acid etch on driveway surface- what will happen??

[chevelless1]

I'm looking at epoxy coating and had a question.
I have a new garage floor and driveway and I would like to epoxy coat the garage floor but I'm concerned that when I acid etch it the run-off will stain/discolor my driveway when I rinse it out of the garage.

What will happen to the driveway when it comes in contact with the acid? The garage floor wasn't sealed, but the driveway was.

 

[Thomarann]

You don't say what your driveway is made of but I have a sealed exposed aggregate driveway and the acid from washing my floor before the expoxy coat had no effect on the driveway -- but I did make sure to flush it off with lots of water.

Marc

 

[gotta56forme]

I just did this myself about a month ago. After letting the acid sit on the (garage) floor the recommended time, it will neutralize (I'm to understand) and turn into to a salt which can safely be washed out the garage. I washed mine out to the driveway, and after a few Seattle rains, etc. You can't tell any difference in the driveway, than from before.

 

[roger55]

I agree with all above.

No worries at all.

 

[chevelless1]

thanks, BTW, the driveway is concrete

 

[Floorguy]

You should be fine.

BTW, I am originally from Ohio and am also a chevelle guy as you can see from my sig.

Ashtabula is my home town.

 

[AlphaGarage]

Agree with all above - and... If you have any landscaping "downstream" of the floor you want to be sure the rinse is well diluted, or even divert the runoff away from lawns, plants, etc.

Small world - my wife recently inherited a small parcel of family land in Ashtabula. She's trying to sell it, but the real estate market there's not the best right now. Some pretty parts up there.