In painting your concrete walkway do not use paint that was intended for the house or for its interior.
Paint to use on concrete sidewalk.
Check the manufacturer s instructions for the curing time.
Reinvigorate your concrete floors with the spruce best home interior paint primer in one a brand new 100 percent acrylic paint that s produced by kilz.
Surecrete s sureseal colortec acrylic is an exterior concrete paint that can be used for coloring driveway and sidewalk that require a high traffic coating.
30 standard colors include gray silver white red brown and tan surecrete s outdoor colored concrete surface sealer can also be color matched to virtually any color in 1 and 5 gallon low voc options.
Proper use can extend the life of such surfaces as concrete masonry walls basements patios sidewalks driveways garage floors and pool decks.
There are floor paints and commercial stains for concrete that are made specifically on surfaces like that of a walkway.
There are also different types of paint bases to consider when coating a concrete surface in a workplace basement sidewalk or other zones.
Cut in the edges of the walkway with the angled paint brush.
Allow the paint to dry for the indicated length of time.
I ll pass along some lessons below.
Epoxy is considered ideal because it endures abuse better than acrylic and urethane alone but you can sometimes add layers to improve performance and longevity.
Shake the concrete paint then stir it after opening.
Concrete stains generally can be applied more quickly dry faster and require less prep work than concrete paints.
Pour the concrete paint into the paint tray.
With the right coat of paint you can take a plain concrete wall or other fixture and give it a new life.
The result would be a surface that would be slippery and dangerous when wet.
Concrete requires special paints that contain binders that contract and expand right along with the surface.
Sakrete flo coat concrete resurfacer allowed me to do just that and it added a durable perfect surface to the entire sidewalk.