22Jan
16Aug
DIY Concrete Floor Staining: Video & Transcript of a Success Story
DIY Concrete Floor Staining: A Success Story with Water-Based Stains TLDR: This transcript captures a conversation between Chad and Bob about Bob's successful DIY concrete floor staining project. They discuss the benefits of water-based stains (like achieving a marbled look), the critical role of proper floor...
06Nov
How Do You Fix an Acid Stain That’s To Dark?
Question: Hello. Using your Cola Acid Stain on an outdoor patio for a customer and the sample patch was a little dark for their liking. To get a lighter shade should I wash the stain off earlier to stop the reaction, put it on damp concrete,...
06Nov
How To Choose Your Interior Acid Stain System
Question: Hello, we have a concrete floor that we'd like to try an acid stain system on. It’s for a rec. room, pool table, home theater, etc., not brightly lit at most times. Looking at a reactive acid stain, probably reddish-brown, that would make a marble...
31Jul
Concrete Polishing Dye – Achieving Color
Question: How do I achieve a graphite charcoal-like color with your concrete polishing dye? Answer: Here is an example one of our customers has provided us. For their project, they used our Black Concrete Polishing Dye along with our DNA Satellite Pads. If you're trying...
25Jul
How Long After Staining Concrete Can You Seal It?
How Long After Staining Concrete Can You Seal It? Here at Concrete Floor Supply, we get this question a lot: "How long after staining my concrete can I seal it?" While many folks like to stain and seal their concrete at the same time, we're here...
03Jul
How To Open The Pores in Concrete Floors
Question: Will your Diamond Pads remove concrete sealer so that I can stain? Also, the finisher burned some areas with a power trowel. Will the pad open the pores for stain? Answer: Firstly, If it's an acrylic cure and sealer that you're wanting to remove, use...
10Apr
What’s The Time Window Between Staining and Sealing?
Question: Is there a time window between after you stain to when you seal your floor? Answer: You can wait as long as you want after you stain your floor to seal it. Most customers prefer to keep people and things off their floor after staining. Let...
10Apr
How to Prep Concrete Floors for Staining
Question: I would like to use a water based stain for my basement floor. I believe I will need the floor prepared for the stain (grinding). I would like to find out how to do the prep concrete work? Answer: If you are wanting to prep...
20Mar