Here you will learn how to prepare and clean your concrete, apply the concrete stain, neutralize the residue, roll on sealer, slide that fresh coat of wax on and much more. To any one just starting out, it can look like moving a mountain. In reality it's a simple and fairly easy process. Cleaning the concrete in the beginning is the hardest part, after that it's a breeze and easy to maintain afterwards.

Clean & Prep → Applying Stain

First we will start with the hard part, cleaning the concrete. Once that is done, we will move over to spraying the concrete acid stain onto the concrete. Then grab a beer and/or find something to do, because it needs to dry and sit while the stain does its thing.

Neutralizing → Applying Sealer

While it dries the concrete acid stain will develop a residue. Which bring us to the next video, neutralizing the stain - basically more mopping. Once the residue is neutralized, rinsed off and completely dry, will be a great time to seal the concrete. Rolling on thin layers of water based sealer, is not only easy but will also make the colors pop. Sealer enhances the colors and darkens them a bit.

Applying Wax → Maintaining and Showing Off

Once you got the sealer to an overall smooth look. It's time to slide on some wax. Of course we recommend all indoors be waxed, outside is optional. The wax is a lot easier to maintain than sealer, and acts as a sacrificial coat to protect the sealer and stain. With wax, it gives a gloss or matte finish depending on which is used, giving that extra rich feel and look. Now see that wasn't hard, just a lot of cleaning. Which bring us to the last step. Maintaining your beautiful new stained concrete so you can enjoy it for years to come.