Comments on: How to Acid Etch your Garage Floor for the Best Results

By: Shea Walker

Shea Walker — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 20:21:13 +0000

In reply to Charles. Hi Charles. Yes, use a cheap plastic water can with shower spout. The type you use for watering plants.

By: Charles

Charles — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 20:09:46 +0000

Are you recommending a watering pot like you use to water potted plants to spread the acid/water mix?

By: Shea

Shea — Sat, 30 Jul 2022 13:55:24 +0000

In reply to Tamar. Hello Tamar. 2 gallons of etching solution can cover up to 100 square feet.

By: Tamar

Tamar — Sat, 30 Jul 2022 12:49:57 +0000

Excellent article. I was specifically looking for how much muriatic acid I need to purchase for my project. I have a large, newly poured (30days old), floor of a multipurpose building that we will be applying a 2 part epoxy to.

Approximately how much area will one gallon of muriatic acid mixed 3:1 etch?

By: Shea

Shea — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 17:41:22 +0000

In reply to Trapper Hedges. Hello Trapper. Yes, grinding will effectively remove the sealer and is the preferred method. Acid etching will not work anywhere the sealer is still present. It works by reacting with the minerals in bare concrete. If a sealer is present, then the acid just sits there.

By: Trapper Hedges

Trapper Hedges — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 15:49:59 +0000

20 years ago after my concrete was poured and dried I put 2 Coats of some sealer on the cement. Will grinding adequately remove the sealer or should I etch it with acid?