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sailcat · 13th February 2007

I just finished acid staining a pretty big slab. We used wax for a finish, "burned in" with a floor buffer. I have to say that I'm not sure I'd do it again without total control of the pour and protection on the slab til it's finished. The actual finishing of the concrete has to be right - not totally smoothed or power troweled - and ANYTHING that gets spilled, dripped, tracked in etc. before you stain totally messes with the ability of the stain to work properly. Our slab sat while the rest of the house was built, and it was power troweled, so we had some issues to deal with. On the other hand, after lots of extra work, it still looks awesome!

The coverage is pretty good - seems like i remember 400 sq. ft. per gallon. We liked the Scofield product the best.

Re radiant floor, we did that too, and are finding it to be expensive to run. I'd want a very tight, well-insulated space and a cheaper fuel than propane, which we're using.

13th February 2007	#27
sailcat Gear Head Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 49	acid stain I just finished acid staining a pretty big slab. We used wax for a finish, "burned in" with a floor buffer. I have to say that I'm not sure I'd do it again without total control of the pour and protection on the slab til it's finished. The actual finishing of the concrete has to be right - not totally smoothed or power troweled - and ANYTHING that gets spilled, dripped, tracked in etc. before you stain totally messes with the ability of the stain to work properly. Our slab sat while the rest of the house was built, and it was power troweled, so we had some issues to deal with. On the other hand, after lots of extra work, it still looks awesome! The coverage is pretty good - seems like i remember 400 sq. ft. per gallon. We liked the Scofield product the best. Re radiant floor, we did that too, and are finding it to be expensive to run. I'd want a very tight, well-insulated space and a cheaper fuel than propane, which we're using.