jamesanderson
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Wanted to relay my experience acid staining and coating my garage floor.
Floor was about 90 days old when I started - and was 99% clean (a very few small oil leaks from an old British sports car...). 770 square foot (three cars).
I did not want to do any mechanical abrasion on the new concrete so I followed rnixon’s approach of a power wash plus acid stain and then Armorpoxy SPGX (one coat).
I wasn’t nearly as ambitious as rnixon in my color choice - just went with a honey brown stain applied with a HD sprayer. The effect is much more interesting than grey concrete - but also “low key”. The acid spraying was pretty easy - took a day all in. I let it dry and then washed and scrubbed it at least twice. Let it dry well and then applied the Armorpoxy SPGX. Only needed two gallons for one coat. I added anti slip in.
I’ve been using it for a few months now and have to say I am very happy with the finish and the functionality of it. I’ve spilled all kinds of nasty chemicals on it and they just wipe up. Time will tell on durability - but so far its looking great and working well - just what I wanted.
I found the installation very intuitive as well. Definitely something a careful amateur can do and get a great outcome.
A not great picture is attached.
Floor was about 90 days old when I started - and was 99% clean (a very few small oil leaks from an old British sports car...). 770 square foot (three cars).
I did not want to do any mechanical abrasion on the new concrete so I followed rnixon’s approach of a power wash plus acid stain and then Armorpoxy SPGX (one coat).
I wasn’t nearly as ambitious as rnixon in my color choice - just went with a honey brown stain applied with a HD sprayer. The effect is much more interesting than grey concrete - but also “low key”. The acid spraying was pretty easy - took a day all in. I let it dry and then washed and scrubbed it at least twice. Let it dry well and then applied the Armorpoxy SPGX. Only needed two gallons for one coat. I added anti slip in.
I’ve been using it for a few months now and have to say I am very happy with the finish and the functionality of it. I’ve spilled all kinds of nasty chemicals on it and they just wipe up. Time will tell on durability - but so far its looking great and working well - just what I wanted.
I found the installation very intuitive as well. Definitely something a careful amateur can do and get a great outcome.
A not great picture is attached.
