Chalk Paint Concrete Floors

A cement floor we did over 4 years ago at our warehouse.
Chalk paint concrete floors. Stencil by royal design. Amber had gotten sick of the old carpet in her store so she and her husband ripped it out and painted the underlying concrete floor with annie sloan chalk paint in graphite. If you re painting onto raw concrete you may prime it with plaster primer or simply paint straight onto the clean surface with chalk paint. Where my shop is located its just another warehouse with ugly concrete floors.
The best concrete paint results come from careful preparation and concrete repair followed by application. You might want to do dome cool designs on the floor the epoxy will be a tough finish for the masterpiece. If you want to read more about chalk painting concrete floors i will share a tutorial. Webster chalk paint i am a stock list for this paint in australia more details can be found on their site floor sealant.
Remember to allow them to dry thoroughly in between. Latex paint colour of your choice. Annie sloan painter residence hester van overbeek shows how you can use chalk paint when casting concrete planters to create great pops of colour. You can also use porch paint on the cement floor let it dry then again use the epoxy.
Use a degreasing cleaner and a scrub brush with water to remove any dirt and grease from the concrete floor. If your floors have been painted or are coated with something i would give them a light sanding. If you think you can paint floors with regular wall paint you re sadly mistaken. Hardened residue may require a scraper.
Use the chalk paint do a couple coats then after it is dry use an epoxy sealant. How to stencil concrete floors for a faux timber effect. It was done with graphite and cream chalk paint by annie sloan and sealed with annie s lacquer. They then added a stenciled pattern in old white and finished it off with annie sloan lacquer a water based varnish for painted floors.
Paint manufacturers offer super durable porch and floor paint products and sealers that will keep your painted floors well painted. Sand off any splatter residue lumps or uneven areas on the concrete floor. Simply clean your surface and then begin to paint. Let the coats dry fully until applying the next coat.
Wow what a difference.