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If you purchase the Rust-O-ileum garage floor kit, the instructions and material for etching are included. My home in VA is 35 years old and the garage floor was stained when it was built. Over the years that had worn off in some places, cracks had formed, even had some broken concrete and areas with paint spatter etc.

First I pressure washed the entire floor. Then I applied an epoxy patch to all cracks and areas where the concrete had broken. Next step was to rent a floor sander from Home Depot and sand the entire floor with a 38 grit concrete paper. Then with a finer grit, 80 if I recall, I polished the areas I had patched with the epoxy. Next step was to apply the etching and then to pressure wash the entire floor once more.

Let it dry completely. Mine took about 5 days in the hot summer. Then applied the epoxy paint and decorative flakes. Looks like a new floor. All cracks gone, completely washable, and stays very clean. This was a very old beat up floor that required some extra steps to get the final finish I wanted.