Eric Haynes wrote:cannon wrote:Eric Haynes wrote:What kind of floor finish is that? I like it.
Poorly done acid stain. I did it myself, and I gimped up the sealant. Was cheap, though. I've got less than $350 in roughly 1,700 sq feet on the bottom floor, including the sealant.
Like an acid color etch?
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Yup. Spray it on bare concrete, scrub with a push-broom, de-activate with baking soda & water or ammonia, and mop the crap out of it till its clean, and that's it.
We did all that right. We then went on to put down a clear sealant, which was where I screwed it up. I had hydrostatic pressure under the concrete, which I was unaware of, and moisture bled up through the concrete & fouled up the sealant, causing milky spots. It's a shame, too, because the floor was beautiful before that.
Looked like this: