Deplorable
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Need to prepare new slab for my coating. Does anyone have experience with Eco Etch? Floor is in great shape with no oil stains but was power troweled.
Muriatic acid vs Eco Etch
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Shea
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What type of coating are you planning to apply? Power troweled surfaces are very smooth and dense. As a result, they are known for being the toughest to etch properly. The Eco Etch may not get the job done. If you want to give it a shot, I would recommend scrubbing the Eco Etch in with a floor maintainer as they show in their video in order to get the best results.
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Was thinking about Hellfire from Legacy...
Shea
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Solvent based coatings like HellFire typically get better penetration than water-based and high solids coatings. You most likely will be OK. Just do a water test first to make sure the concrete absorbs water well before you coat. I would recommend checking with Scotty at Legacy Industrial as well.
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Make that floor porous. Etch, Bio-Etch, Stick o' dynamite, etc.... 
Garage Flooring
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Make that floor porous. Etch, Bio-Etch, Stick o' dynamite, etc....
How many sticks (dynamite)
