Any kind will do.
Concrete acid stain floors.
For this i used two garden sprayers.
The acid in the stain lightly etches the surface allowing the metallic salts to penetrate more easily.
Acid based stain and water based stain.
There are two types of products you can use for staining concrete floors.
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.
Apply the acid stain.
But everything can be done by even a beginning diyer.
Acid stains can give concrete a look of deep marbling along with a color unlike any other type of available flooring.
Here are the pros and cons of each.
No two acid stained floors will be the same.
Applying acid stain to concrete can give new life to plain and otherwise dull looking surfaces.
It also won t fade peel or chip.
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.
They work by penetrating the surface and reacting chemically with the hydrated lime calcium hydroxide in the concrete.
But i decided to go for it anyway as i figured a i have a ton of very thrifty very handy readers who love frugal diy stuff and b i honestly just wanted a reference for myself as i have a bad.
After i had cleaned and etched all of the concrete it was time to apply the stain.
I repeated this until the entire concrete floor was done.
