Painting Concrete Floors - How to Paint a Concrete Floor

Painting concrete helps keep the concrete safe against natural and other wear and tear. Here are some details on painting concrete surfaces.
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Ann How can I get pain off of concrete flooring? 9/9/2009
Melis I think you meant skimping not scrimping. 5/16/2009
Scott Mason I just added on to my back porch, now i plan to paint it using the detailed instructions from the article. My question: painted floor will be in direct sunlight here in texas most of the day. Wil this cause paint or floor finishing product to break down and not adhear properly over time. 5/12/2009
Harry Krampitz yesterdays question 5/7/2009
Harry Krampitz A couple of years ago i painted a attached garage floor for the first time (house built in 1966). I put down a concrete gray paint after first washing the floor with soapy water. the garage is unheated. Now
after 2 years the paint is all coming off in blisters, especially where the car trcks paths. Some of the side foundation walls also painted
this are holding and not peeling! Should I have used sulphuric acid
solution first?cleaned off/washed then applied paint or does it
have something to do with winter snow and ice brought in on the tires...Do I need to remove the old paint chips that remain from the first job before starting over.		 5/6/2009
bill what is the ratio of muratic acid to water
and what is the ratio of ammonia to water		 4/17/2009
lauren thank you for the information. This site has been helpful to me since I am a freelance artist. 2/7/2009
Dave Petterson What should be done to prepare a concrete floor with an existingpainted surface?, worn through, 2/7/2009
dan I painted my floor with gray paint but when it gets wet it peels up, what do i do. 1/29/2009
Tony Allen I appreciate your article, and I think the infromation contained within it will be helpful in completing a successful project. 1/18/2009
james wall is there any need to seal the floor with pva prior to painting, the concrete is sound and dry and rough to touch. 9/29/2008
daphne I cannot find information/directions/steps on how to faux paint a patio concrete to look like slate. 7/18/2008
Dick Hatzenbuhl Seems like a lot of good information about painting concrete. I remember reading some articles many years ago in the Journal of the Oil and Color Chemists' Association about painting concrete and similar materials, and from the little that I can remember, I don't think anyone had a really good solution to the problem, but some were better than others.

I would be interested in more suggestions about removal of oil, as the floor we are working on has had some #2 heating oil spilled on it.

Thanks for the interesting site.		 12/16/2007
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