How to stencil concrete?

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How do I stencil a below grade concrete floor? Will the paint stay on in a high traffic area?

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Michelle Leslie on Sep 16, 2018

We've just done something similar and you will need to get special concrete paint. Check in the tin if it says it's suitable for high traffic areas. Concrete stains also works really well

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- Trudy on Sep 16, 2018
  
  Thanks Michelle!
  
  Did you acid wash first? And use a special concrete primer?
  
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- Michelle Leslie on Sep 17, 2018
  
  We power washed the concrete first to get rid of most of the dust and grime. It was on our outside patio. The paint we bought didn't require a primers (here's the spec sheet for what we used. The prepertions are on pg2 - https://plascon.com/docs/default-source/south-africa/products/stoep-enamel/tds---sp-range-stoep-enamel.pdf?sfvrsn=7930a689_2) We're in South Africa so I'm not 100% sure if the product is available where you're based though. I have found in the past that if you phone the help line usually printed on the paint tin, the people are super helpful with answering specific questions. I just phone them when I'm i the paint shop so I can check before buying. Hope it helps Trudy and best of luck
  
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- Trudy on Sep 17, 2018
  
  Thank you! I never thought of phoning from the store. Many times I know more than the store employees so I am afraid to take their advice!
  
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- Michelle Leslie on Sep 17, 2018
  
  Yeah I know that feeling. Try the hotline or customer care number, it always works for me. I even had one lady on the customer care line tell me to go to another store where they sold the paint cheaper
  
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William on Sep 16, 2018

https://www.hometalk.com/search/posts?filter=paint%20concrete%20floor

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Trudy on Sep 17, 2018

William, that is quite a collection of info, thanks! I obviously need to learn how to search Hometalk....

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