Hubby had his heart set on a show-stopping floor for the garage, so after a lot of research and review reading, we decided to stick with what we know and stain the floor. For my sunroom, we added a thin concrete layer to our subfloor and stained it a gorgeous aqua color. The process was quick and painless, so we decided to do it again.
Plus, it would give me the chance to answer the question that I get asked a lot: can you stain existing concrete? This is not a full tutorial. Luckily for you, I wrote a very in depth post in the spring on how to stain concrete floors. This post contains affiliate links. By purchasing an item through an affiliate link, I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Our garage floor had been well loved like most garage floors. Our floor was FAR from perfect. We chose a color that we thought would go well with those stains.
Go with the color of dirt! It will always look clean! Or never. We chose kemiko malay tan, which is an orange-y brown tan color. The perfect color to compliment those rust stains. He cleaned it a few times! Then he applied the stain before I could give my input and he accidentally applied it at full strength. Full strength stain should have been crazy colorful! And it looked like nothing was happening. To remove concrete sealer pour on Xylene also known as Xylol or Touline onto the concrete and let sit for 30 seconds or so, then scrub with a stiff straw brush.
Then use a painter's shield to scrape the sealer into a pile and remove with a square point shovel. Then pour a little more Xylene on and repeat. If you're staining old concrete outside, such as staining an old concrete patio, you can power wash the sealer off of the edge of the concrete.
If the concrete floor has wax, you will need a floor wax remover. You want to apply the floor wax remover to the old concrete, let it sit for a while, and scrub with a soft bristle brush. Mop up the area as you go until the floor wax is completely removed. Note: if you need to remove both wax and sealer, then there's no need to strip the wax and then the sealer, as the Xylene will melt and remove both at the same time. You'll need to remove these with a paint stripper, mastic remover or heavy duty glue remover.
With paints and glues you will still likely need to lightly sand the concrete. Which you can do with a rented floor sander or floor buffing machine with the sanding pads.
If you have grease or oil on the floor, you will need to use a degreaser or stain prep for concrete floors. Since the concrete is old and you may not know for sure if any type of oils, grease and thin petroleum products have ever been spilled on the concrete, we suggest degreasing the concrete regardless.
We suggest using our Concrete Stain Prep because it's not only a degreaser but also a natural solvent that helps to deep clean and lift oily petroleum contaminants up and out of the concrete pores. Give the area a final clean with T. After your floor is completely dry, you are ready to move on to the next step: staining concrete. Use a small test area before staining all of the concrete. You want to pick an out of the way area, such as a closet if you are staining an old concrete basement floor.
You want to acid stain just a few square inches of concrete and see what the result is. The reason that you want to test older concrete is three fold: to ensure that the concrete is properly stripped and cleaned, that the concrete stain will react properly, and that you like the color.
Learn which plants thrive in your Hardiness Zone with our new interactive map! Colored concrete adds new value to a living space. Many of the new ways to color concrete are more decorative than paint and last the life of the concrete. Concrete stains offer limited color choices, are often unpredictable and are difficult to work with. Concrete dyes offer the ease of application of concrete paint with the durability of concrete stain in a wide variety of colors.
Concrete dyes are perfect for coloring an existing concrete slab. Mix dishwasher detergent in hot water. Once the stain reacts, it becomes a permanent part of the concrete and won't fade, chip off or peel away. The palette for acid staining is generally limited to earthy tones, such as tans, browns, terra cottas and soft blue greens. Water-based stains are good for going beyond the subtle drama of acid staining, since they come in a much broader spectrum of hues.
Most manufacturers offer dozens of standard colors, including black and white and even metallic tints. Like acid stains, water-based stains typically a blend of acrylic polymers and pigments penetrate the concrete to produce permanent color, ranging from translucent to opaque. Find more concrete stains from leading manufacturers. Prior to staining a patio, the surface needs to be prepped. Find a concrete staining contractor near you that will deliver professional results. There are endless decorative effects you can achieve when using acid or water-based stains to spice up the look of your patio.
Sometimes the best approach is to keep it simple, using just one stain color in a hue that will complement your home or landscape see this example. Or you can be more daring and use multiple stain colors to create custom looks.
The most popular stain colors are natural earth tones.
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