To add new life to your Unpainted Concrete Floor
Unpainted concrete will usually appear very dark and uninviting and will take from the general appearance of a room. You can turn the ground and with a fresh look with some hard work and a coat of paint, and it is a beautiful and unique interface that will allow for many years. Your painting concrete floor is a great way to update the look of a garage or basement at a very affordable price. There is also a project that the average homeowner cancomplete with very little training and few tools.
Although painting concrete is usually more difficult to paint than sheetrock, it is still a relatively simple project. The tools and materials needed to complete the job are a mask, a pair of gloves, eye protection, concrete paint, concrete primer, paint a tray, a brush, etching acid, tri-sodium phosphate (TSP ), hydraulic cement, bucket, mop and scrubber. All these elements are easilyAvailable at your local paint or hardware store.
To begin, thoroughly clean the surface of the soil, making sure that any grease or oil to remove from the ground. This is a very important step in the process of preparation. You can use kitty litter to clean large oil or grease stains.To absorb the soil, a mixture of the TSP cleaning solution according to the manufacturer's instructions. Use your mop, clean the floor well with the TSP solution. After wiping the floor, rinse well and let itdry completely.
Use hydraulic cement found no holes or cracks in the concrete and allow the cement to build before the next step. If you do not find hydraulic cement, you can also use caulk which is specially formulated for concrete.
Mix the etching acid with water according to the manufacturer's instructions. Be sure to mix the etching acid thoroughly before you start using it. Make sure to wear your eye protection, gloves and a mask if youare with the acid-etching and follow the manufacturer's instructions. That can not make proper security arrangements lead to serious injuries when etching acid.
Place a small amount of etching acid on the floor and wipe your use to distribute the acid on a small area. Take the etching acid until you've finished, apply etching of the entire floor. After etching acid had completely dried out, use the shop vac to clean the dirt and etched concrete from theFloor.
After you have completely etched and cleaned the floor it is now time for the primer. Stir thoroughly to ensure the primer, in order, it is well mixed. A portion of the primer paint in your tray. With your brush, on average, around the entire perimeter of the room and around any other fixed objects in the room. Once you have the space in the cutting, use the roller and paint tray and apply a primer coat on the floor in four foot section. Once the primer is completely dry, you canbegan the actual application of paint. Use the same steps you used for the application of the primer on the concrete floor paint. The drying time varies depending on what type of soil color that you used. Make sure at least two coats of good quality concrete paint when painting concrete floors, although it seems that the additional layer is not required.
After you have completed your painting concrete floor, a polyurethane coatingshould be added for the protection and maximum durability. Polyurethane coatings usually have very strong fumes, so be sure to wear a mask and keep, well-ventilated area.
So the ground looks good for a long time for a single layer of urethane maintenance every two years.
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