What would be the best non-toxic concrete driveway paint? Issues!
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Look into the paint road crews use for making those lines.
Talk to the paint guys at your home depot or lowes or ace. They are a wealth of knowledge.
You can use driveway sealant applied with a squeegee-like device with long handle. Black color would make the other colors in your yard pop. Sealant is more durable than paint.
I would go back to the HOA with substantiated reasons why not to paint it now. Especially as painting a cement drive can create more eyesore issues later like pealing paint. As a past presidient of a HOA, I know sometimes their decisions are not based on research.
I gather there is something on the cement that is an eyesore to them and they just want it covered up. Have you tried pressure washing the cement, maybe scrubbing it first with a cleanser? Or sand blasting it? There are two alternatives you could look into.
Try SEAL-KRETE concrete sealer / garage paint available at WalMart
I like both Beth and Sal's responses. We just had our concrete driveway power washed (along with everything else) but this time by a pro...and I can't believe how much dirt he removed...nor how good it now looks. To be fair, when we had it poured, I had them add colour to the mix, so it's a peachy/light terracotta look to match the adjacent stone steps. Everything flows together. However, years ago I tried to do this using concrete stain and although initially it looked half decent, it eventually peeled, wore off in spots and became quite hideous -yet we'd used exactly what was recommended for our climate! Don't let them bully you...file whatever paper you have to so as to delay this order while you present them with proof (a letter from a pro) that it won't work, will be too expensive, and that removing the old finish alone is likely a better option. Good luck!
Cannot recommend a paint but can recommend that you buy something that does not end up as a slippery surface. I would go to a good paint dealer - Ace, Sherwin Williams - and ask their advice.
I have consulted with HD and specialized paint stores. Everyone is only touting their own products but they won't give a warranty on their use as the drive already has paint on it.
Too bad,it's also in white but if it's toxic maybe an oil base paint then.
THIS is why I swore (and made my husband promise) that we'd never live under an HOA. I've seen far too many of these bloody petty tyrants to last me a lifetime (for friends and relatives). Power goes to their heads. Since you have a serious medical condition --I would like to suggest that IF you can afford to retain a local attorney who'll represent you for a very low/reasonable amount ($100 - to write a letter to the bullies) - it might be possible to get them to leave you alone under threat of suing them for worsening your medical problems? He/she might also be able to give you decent advice after reading the HOA rules in their entirety? Meanwhile go ahead and check with places like Home Depot and Lowe's or Ace Hardware if they're also local to you. Explain what's going on. I'd bet most of them would never suggest putting a new coat on top of what's already there, but might be able to suggest something. I'm personally SO sorry to see you have to deal with this--one's home should be sacrosanct.
Dear Elizabeth....thank you so very much for your kindness and understanding! Too bad you aren't on the Board lol! I appreciate your thoughtfulness more than you can know.