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4th January 2007, 09:28 AM #1
acid etch before painting concrete slab (workshop)?
I have just (4 weeks ago) had a new slab for my workshop laid and wish to paint it before the shed goes up.
I am just using grey paving paint.
Is it necessary to acid etch the slab prior to painting?
I understand this roughens the surface so the paint can bond.....
I want to acheive a smooth surface so dust etc can be swept easily (hence the painting) so if I acid etch will this defeat the purpose of painting in the first place or will the paint finish create a smooth surface again?
I really just wanna paint the flaming thing as it is.... so tell me its not necessaryI want to die peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather, not screaming in terror like the passengers in his car.
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4th January 2007, 09:46 AM #2
Don't think its necessary.
What do the instructions on the paint can say?
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4th January 2007, 10:05 AM #3
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Yes, you will indeed need to acid wash the slab, then put a sealer on before the paving paint. I would not be in such a haste to paint it there is still a lot of moisture content in the slab which needs to get out somehow.
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4th January 2007, 10:38 AM #4
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4th January 2007, 10:45 AM #5
JDub, I have never acid etched a slab before painting and have never had paint lift and I am talking about public spaces too.
Mind you I always use top quality paving paints from NuTech.
Even when I paint the inside of water features I don't acid etch, but once again I use good quality epoxy/polymer paints
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4th January 2007, 10:48 AM #6I want to die peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather, not screaming in terror like the passengers in his car.
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4th January 2007, 10:52 AM #7I want to die peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather, not screaming in terror like the passengers in his car.
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4th January 2007, 12:15 PM #8
Hi JDub,
Just spoke to Nutech and they always recommend acid etching. So don't listen to me.
They also recommend thinning the first coat, this I do.
They have a product called pavecoat, a urathane one, a waterbased 2 pac paint and a one pac epoxy.
I usually use the pavecoat and you can get it in any colour you wish, which is a bonus as I dont think that the Bunnies paving paints can be tinted...I may be wrong though.
I guess that as my work is outside the paving usually gets a water blast before painting which would take that thin sheen of concrete off the surface. I dont think you will be waterblasting in your shed so it may be better to follow the instructions even if this may be a code violation.
I wouldn't worry too much about the acid wash roughing up the slab too much, wet the slab well before you start, keep the batch weakish and dont leave it on too long.
I would be concerned about it being too smooth, you may want add antislip beads to your paint.
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4th January 2007, 02:07 PM #9
I put paving paint down on a concrete slab for my workshop. It works well - except where I drop something on it and it chips.
It was not acid etched - but it was 15 years old and did have a coat of sealer on it once."... it is better to succeed in originality than to fail in imitation" (Herman Melville's letters)
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4th January 2007, 02:32 PM #10
I sealed my new shed floor about 8 months ago. The concrete was less than week and a half old. Couldn't be stuffed painting it, was more worried about dust and stains........
I used the Crommelin concrete floor sealer,available from Bunnings. If you want it can be tinted using the Crommelin floor stain too. All the info is here http://www.crommelin.com.au/listPro.php?id=6Ours is not to reason why.....only to point and giggle.
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9th January 2007, 11:24 AM #11
For the record, I acid etched the slab on the weekend.
I just used a commercial product from the hardware store and followed the instructions on the tub... sorry for the code violation (thats two in one week)
I dont know that its made a huge (hardly any really) difference to the texture of the slab to be honest but at least now I can say I did it properly.... and now I have the right to bitch and moan if the paint lifts
I will paint it on the weekend.
JoelI want to die peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather, not screaming in terror like the passengers in his car.
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9th January 2007, 11:56 AM #12
G'day Joel
Good to hear some movement happening, I have stalled on mine for the moment, suppose I could put the spouts ups.
Cheers
DJ
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10th January 2007, 10:00 AM #13
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Ops, you've done it already. The guys at Bunnings told me it is really necessary only when you paint really used up concrete surface - like a driveway with lots of oil stains. So, to remove the stains, even the toughest ones that acid thingy is used.
They also told that stuff stinks badly.
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10th January 2007, 10:07 PM #14
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JDub,
I'm currently researching paving paints etc. You did the right thing by acid etching. Acid etching apparently dissolves "latience" which I understand to be a thin layer of weak, powdery concrete that rises to the surface of a new slab during the curing process. Paint won't stick properly to it. So you're good to go. By the way, are you using a water based or solvent based paint?
Cheers.
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10th January 2007, 10:28 PM #15
Oil based paving paints are reputed to still be better than water based, just not quite as user-friendly (cleanup, etc)
The beatings will continue until morale improves.
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