Sealed concrete flooring will resist many stains up to a point. Unsealed concrete flooring, or flooring without any type of protective coating, will not resist any stains at all. All spills on your polished concrete flooring should be cleaned up as quickly as possible to reduce the amount of stains. Not every spill will result in a blemish, but because concrete can be remarkably porous, it is very likely that it will eventually result in a stain. How you deal with it will depend on what type of material caused the stain, how long you have had the floor, how extensive the staining is and the condition of the rest of the floor.
If you have had the floor for a long time, are dealing with an extensive stain or you have other problems with the flooring, such as denting, pitting or spalling, you may need to have a concrete flooring expert take care of the problem by using techniques such as applying a skim coat or polymer overcoating. With either, you have the ability to change the look of the flooring by adding new colors or by using different design options like masking and stenciling. A skim coat is simply a thin layer of concrete that is applied by hand to resurface the existing floor. With this method, the surface must be in fair to good condition and it can be used to address minor pitting or spalled concrete.
A polymer overcoating is approximately ¼ inch thick and can be applied over slightly more damaged concrete and can even be used to level uneven or low spots in the existing flooring. For very minor stains, a spot treatment may be used, but it may be difficult to match to the surrounding areas in some cases.
For more information contact Perfect Polish, the nation’s leader in polished concrete flooring for both residential and commercial concrete flooring: (877) 91-SHINE
