If this is a temporary solution until you are able to get carpet then i would not personally worry about etching the floor.
Can you paint concrete floor without etching.
When you are using concrete stain you can easily dilute it with water following a 3 1 ratio.
In addition to creating a rough surface for the paint to adhere to acid etching removes salts from the surface and neutralizes the ph level of the concrete factors that prevent the paint from sticking to the concrete.
The surface can end up uneven over etched or under etched.
For instance if you are using epoxy coating you can use it at full strength.
This can range from csp 1 smoothest to csp 9.
3 key steps to a concrete floor refresh a fresh coat of color solves everything.
I recieved some free polyurethane alkyd based floor paint and painted my garage floor used as a woodworking shop i did not pre treat it in any way just cleaned it.
We ripped the carpets from the floor and already gotten the supplies needed for painting plain concrete slab in our 1974 home.
And it s easy when you can rely on strong innovative tools that take the heavy lifting out of painting even a.
But etching products work only if the concrete is clean and not already coated.
You just need to have the expectation that at some point moisture could become an issue with older concrete which could potentially lead to the paint popping peeling.
Yet on the packaging it says it s suitable for use outside and inside.
If you follow the steps below you can achieve satisfying results no matter what concrete you choose to paint be it the garage floor basement floor or wall outdoor patio or any other part of.
Eco etch pro comes in a concentrate form meaning it can be used in varying strengths depending on the type of product you are using for your concrete garage floor.
If you choose to skip the etching step before applying the paint the paint may bubble up peel or flake off the concrete.
You could easily spot paint if the concrete were coated with that but sealer which would also keep paint from.
Concrete surface profile or csp as defined by the international concrete repair institute icri is a standardized measure for the roughness of a given concrete surface.