Clear sealer after the concrete has cured completely.
Can you paint a concrete floor that has been sealed.
Aged concrete surfaces are coated with various things such as staining compounds sealants and of course older paint all of which present difficulties.
There is a concrete stain available that soaks in and won t peel off.
You can t apply paint over an acrylic concrete sealer and expect it to bond for very long.
Unless the acetone dye was not properly applied an acetone dyed floor will have a sealer to protect it.
Therefore a concrete surface that is painted or sealed cannot be acid stained.
Repainting concrete surfaces is a bit more demanding than painting freshly laid concrete.
Also easy to repair a chip or ding in the floor without buying a whole epoxy kit to use a brushfull.
There aren t any pores in the concrete for the paint to absorb into and stick to the concrete.
You would have to do this no matter if you use semi transparent or solid concrete stain.
If it beads up or just sits there for a long time the cement has been sealed before and probably needs to be etched before you can re seal or paint the garage floor.
In combination with the right tools and techniques today s masonry paints designed specifically for concrete make it easy to.
The water should soak into the concrete relatively quickly.
The chemical stains or acid stains react with the concrete s lime content and produce the color.
There is a primmer called zinser 123 that adheres to any.
You can paint over the sealer but will get better results if you remove it.
If you want to paint over a stained and sealed floor u must sand the floor first.
1 for no paint or epoxy.
With that being said in order for you to stain your concrete you will have to strip off the sealer.
They have all been filled with the primer paint and sealer you have already applied.
Acid staining and sealed.
You can refresh the entire space by painting your concrete floors.
If the concrete surface is painted or sealed acid stains cannot penetrate the concrete and react with the lime.
Behr suggests using behr premium concrete and masonry stripper number 992 to strip off the sealer before staining.
Concrete sealant is available in matte and glossy finishes giving you a choice of adding a smooth or shiny coat on top of the paint.