I used a pressure washer to remove all traces of the muriatic acid and it
helped give it a little more tooth.
Jim in Palmdale
> ahhh Okay Mayf.... ya don't have the option of making it smooth....
> bummer.... although I bet there is a Terrazo (sp) machine out there that
> could help you with this.... it basically sands the top of the concrete
> smooth.... you have seen this finish in the foyer of fancy places....
> usually with brass strips in it.... very pretty when done with decorative
> colored concrete....
>
> After that if your going to paint it your going to need to let it fully
> cure.... which takes a minimum of 56 days total..... concrete gains most
of
> it's strength in the first 2 days after that it takes the rest of the time
> to fully cure.... If you seal the surface prematurely it will have a
> tendency to delaminate from the uncured concrete.... ( bubbles )
>
> What the etching process these folks are talking about is muriatic acid
> which basically removes the smooth cream of the concrete and takes it down
> to the sand and aggregates..... again if you don't fully remove ALL traces
> of the Muriatic acid it can bubble after you have painted it.
>
> All of these paints don't like Oil or Grease.....so keep your floor really
> clean before you treat it.... Prep it like you would prep a car.... with
> extreame attention to detail and you will most likely get the long term
> finish that you are looking for....
>
> Keith ( basically Fake rocks are made out of lightweight Concrete... one
of
> my very few areas of actual knowledge )
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