How to stain cement

I’ve only done staining concrete once, but I don’t think I’d get to excited about sanding the floor down. Scrape it, maybe strip it a bit, but the stain will not be to consistent of a finish anyway. Then again what do I know…

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i did my carport with a product named h & c form home depot . its called a sealer and comes in different colors as well as clear . as dennis said i didnt get to crazy about scrapeing or stripping . i did pressurewash first . not an option for you but a good cleaning and i think youd be ok . i put down two coats of color and two coats of clear . it covered all the paint spills ect. no problem mines been down 2- 3 years and my helper parked a 450 duelly in and out along with my truck constantly on it . at this point it dosnt have any chips , flakes or scrapes or even tire marks .

I talked to a friend that’s in cement work and he uses something similar to the stuff Mr Trim is talking about. He said the only problem he’s found with it is fading, from our constant Texas sun, but you won’t have to deal with that problem.

-- Tim - http://www.tmuli.com

Thanks for the insight. Stopped by HD last night and got the cleaner/degreaser and the primer. Also emoved the carpet strips and trim. I’m interested to see how this turns out. My wife wanted the semi transparent stain but, with all the stains, etc on the cement, may have to go with a solid color.

Thanks again,
Hutch

-- Hutch

Have you looked into epoxy coating? It comes in different colors, lasts forever if applied correctly, and is pretty tough stuff. bbqking

-- bbqKing, Lawrenceville