch on your polisher and guide it over the surface of the concrete in tight overlapping circles.
Every concrete floor will react with its own unique pattern.
Acid stains penetrate and react chemically with the concrete creating natural color variations that add character and unique mottling effects similar to the appearance of marble or granite.
Eagle acid stains create marbled variations of color eagle acid stains create marbled variations of color on cured concrete by chemical reaction with the minerals in the concrete.
Acid based stain and water based stain.