There is a difference between the STAINs and the DYES. Described below are the DYES, (water or acetone based).
The acid-stains will last very well but are not compatible with diamond finishing (they will burn off all your work). The dyes are compatible with diamond finishing, but they fade really bad in the UV, even without UV in some cases.
There is a product by Ameripolish called Color Juice, which is the color added to your lithium densifier, this will add color to a diamond finished concrete, and it will last. It is applied at the 220 resin stage, then burnished in with Twister/Spinflex type pads.
From: Randy Frye [mailto:rfrye@comcast.net]
Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 7:58 AM
To: Restoration and Maintenance
Subject: RE: [sccpartners] Concrete staining
The word on the street and my experience is water based stains are not too great. I personally like the acetone stains. If you grind the concrete you with cut off the brush finish also. I would suggest grinding it smooth, removing the old colorant, and wax, dye it with acetone dyes, and then polish it to a satin finish with nothing topical on it. It's maintenance free for the most part.
Good luck
Sent from Randy Frye at Cleaning Edge
On Dec 27, 2010, at 1:20 PM, Walter Nartowicz <walter@midatlanticstonesolutions.com> wrote:
You really can't restain an acid stain since the acid has already reacted with the lime in the concrete. The best thing to do is remove the existing sealer ( either grinding or chemically ) and use a water color stain on it. Go to www.smithpaints.com or www.engraveacrete.com. They both have good water color stains. You can also use an acetone stain but just watch that you don't pull the stain up when you apply the sealer.
On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 10:09 AM, <info@restoreyourtiles.com> wrote:
happy holidays to everyone.
I was asked by one of my commercial (restaurant) customers to clean and to re-stain concrete inside patio. They specified acid stain and a sealer. I have never done acid staining before. Is this something that I can done myself or need to hire concrete refinishing contractor?
I am very handy and the concrete is brushed finish. Can somebody explain to me how is acid staining done and what should I be aware of. should I also strip previous stain?
Adam Bartos
BiO Tile
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