Unless the acetone dye was not properly applied an acetone dyed floor will have a sealer to protect it.
Can you paint a concrete floor that has been sealed.
If the concrete surface is painted or sealed acid stains cannot penetrate the concrete and react with the lime.
Aged concrete surfaces are coated with various things such as staining compounds sealants and of course older paint all of which present difficulties.
You can paint over the sealer but will get better results if you remove it.
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.
The chemical stains or acid stains react with the concrete s lime content and produce the color.
Clear sealer after the concrete has cured completely.
There is a concrete stain available that soaks in and won t peel off.
Therefore a concrete surface that is painted or sealed cannot be acid stained.
There is a primmer called zinser 123 that adheres to any.
Behr suggests using behr premium concrete and masonry stripper number 992 to strip off the sealer before staining.
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.
Because paint is hard to adhere to glossy surfaces.
They have all been filled with the primer paint and sealer you have already applied.
1 for no paint or epoxy.
There aren t any pores in the concrete for the paint to absorb into and stick to the concrete.
You can refresh the entire space by painting your concrete floors.
In combination with the right tools and techniques today s masonry paints designed specifically for concrete make it easy to.
You can t apply paint over an acrylic concrete sealer and expect it to bond for very long.
If you re unsure whether your garage floor has previously been sealed you can pour water on it to perform a simple test.
If you want to paint over a stained and sealed floor u must sand the floor first.
The water should soak into the concrete relatively quickly.
Remove all of the furniture from the room or area that you will.
Acid staining and sealed.