Are You Thinking About Staining Your Garage Floor With Quikrete Concrete Stain?

Quikrete is by far the most popular of all garage floor coatings. Maybe this is due to the catchy name or maybe they’ve just built a good reputation based on good products but no one else even comes close. I suppose it just makes sense then that Quikrete Concrete Stain would often be looked at as the premier garage floor stain available.

There Are Two Different Quikrete Concrete Stains And Neither Use That Name

Believe it or not there’s any specific product called “Quikrete Concrete Stain”. For those that aren’t in the know this can lead to some confusion as when searching for Quikrete Concrete Stain the results you get will be either Quikrete Semi-Transparent Concrete Stain or another staining product Quikrete Etching Stain. You need to be careful when you decide too as the two products are going to give you very different results. Let’s take a look at the Quikrete Etching Stain. In time I’m sure I’ll get to the Semi-Transparent Concrete Stain but not now. Oh don’t get so upset I’ll do it eventually. And don’t forget to eat your vegetables.

Quikrete Says To Use Etching Stain For Your Garage Floor

Actually to be more exact Quikrete doesn’t recommend you use anything other than etching stain in your garage & for good reason. Etching involves nothing short of melting the top layer of your concrete garage floor with acid so that you can scrape texture into it while in this case adding the stain as well. The result is garage flooring with improved grip for both car tires & human shoes or feet as well as an old world classic stone look.

Etching Is Not As Complicated As It Sounds

Etching concrete is not difficult. Actually Quikrete says that their etching stain is one-coat application. They also make it very clear that a sealant must be used though so that pretty much kills the one coat idea. Still the complete install is much easier than epoxy garage floor paint & after you apply the sealant there will be some protection which stain alone can’t claim. Also don’t forget that you will need to thoroughly clean the garage floors & if your floor has oil or grease stains you’ll want to use a stain remover. One coat huh?

Is Staining Cheaper Than Epoxy Garage Floor Coating?

Usually but not in this case. My guess would be that it’s due to the acids needed for the etching process but a can of Quikrete Etching Stain will likely run you over $300 & that’s without cleaner or sealant. That’s pretty darn expensive even moreso than some of the higher quality garage floor tiles. However garage floor tile won’t make your concrete look like marble. Is it worth it? That depends entirely on you. If protecting your concrete is your top priority I would say no although once sealed there is some protection. If your main goal is to make your concrete look different than any of the other garage floor finishes though then this will certainly do it.

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