Acid Etching Concrete For Epoxy

For many years it was a standard method of concrete preparation used by nearly all industrial commercial and institutional floor coating installers depending on the floor size and system to be installed.

Acid etching concrete for epoxy. It is necessary before you acid etch concrete to remove most typical type of contamination like oil grease paint mastic and a host of other things first. Acid etching attacks the portland cement. Acid etching is the process of applying hydrochloric muriatic or buffered phosphoric acid to a slab then rinsing it off with water. Acid etching as a surface preparation is the process of applying an acid solution to a concrete surface allowing the acid to react with and etch the concrete.

Acid etching does not remove most contamination from the concrete. These sorts of products give the concrete a professional looking sheen and also resist water grease oil and other common spills making the floor easy to maintain. When etching a concrete garage or floor it is best to not use aggressive acids like hydrochloric or muriatic but a milder concentrated acid solution that produces a light etch. These concentrated solutions use a mild acid typically phosphoric to lightly etch the surface for your new epoxy coating.