Scrape the concrete surface using a paint scraper to remove both the chemical stripper and sealer. Work in sections if the area is large. You should see a rough-looking concrete surface as the sealer is coming up. Apply more chemical stripper and let it set longer if the sealer is not co...
Once we remove all the sealer, we allow the concrete to dry for 12 hours.This allows the water that we introduced into it during the wash to evaporate before any color or sealer is applied to it. This driveway was finally sealed with SealGreen Concrete Sealer (penetrating sealer) which do...
effortless look to a home. Butbricking over a wallcan be expensive and time consuming – not to mention reduce the space of a room or walkway. Luckily, you can paint to create a brick-like effect on other wall surfaces. Here's how to paint faux brick on concrete, wood, and even pla...
Discover the quick and efficient way to vacuum seal mason jars with Avid Armor’s USB 32 chamber sealer. Perfect for sealing dry goods, this method involves lightly screwing the lid on “fingertip tight,” placing the jar in the chamber, and starting the vacuum and seal cycle. Once done, ...
–Concrete color(optional) – The color I used is called Miami Buff (basically, it’s brown) –Malletto tap the forms to help settle the concrete and remove air pockets. Using aconcrete vibratortable or rod would be optimal, but I don’t have either. You can also use anelectric ander...
several ways to accomplish the latter: mix a gritty material into the sealer before it's applied, put down a textured overlay, or apply a gritty faced tape to the surface. You can also, of course, put down rubber mats, but who wants ugly mats on top of our beautiful concrete surfaces...
Design:With the many design options concrete offers, this is where the most variance can occur. From simply including an integral color in the mix to a complicated stamped and stained design, the parameters are really up to you and what you want to spend. (See pictures ofdecorative concrete...
We also later went on topaint a decorative stencilto this same floor to add even more interest to what was once a plain, boring ol’ concrete floor. So long story short: there are lots of great options for upgrading your concrete floors. Just choose your stain color a bit more carefully...
is to pre-seal the tile as explained above. This is a penetrating sealer that is put directly onto installed but not yet grouted tiles. You simply apply the penetrating sealer, let it dry, and grout. If some grout has made its way onto your tiles, be prepared to do some scrubbing ...
We sealed the floors with a latex clear coat sealer designed to work on floors. Sealing a pattern in helps preserve the painted pattern and make it more durable. Q: DO PAINTED PLYWOOD FLOORS REALLY HOLD UP? This is the NUMBER ONE question that I get about these painted plywood subfloors....