Sealed concrete floor pics

[perkin50]

Started sealing the floor in my barn. Here are some pics.

 

[mudhog]

can you tell me what you used and what prep you did, thats the look that I want. it looks good. my floor is about 10 years old with a brush finish I hope it will look that good.

 

[perkin50]

can you tell me what you used and what prep you did, thats the look that I want. it looks good. my floor is about 10 years old with a brush finish I hope it will look that good.

The sealer is Quickrete wet look sealer that I bought at Lowes for around $120.00 for five gallons. I did about 2/3 of the 30x48 barn so far. I did two coats. There is about a gallon and a half l or so left. So it will be close as to whether I will need to buy another gallon.

I also bought the Quickrete etch/cleaner. I used the etch/cleaner, the cleaner was $20.00 per gallon and did about a third of the barn. I thought it was pricey. So I cleaned the other third with simple green degreaser and muriatic acid dilluted to 24oz per gallon of water. Using the same technique as with the etch/cleaner and I got similar results, except the muriatic acid was only 7.00 per gallon. I also final cleaned the concrete with a pressure washer. Came out very clean although I still had some a few oil spots that did not come out completely. Then I applied the sealer with a sprayer and a roller.

I wanted something cheap that would prevent my concrete from absorbing oil and chemicals.

 

[Nighttrain]

looks nice, did the sealer take a while to cure or were you able to walk on it shortly after?

 

[perkin50]

looks nice, did the sealer take a while to cure or were you able to walk on it shortly after?

I put the first coat on and then waited a two hours. After the two hours I was able to walk on it to apply the second coat. That was on Saturday evening. Sunday morning it was pretty hard. I am giving it an extra day or so to be safe before I move my stuff over.

 

[FarmerSid]

I wonder if you could add a tint to the sealer and mix before applying? I have a 36X40 floor to do and need to get something on the floor.

 

[RCman]

Looks good!
How slippery is it when wet?

 

[perkin50]

It does get slippery when wet, but not bad. It does prevent the oil from absorbing into the concrete. I had a small oil spill and it wiped right up.

 

[-Brent-]

I really like the look of it. Nice garage, as well.

 

[richtersrodz]

Very nice..!! I like it..

 

[perkin50]

Thank for the compliments.