Concrete floors can be treated with concrete stains or concrete paints.
Covering painted concrete floors.
A gallon of drylok has efficient coverage with one gallon covering up to 400 square feet of concrete expanse.
If your concrete is slippery anti slip paint will get rid of that problem too.
The durable paint is resistant to fading cracking peeling and scuffing.
Lumps cracks and other imperfections that you didn t deal with before you painted will.
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Peel away and duration combo is a residential restoration knockout q a household mold paint quality coating concrete for color style and protection victory over vinyl.
You can rent a floor buffer from a hardware supply store.
How to repaint concrete floors.
Drylok s concrete floor paint is an excellent choice for covering up imperfections.
For garages and concrete floors that regularly encounter tires vehicles and outdoor power equipment choose a high performance epoxy based floor paint that resists hot tire pickup and marring.
Step 2 buff the concrete surface.
If your old concrete floor is beyond the help of patching or painting but you don t have the budget for a concrete overlay self stick vinyl tile is an easy inexpensive alternative.
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Use caution when applying.
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Both have their advantages.
Stains can be applied quickly and offer color options but do not protect the concrete.
Allow the cleaned surface to dry.
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Even after your concrete floors have been covered with a new color their condition will remain visible.
Paint covers and protects the concrete but requires more work.
Doing the prep work before you repaint a concrete floor avoids a peeling paint job later.
A floor buffer is a fast moving high powered machine.
If your concrete porch floor isn t severely damaged and you want a simple way to cover it up a coating of paint may work well.
A moist surface isn t ideal for further cleaning or painting.
Concrete paint can be purchased in either latex or oil based epoxy enamel.
The best paints for concrete floors have finishes designed to be highly resistant to chemicals oil and gasoline.
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