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Painting Concrete FloorsPainting Basement Floor TechniquesBy: Pamela Cole Harris
2. Thoroughly clean the concrete. If there is any grease on the floor (what have you been DOING in this room?), you must remove it before painting or the paint won’t stick. To remove grease, put down cat litter to absorb the majority of oil, then scrub again with Goof Off. Then mix up a bucket of TSP and scrub the floor, rinsing several times, until your mop is clean (I didn’t say this would be easy, did I?). Wait at least three days for the floor to dry. 3. Sand off any paint (have you done this before?) or bumpy stuff (such as glue or paint residue) with a hand sander and80-grit sandpaper. Vacuum well. Go over the floor with a tack cloth (a sticky cheesecloth available at any hardware or home improvement store).
7. Now for the creative stuff! Use your imagination to come up with geometric shapes, the look of faux tile, faux stone, or even a faux yellow brick road! Let dry completely!
8. Roll on two coats of Break through sealer with a 1/4" nap roller. You will need a respirator mask for this (cough! cough!). Let dry. Now you have a beautiful concrete floor – indestructible and colorful! I just have one more tip – lay some nice soft rugs around, especially in the wintertime! Your floor may be marvelous, but it will be cold on those tender toes!
About the Author - Pamela Cole Harris is an editor, writer
and eco-decorator with over 35 years experience. Her website,
http://www.homeandgardenmakeover.com/ is
full of her unique decorating ideas and "how-to"s. Her new book, "100+
Wildly Imaginative Ideas for Creating Your Own Coffee Table - a Handbook for
the Creatively Deficient Decorator " is available through her website or at
http://www.lulu.com/pamelacoleharris
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