When you are using concrete stain you can easily dilute it with water following a 3 1 ratio.
Can you paint concrete floor without etching.
I recieved some free polyurethane alkyd based floor paint and painted my garage floor used as a woodworking shop i did not pre treat it in any way just cleaned it.
3 key steps to a concrete floor refresh a fresh coat of color solves everything.
I got etching solution as well but after reading the directions it looks like it s supposed to be hosed down after etching and i don t see how is that possible inside your home.
We ripped the carpets from the floor and already gotten the supplies needed for painting plain concrete slab in our 1974 home.
For instance if you are using epoxy coating you can use it at full strength.
If this is a temporary solution until you are able to get carpet then i would not personally worry about etching the floor.
If you follow the steps below you can achieve satisfying results no matter what concrete you choose to paint be it the garage floor basement floor or wall outdoor patio or any other part of.
But etching products work only if the concrete is clean and not already coated.
This can range from csp 1 smoothest to csp 9.
Yet on the packaging it says it s suitable for use outside and inside.
Concrete surface profile or csp as defined by the international concrete repair institute icri is a standardized measure for the roughness of a given concrete surface.
If you choose to skip the etching step before applying the paint the paint may bubble up peel or flake off the concrete.
And it s easy when you can rely on strong innovative tools that take the heavy lifting out of painting even a.
Acid etching concrete creates only a minimal profile.
You just need to have the expectation that at some point moisture could become an issue with older concrete which could potentially lead to the paint popping peeling.
The workshop is relatively new 2014 and the floor was just screed flat really well done job though from what i ve come to understand you should grind the floor first or acid etch it.
In addition to creating a rough surface for the paint to adhere to acid etching removes salts from the surface and neutralizes the ph level of the concrete factors that prevent the paint from sticking to the concrete.