Waxing concrete

You said waxing in the topic and sealing in your message. What do they want the floor sealed or waxed. The only time that I have heard of sealing the floor is when we do pet damage that is down to the subfloor. If this is the case it is just a matter of a long handle, paint roller, and kilz primer. Very easy… If it has to do with waxing sorry can’t help.

Ron I have stripped, neutralized, sealed and waxed a few floors, its work man! If all your doing is sealing and waxing, not so bad, the stripping is a bear though. I did it only a few times, more as a favor to some people I know well, otherwise its not something I wouldn’t want to get too deep into. The last time I did it, something in the wax screwed up and I had to do it over, NOT FUN! I charged .35/strip, .08/neutralize, .08/seal and .10 per coat wax (three coat minimum). Humidity may come into play with drying so make sure wax is good and dry between coats. By the way, the last job that screwed up and had to redo, was my last – out of that line forever! Those guys earn their money.

You can apply an finish to the floor, just like vinyl tile. The process is the same however if there is any oil, grease, or other foriegn substance on it the finish may not stick and peel prematurely. If a different finish such as paint or an epoxy was to be applied at a later date, all of this would have to be stripped and then the floor would have to be acid etched to open the concrete pores to allow sufficent adhesion (sp?) I wouldn’t recommend anyone not reasonably knowledgable in this area think about it. There are professionals out there that do it for a living and even they can screw the job up.