Concrete Services in Red Deer

Acid Stained Concrete Services

Acid Stained Concrete
Staining allows a luxurious richness that can not be accomplished by any other coloring tool. Preferably than providing a robust, dark effect like paint does, stains penetrate the concrete to saturate it with translucent, luminous colors that alter depending on the cover they are used. Effects can emulate all from leather to stone or even timber.

Stained Concrete comes in two broad classes: acid-based chemical and water-based. Most Acid Stains are a mix of water, hydrochloric acid, and acid-soluble metallic salts. They work by filtering the exterior and acting chemically with the calcium hydroxide in the concrete.

The acid lightly scratches the surface, enabling the metallic salts to filter more quickly. Once the stain works, it displays a permanent part of the concrete and won’t tarnish, peel away or chip off. The palette for acid etches staining is usually restricted to natural tones, such as browns, tans, and light blue-greens.

If you want to progress past the subtle drama and subdued natural palette of acid staining, contemplate utilizing water-based stains, which come in a much wider colors. Most businesses offer handfuls of natural colors, including black and white and even metal tones.

Similar to acid stains, water-based infiltrate the concrete to create a permanent tone, varying from clear to cloudy depending on the product.

Both kinds of stain can be implemented to new or old and plain concrete. They are particularly efficient for revitalizing boring, obscure surfaces.

​Because they infiltrate the concrete cover, most stains have great UV resistance and wear endurance, allowing their use on interior or exterior concrete. Treatments vary from Concrete Patios, Concrete Walkways to room floors and kitchen  Concrete Countertops. They can also be used on vertical surfaces such as walls.

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Similar to stains for wood, concrete acid stains are semi-translucent and are designed to improve rather than alter the surface. They will not cover cracks, chips or other imperfections in the concrete.

Acid Stained Concrete will not quite mask an underlying tone or hide the composition of the exterior. A concrete slab with larger cracks or spalling is commonly not a good fit for staining since any repair work is expected to display right within the stain.

Since stains must be able to absorb into the concrete to produce sufficient color saturation, they should not be utilized to surfaces treated with anything that can hinder stain penetration, such as soil, glues, coatings, grease, sealers, and curing membranes.

For your next Acid Stained Concrete project in Red Deer call us at 587.797.3179 or email us using the contact form above.