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Acid Etch the Concrete Floor

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What happens here

The actual installation process begins with acid etching the concrete floor. The presenter uses undiluted muriatic acid, applied by spraying the entire surface of the concrete. He emphasizes the importance of etching the floor thoroughly. For those unfamiliar with acid etching or the epoxy process, he directs viewers to multiple video series available on his channel for detailed instructions. After etching, the floor is thoroughly rinsed and allowed to dry for a full day.

Goal: The first step in the installation process involves acid etching the entire concrete surface using undiluted muriatic acid to ensure proper adhesion of the epoxy.

Tools and materials

  • Hose/Water Source
  • Muriatic Acid
  • Protective Gear (PPE)
  • Sprayer (Pump Sprayer)

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in the wintertime when you got a lot of road debris. When it comes to the process that I go through of doing an epoxy floor, one of the first steps I do, I'm going to come out to the job site and I'm going to acid etch the floor and I use miradic acid undiluted and I'm going to spray the entire surface of the concrete with miradic acid and I'm going to etch that floor really, really good and if you don't understand the acid etching process or the epoxy process, I got multiple videos, multiple series of videos on epoxy and floor that you can go watch and the acid etching process. But I'm going to acid etch this floor, I'm going to rinse it all out and I'm going to let this floor dry for a day and I'm going to come back the next day and my bid includes caulking all the saw cuts in any minor cracks in the floor and I really like caulking the saw cuts and cracks because especially here in Idaho, once again water falls off your car from on the snow, it gets down in these cracks with road debris and these cracks fill up with all kinds of grime and dirty stuff. The cracks are also a hardening place for bugs, spiders, ants and stuff like that. Caulking the cracks may sit easier to mop, easier to clean your floors and you don't get any ants and bugs down in those cracks. If there's an excessive amount of cracks that I have to caulk, I'm going to charge an additional $75 for caulking an excessive amount of cracks. This grudge had just a few minor cracks in it and I do actually caulk the edges where the concrete makes the stem wall or your raised footings, I caulk that too, it are also at no additional charge.

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