Anyone have experience or know anything about painting concrete floors?

[calveless wonder]

it's easy. Just go to any industrial concrete supply store and they'll have the stains. I think it runs around $40 a gallon and a gallon does like 800-1200 sg feet i think. Then they will also have these weed sprayer things meant to handle the acid. Get one of those. Then buy some acrylic sealer. That's what will give it the gloss (like a clear coat on a car)

Sweep the floor real good and mask off the walls. Put acid in sprayer and lightly spray the concrete. Let it dry...apply as many coats as you want to get the color you're looking for. (get it wet to see what it will look like w/the sealant on) once you have it where you want it apply the sealer.

Use a sprayer to apply the sealer too, don't use a roller.

sweet....

you're like

handy and stuff. thnx mang

 

[miplank]

sweet....

you're like

handy and stuff. thnx mang

Perks of living in bumblefuck....


If you don't wanna tackle the job yourself (cuz if you fuck up it's permanent) I believe most pro's charge like $6-$8 a sq. foot to do it for you.

 

[WoodyO]

Perks of living in bumblefuck....

Wat state u be in?

 

[calveless wonder]

Perks of living in bumblefuck....


If you don't wanna tackle the job yourself (cuz if you fuck up it's permanent) I believe most pro's charge like $6-$8 a sq. foot to do it for you.

seriously? wtf?

i could lay down new marble flooring for that much lol

 

[miplank]

seriously? wtf?

i could lay down new marble flooring for that much lol

my bad, I just checked. It's like $3 a sq ft.


lol, oops.

 

[HAYEZ]

u should check with ur landlord first u might lose your deposit over doing that..them floors are made to handle the wear and tear and scuffs from everyday use..you start messing with it you may ruin them

 

[calveless wonder]

u should check with ur landlord first u might lose your deposit over doing that..them floors are made to handle the wear and tear and scuffs from everyday use..you start messing with it you may ruin them

the last tenant actually painted them.

the ones in this building are different than the ones in the Lofts or loft II. those are polished and have a nicer looking finish. I'm not sure these have any legit coating

 

[HAYEZ]

the last tenant actually painted them.

the ones in this building are different than the ones in the Lofts or loft II. those are polished and have a nicer looking finish. I'm not sure these have any legit coating

odd..all ive saw is the ones with clear coat over them...mine were indestructible with the coating on it, place looks tight tho man congrats!

 

[nangiggles]

it's easy. Just go to any industrial concrete supply store and they'll have the stains. I think it runs around $40 a gallon and a gallon does like 800-1200 sg feet i think. Then they will also have these weed sprayer things meant to handle the acid. Get one of those. Then buy some acrylic sealer. That's what will give it the gloss (like a clear coat on a car)

Sweep the floor real good and mask off the walls. Put acid in sprayer and lightly spray the concrete. Let it dry...apply as many coats as you want to get the color you're looking for. (get it wet to see what it will look like w/the sealant on) once you have it where you want it apply the sealer.

Use a sprayer to apply the sealer too, don't use a roller.

did you do that one in the pic yourself? damn it looks nice, I've been looking for an alternative to tiling, this looks interesting....

 

[nangiggles]

How To Carve And Stain Old Concrete
Just skip the carving.

Found a better one!
http://www.diynetwork.com/how-to/how-to-apply-concrete-stain/index.html