We are painting our living room floor. My husband wanted me to buy a BEHR cement paint stain at Home Depot. However, they didn't have the colors we wanted available in that paint, so they told me that the BEHR Porch and Floor paint was exactly the same (the stain just has the option of semi-translucent colors, whereas the other does not) and they had a better variety of colors. I trusted the people, but have I made a big mistake, what is the difference? I'm nervous my husband will be very upset when he gets home, since it is non-refundable.
Cement stain is very different from paint. However the big advantage to paint is that you can patch any cracks in the cement and the paint will cover those patches completely. You can't do that with stain. Stain will show your patches. I have used Behr cement paint on a patio and I was very happy with it. Maybe your husband will be happy with it after all. I thought they could mix any color of stain just like they can mix any color of paint? You should probably call Home Depot to see if that paint guy knew what he was talking about. It's good paint though. You'll like working with it.
well, the paint is exactly that, paint. when you put it on it will cover the cement totally. what you could do is thin it out to make it more like a stain, it is probably oil based but check it out first and what ever they tell you to clean it up with is what you thin it out with, make sure you test a small inconspicuous area first to see how much thinning it needs to get the right finish that you want
this could be a job you desire to do perfect the 1st time. i could advise an epoxy product. it is going to fee some money however the fee is very well worth the outcomes and the added sturdiness. Spend it slow with the instructions paying particular interest to the section on concrete guidance. you'll be able to might desire to etch the floor and it could be easily freed from all previous wax, paint, sealers and so on. right here i bypass lower back telling you too plenty. different products have different guidance techniques. in basic terms persist with the instructions religiously. The producer is accustomed to how the product will artwork suitable. a high quality paint, utilized properly to an ideal arranged floor, ought to be remarkable. I easily have some very previous paint on my front porch that became utilized properly and that i won't be able to blast it off with a commercial rigidity washer. BTW, a number of the products you'll be able to desire to pick between grant glitter, flickers, and different issues to gown up the visual attraction of the finished floor. Traction improving brokers are additionally obtainable for some products, they are able to bypass a protracted way in the direction of combating falls. do no longer forget approximately to stay out of the corners, the stuff i'm suggesting will take hours to an afternoon or greater to treatment nicely adequate to stroll on. in case you paint your self right into a corner you would be there for a mutually as...
