This will remove the most stubborn remnants of most penetrating stains like oil and grease.
How to grind and stain concrete floors.
Learn how to prep your concrete for staining here.
If you have grease or oil on the floor you will need to use a degreaser or stain prep for concrete floors.
Use a medium grade grinding head and apply it to the whole floor surface to ensure an even finish.
Note that different parts of concrete will absorb stain differently.
If the floor still looks stained or patchy hire a floor grinder to grind away a thin layer from the surface of the concrete.
When rough grinding begin from one side and grind from west to east across the entire concrete floor.
Floors and counter tops created with concrete can be stained to any shade or color desired adding warmth to the space for relatively little money.
Staining concrete is a great way to create surfaces in the home that are durable and very easy to maintain.
Concrete grinding staining and sealing is a great economical alternative to the full 10 step mechanical polish service.
In this process the floor is cleaned using a minimum of two metal bond diamonds to cut the surface removing minor coatings and surface dirt.
Be sure to overlap the grinding pass as close to the previous grinding pass as possible.
After several passes over the concrete floor with the 40 grit metal bond tool repeat the process with a finer 80 grit and 150 grit metal bond tool.
Make sure you protect any doorframes and walls with painters tape.
Before applying any stain you ll need to grind and ready the surface.
For example any filled in cracks or marks will likely stain.