What is chemical or acid staining?
Acid staining is a decorative art form used to create a wide variety of artistic effects to concrete surfaces. Its design capabilities are limitless and architects are becoming partial to it, both in the commercial and the residential arenas. Acid staining is rapidly gaining popularity with homeowners to beautify and improve their properties. They love the unique look and its low maintenance qualities. Chemical staining, or acid staining, refers to the use of acids combined with metallic salts to alter the color of concrete through chemical reaction, producing a rich, variegated finish unique to each surface, and a finished product with a natural “timeworn” appearance. The stains form permanent precipitates and actually become part of the concrete. This means that the color will not chip, crack, fade or peel as can be the case with sealers, paints or other surface applications. Acid stain is neither a paint pigment nor a tinted coating agent, which forms a film on the surface of the sl
