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    sealer over acid stained concrete

    Thought I had this all figured out, did a test patch (under stairs, wont be visible) and I'm not thrilled. Back to the drawing board? I'm trying to achieve a nice leathery-brown marbled floor (see first picture attached). Love the high gloss wet look, however I'm leery about that high gloss...
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    My Tinshop HD37 / HD40 Application

    That Looks amazing. Your expectations as to how it will wear overtime? I have a 3 bay bay here in the northeast, new concrete poured and lightly power troweled about 5 weeks ago. My plan is to do a brown acid stain over it - just something a little different, but choosing a sealer is...
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    New shop acid stain

    Love this! Interested in color and your thoughts not that its been almost two years. Sending you a PM. Thanks Chad
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    Water line to barn

    Thanks guys! Getting the trencher tomorrow at noon, hope to trench tomorrow from 2 till dark, and then saturday morning, drop all pipes in and cover over. Supposed to get 3+ inches of snow coming in saturday afternoon... UGH ONE MORE DAY!!!! Thanks!
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    Water line to barn

    Thanks Guys! I've got a hold on a Vermeer PTX44 - its a 49hp, 44" ride on trencher. Pretty much the biggest I can find within 100 miles, called over half a dozen rental places. So either there's not much of a market for a deep trencher, the liability/damage for the rental places is too great...
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    Water line to barn

    Hi Guys - taking a quick break from garage construction to divert attention to a solar electric project. Massachusetts has great rebates on solar electric systems that end this coming spring, and I just received approval to put a decent sized system on my barn out back. This project will...
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    Garagemahal floor

    This is an awesome comparison, thanks!! 8505 I'm looking that up! Looks good just gave your thread a read!! Just to clarify, HD40 is a stainguard, esentially a sealer that seeps into the concrete? And then you polished the top of it to shine it up some? SPGX is a topical coating akin to...
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    Garagemahal floor

    Amherst Ma. Between Albany NY and Boston MA
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    Garagemahal floor

    First pic attached is polished with exposed (custom?) aggregate in the mix. 2nd/3rd pic is also a look I like - Looks to be an acid stained concrete with an epoxy over it? I do like that glossy/granite look! Too many options!!
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    Garagemahal floor

    Thanks guys!! Snow, yes, plenty! Slipery is a concern, as would salt damage - I didnt think it was that much of a concern with polished, but I'll need to look into those some more. Build thread will do! We've been taking tons of pictures!! Wow - NEVER thought about finding small items on...
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    Garagemahal floor

    Hey guys - been a lurker here for about three years, figure its finally now time to post up, introduce myself, and ask a question! First - the introduction. 3 years ago I bought my dream property with my nightmare of a house. 14 acres, perfect location, a nice view (now that we've cut a couple...
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