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Muriatic acid etch

Turblue

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Does this look normal after acid etch or is there residue? I mixed th muriatic acid 3water 1 acid. I put it on with a plastic weed sprayer. It bubbled a bit and smoked on contact but then bubbling stopped a few seconds after. I used baking soda to neutralize that bubbled on contact with the acid. Rinsed wih garden hose and pressure washed 3 times, tried simple green to clean residue. I never let it dry while acid was on.
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luke-44

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Can we see a close up of the texture? If it feels rough when you rub your palm over it you are probably good to go. You basically followed the right instructions, except I would have maybe acid etched 2 x before neutralizing and I would have used a scrub bruch on a pole to scrub it in.
 
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Turblue

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I did use a scrub brush and it sat for 10min or so. Texture feels rougher than it was. Not 100 grit.
 
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luke-44

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I agree with Scotty. It's hard to tell from the picture - I'm not too worried about some variation in floor coloring as such, you may be OK notwithstanding it never hurts to do the acid washing again unless you are seriously under the gun time wise. Even then, the old adage "there's never enough time to do it right, but there is always enough time to do it over" may apply. Surface prep is boring and time consuming but it's 75% of the job.

... Not 100 grit.

100 grit is often used as a gauge for adequate concrete prep but is probably pretty deep profile (quite rough) for a thin coating (industrial floors can be topped with 1/4" or 3/8" caps in certain conditions and 100 grit is often referred to for them as well).

But, using sandpaper grades is a good gauge. Compare the surface to 150 grit - if you're there you should be OK.

There is actually an ASTM standard - ASTM 4260 - that speaks to using acid etching. I just checked it - it does not specifically refer to a number of the grit texture, only that it be "medium to coarse". 150 grit meets my definition of "medium". Again, for a thin film coating less "bite" is require than for a 1/4"" topping.
 
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tbaz

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Looks good , I could see my washer lines too like colouring , I spent 4 hours tring to get a uniform shade ( not needed) let dry them vaccume , swipe hand and if you see no dust your good to go.
 
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