What about staining my concrete floor?

[TTCarrera]

Has anyone done this and are you happy?

On my exterior sidewalks I applied 2 coats of New Look “Endura” concrete stain (after a good power washing) and then 2 coats of a matte finish sealer. It looks great and has held up well. Did it to hide splotchy appearance from and uneven dry/cure after they were poured.

Wondering if anyone has used this or similar product on their garage floor and if it’s holding up.

 

[SolarColumbia]

I have seen threads on it. Search on google for concrete stain forum and see what pops up.

 

[dcg9381]

I've stained concrete floors residential (acid) - turned out great. I recently tried the spray on / dye means of staining an exterior concrete porch. Given it was a bit windy, but my wasn't happy with the results - didn't get done enough dye.

This is all about what you want it to look like. Some people want a perfect floor that looks like an automotive finish. Some people (like me) just want to change the color of the concrete and appreciate all the variation.

Just recommend that you seal it well...

 

[RPH]

4 different colors of acid stain and then covered it with Ghostshield 4500 densifier and the 8505 sealer. Will never have gray concrete again. I did 2700 square feet.

 

[bmwpowere36m3]

4 different colors of acid stain and then covered it with Ghostshield 4500 densifier and the 8505 sealer. Will never have gray concrete again. I did 2700 square feet.

Any pictures?

 

[RPH]

Any pictures?

Look under my profile, in the album is pictures after washing it. The Ghostshield makes it a matte finish when dry.

 

[dcg9381]

Here's the link:
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/album.php?albumid=7077&pictureid=96917

Pretty wild looking..

 

[Shea]

We have a couple of articles below of GJ members that did a garage floor stain. One used an acid stain while the other used a water-based dye/stain.

https://allgaragefloors.com/diy-acid-stained-garage-floor/

https://allgaragefloors.com/delta-dye-concrete-stain-workshop-floor/

Both article have pictures and explain the basic process.

 

[aggie113]

I plan on using a water based stain on my floor. It was just poured so It'll be a bit before I can work on it

 

[Dyers78]

We have a couple of articles below of GJ members that did a garage floor stain. One used an acid stain while the other used a water-based dye/stain.

https://allgaragefloors.com/diy-acid-stained-garage-floor/

https://allgaragefloors.com/delta-dye-concrete-stain-workshop-floor/

Both article have pictures and explain the basic process.

Thanks for posting these. I am looking at this exact process and this was super insightful.