Cover your bases one two punch.
Covering painted concrete floors.
The durable paint is resistant to fading cracking peeling and scuffing.
Lumps cracks and other imperfections that you didn t deal with before you painted will.
Both have their advantages.
For garages and concrete floors that regularly encounter tires vehicles and outdoor power equipment choose a high performance epoxy based floor paint that resists hot tire pickup and marring.
The best paints for concrete floors have finishes designed to be highly resistant to chemicals oil and gasoline.
Peel away and duration combo is a residential restoration knockout q a household mold paint quality coating concrete for color style and protection victory over vinyl.
Use a floor buffer for scuffing away the loosened spots of paint.
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Drylok s concrete floor paint is an excellent choice for covering up imperfections.
A floor buffer is a fast moving high powered machine.
How to repaint concrete floors.
A gallon of drylok has efficient coverage with one gallon covering up to 400 square feet of concrete expanse.
You can rent a floor buffer from a hardware supply store.
If your old concrete floor is beyond the help of patching or painting but you don t have the budget for a concrete overlay self stick vinyl tile is an easy inexpensive alternative.
Doing the prep work before you repaint a concrete floor avoids a peeling paint job later.
Stains can be applied quickly and offer color options but do not protect the concrete.
Epoxy can add shine.
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If your concrete is slippery anti slip paint will get rid of that problem too.
Step 2 buff the concrete surface.
Paint covers and protects the concrete but requires more work.
If your concrete porch floor isn t severely damaged and you want a simple way to cover it up a coating of paint may work well.
Allow the cleaned surface to dry.
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A moist surface isn t ideal for further cleaning or painting.
Use caution when applying.
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Concrete floors can be treated with concrete stains or concrete paints.