Azure Blue Concrete Stain Gallery
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Miracle Blue Porch Concrete Floors
- Project Info:
- Project Completed In: 7 day(s)
- Estimate of Square Footage: 300 sq. ft.
- Project Description:
I acid stained the concrete floor on my porch that had had indoor-outdoor carpeting on it for probably 25 years! The most difficult part of the process was removing the mastic from the previous carpeting – the owners of the house at the time had used a HUGE amount of glue to tack down the carpeting rather than installing tack strips. It required renting a cement grinder to remove the majority of the glue. There was glue that would not come completely off – even with chemical treatment. I sanded it smooth with the floor and ended up incorporating it into my design. After sanding I washed the floor with a degreaser then treated it with Hard Troweled Floor Pre-Treatment before applying Azure Blue EverStain™ Acid Stain and Seagrass EverStain™ Acid Stain with a pump sprayer, and accent lines of English Red EverStain™ Acid Stain with a squeeze bottle. I also sprinkled MiracleGrow to intensify the blue color. After 24-hours we neutralized it and rinsed thoroughly. Then I began applying acrylic paints (mostly teal, black and cream colors) diluted at 50% with water, using squeeze bottles and a spray bottle of water to “direct” color into various streams. This was to incorporate the glue spots and floor crack into the design and add pops of color in spots that took less of the stain. After everything was dry, I poured epoxy into the floor crack to level it with the cement, and epoxied a Canadian dollar coin into a chip that was in the floor, stenciling a small sunburst around it. After doing a few minor touch ups, I rinsed the floor again, allowed it to dry and applied EasySeal gloss sealer (2 coats). When dry, I finished up with 2 coats of DirectColor High Gloss Floor Wax. - Personal Tips:
You may find unanticipated flaws – especially if your concrete floor was previously carpeted or is old. We encountered carpet glue that would NOT come completely up and a huge crack that ran across the floor. I incorporated those flaws into my design. In the end, I was very pleased with the results. If this 65-year-old lady can do it, anyone can!
Direct Colors Products Used:
1 Gal. Hard Troweled Floor Pre-Treatment
Spiked Shoes (1 Pair)
1 Gal. Seagrass EverStain™ Acid Stain
1 Gal. Azure Blue EverStain™ Acid Stain
1 Gal. English Red EverStain™ Acid Stain
1 Gal. EasySeal™ Gloss Concrete and Paver Sealer
1 Gal. High Gloss Floor Wax
Art Studio Concrete Floors
Laundry Room Concrete Floors
Boat Storage Concrete Floor
Living Room Concrete Floor
Restaurant Bathroom Concrete Floor
Basement Concrete Floor
Basement Concrete Floor
- Project Completed In: 3 day(s)
- Estimate of Square Footage: 400 sq. ft.
- Project Description:
Basement floor, concrete was poured in the 50’s. Two rooms
- Personal Tips:
Wish I use the hard trowel surface prep
Basement Concrete Floor
- Project Completed In: 10 day(s)
- Estimate of Square Footage: 1500.00 sq. ft.
- Project Description:
Transforming gross basement used for storage into livable space. After a local company provided a $13K estimate to stain the floors, a friend and I decided to do it ourselves. 111 year old basement cement took far, far more preparation than most but we knew this going into the project.
- Personal Tips:
We knew the patched areas would absorb the stain differently which meant we had a built-in variant for color. A darker stain may have taken better but we didn’t want to make the space darker.
Citrus Acid helped bring out the color.
Cookhouse Concrete Floor
(Note: Azure Blue EverStain will patina on exterior concrete surfaces)
Sunroom Concrete Floor
(Note: Azure Blue EverStain will patina on exterior concrete surfaces)
- Project Completed In: 7 day(s)
- Estimate of Square Footage: 350 sq. ft.
- Project Description:
Enclosed back patio. Slab was dirty and was not sealed. Had to power wash first. Started with Malayan buff and decided to add Coffee Brown, Azure blue and Avocado.
- Personal Tips:
I started with small spray bottles which was difficult. Moved to pouring the acid and spreading with a broom. I used a pump sprayer for the sealant.
Patio Concrete Floor
(Note: Azure Blue EverStain will patina on exterior concrete surfaces)
- Project Completed In: 3 day(s)
- Estimate of Square Footage: 400 sq. ft.
- Project Description:
Concrete porch 5 years old and extended porch poured in May
- Personal Tips:
Definitely buy more than you think of both acid and sealer
Sunroom Concrete Floor
- Project Completed In: 4 day(s)
- Estimate of Square Footage: 1400.00 sq. ft.
- Project Description:
This is our sunroom! We pulled up carpet and removed the glue, sanded the floor and cleaned it well with the degreaser before applying the acid with the sprayer. I left it overnight and neutralized it and let it dry for 24 hours.
Applied the first coat of sealant and let sit another 24 hours applied the 2nd coat and let sit for another 24 before painting the walls replacing the baseboards and putting the furniture in place!
- Personal Tips:
Cover walls with plastic if using sprayers because it will get all over the walls no matter how careful you are.
Citrus Acid helped bring out the color.
Restaurant Concrete Floor
- Project Completed In: 7 day(s)
- Estimate of Square Footage: 3000.00 sq. ft.
- Project Description:
We remodeled a restaurant. We used a cement overpayment to cover in the existing time. Once that dried we broke it up In to a few different sections.
In all we have about 8 days into the project.
- Personal Tips:
We found that we had to use twice as much blue to achieve the desired effect.
Basement Veined Concrete Floor
Outdoor Kitchen Concrete Floor
(Note: Azure Blue EverStain will patina on exterior concrete surfaces)
The Concrete Veining Technique Comes Alive
Concrete veining is a unique technique performed using concrete acid stain. The marbled result and vibrant colors are hallmarks of acid stain’s reaction to concrete surfaces.
This DIYer added some concrete veining to their poured concrete, and man, it really gives it such character!
Hobby Hangout
Barndos are well-suited for hobbies! This Direct Colors customer wanted to create the perfect family hangout – a pool hall/gym/game room combo. After letting their fresh concrete slab cure for 30 days, it was time to add an accent blend of acid stain. Here’s a DIYer tip: don’t stain in the hottest part of the day like this DIYer did!
Project Info:
- Project Completed In: 3 day(s)
- Estimate of Square Footage: 600.00 sq. ft.
- Project Description:
I had a fresh concrete slab made for our family’s new hang out Pool Hall / Gym game room. 20×30 slab. Had to wait 30 days for concrete to cure. I wanted to make our floor look fun and beautiful without having to add flooring or carpet. I wanted it to be easy to clean too and waterproof. It came out great! - Personal Tips:
Well please please have extra sprayers just in case!!!! All of mine stopped working properly and definitely delayed my project and took longer to finish. I think it would have came out a lot better if I had proper equipment. Test your sprayers before using it with acid. Don’t don’t don’t stain in the hottest part of the day like I did. The heat made my stain dry too fast to work with and I got heat stroke too. I did not have the building up yet, I do recommend doing this prior to adding a structure if that’s a possibility. It made the prepping work much easier. Yes yes and yes I think all acid stain prep should have the concrete cleaned and Etched! My concrete was already porous but I decided to etched just in case and glad I did. I don’t think the stain would have gone as deep. I did water down some of the darker acids and happy I did. The azure blue I wish I had not cut down with water as I had to go over those spots several times to get a deeper color.I waited for building to be put up before I did final Sealer. Glad I did because the trees around me and sand would have gotten stuck on the sealer before drying completely. I did 2 coats but wish I had more to do a 3rd coat to bring out colors vibrancy more. - Direct Colors Products Used:
Concrete etcher, Azure blue, Cola, Desert Amber acid stain, Solvent Sealer, Sprayer Pump, Spike Shoes.
Other Products Used:
Soft brush, squeegee, water hose sprayer, hand bottle sprayer.
Valtex Headquaters Office
Barndominium Office
Commercial Gym Concrete Floor
Animal Hospital
Concrete Countertops
(Note: Azure Blue EverStain will patina on exterior concrete surfaces)
