Concrete stain actually reacts with carbon dioxide in the air to become harder. The process is called carbonation - just like soda pop. It fall in to two main categories, which includes solid color stains typically called concrete stains or pigmented sealers and transparent or reactive stains better known as acid stains. Solid color concrete stains impart an even, solid look to the floor and come in over 20 colors. Acid stains provide a transparent marble like look to concrete, the colors are more limited and go from shades of blue-green to dark brown earth tones. The other option includes concrete dyes, which provide transparent colors and accents in bright hues that help achieve results not possible through acid staining.

Concrete Stamping is commonly referred to as patterned concrete.These are obtained in the form of powder and even in 100mm-diameter cores.It can be blended with other decorative concrete elements such as exposed aggregate finishes and acid-etch staining. It also blends with particular patterns, which include particular pattern, such as running bond brick, hexagonal tile and worn rock or stone.It is designed to resemble brick, slate, flagstone, stone, tile and even wood

Concrete Stencil is made up of three components. It includes a paper stencil which gives the pattern effect and colour hardener which is a dry powder consisting of sands, cement, colour oxides and special additives. It also contains a sealer, which is applied to the finished job to protect the surface from stains and also to enhance the colour. They are used on existing concrete where a thin decorative coating will be applied. This is a process that utilizes a paper stencil to create a pattern in freshly placed concrete. It is usually available on rolls of approximately 1000 square feet and is available in a wide variety of patterns.

Concrete surface preparation equipment is used to prepare concrete surfaces prior to the application of paint or coatings. It is useful for residential garage floors, pool decks, decorative concrete overlays, concrete preparation prior to wood floor installation, and industrial floors.