Brilliance Concrete Acid Stain - Caribbean Blue (Light Blue) - 1 Gallon - Step 2

I bought this to stain a DIY concrete fire pit table that I built. I wanted the table top to have a dark rich color... And I was hoping that this black stain would turn it more of a dark dark charcoal... But at the end of the day it ended up turning it a very deep chocolate brown... Which in the end I'm very happy with so I can't really take any stars away for that. It's easy to use and you can control the shade by adding more applications to darken it up.Just be aware that the black is not exactly black and there are some shades of brown in there. But still... It's beautiful

This does not color the concrete anywhere near dark brown or black. I am 100% dissatisfied with the product. We followed all of the manufacturers recommendations and installation instructions. It simply does not stain the concrete like they show in the photos.

UPDATE: I spoke with the company and they made it right. I have updated to 4 stars as it will probably look good for those who want floors that are more inconsistent in color. Also, the company stands behind their product and made it right for me.Easy to apply... does not smell... but my results were horrible. . I used this on new/cured/prepared/exterior concrete and the results were all over the place. Some areas it looked good... but others, it almost looked very blotchy. Some areas, it didn’t event really stain. I was looking for a consistent stain across the whole floor.I wish I could get my money back... but I am going to have to figure out a way to fix this mess.

I really like this product and recommend it.I apolied the stain over 15 year old exposed aggregate concrete after power washing it and allowed it to dry for three days. The color I ordered was black onyx and as you can see from the photos it certainly didn’t look like anything like that in the liquid form.I really had my doubts as I applied the stain but I remembered they said that the color will not stay the way it looks after you apply it. As you can see from the photos it started to darken and turn into a rich chocolatey brown color. I’m extremely happy with the change and I plan to do the rest of my motor court next year.Sadly I wasn’t able to begin this project until very late in the season and now it’s too late to give a second coat to darken it. I was having new landscaping done and driveways installed so I had to hold off until the end of the season. I will be ordering several more gallons in the spring time to complete the project after winter and spring rains are over.The section I did complete is a bit blotchy because unfortunately it rained shortly after I had completed it. I’m looking forward to completing it next year and will add photos at that time. Good luck!

My bigger plan is to stain in my master bedroom but I wanted to test how the stain would react to my concrete first. I Purchased the taupe & gray color featured in the first photo. After testing I realized that the taupe was more along the lines of dark gray but closer to the look of an oil stain (The second picture is two coats of the taupe after 12 -14 hours). I was not happy with the taupe on it’s own so thankfully I had the “gray” (which is really brown) to break up the mildew\oil stain color from the taupe. The two together turned out ok for my back patio but would have NEVER worked in my bedroom!! I have grays and blues in there and need a true gray. I’m still on the search for the right gray for my bedroom but I do not recommend using the gray stain from this company unless you’re really wanting brown. I also don’t recommend the taupe unless you’re going for watered down black. However the two together are not so bad if you’re wanting a blackish and brown mix...Bottom line: think goodness my house is brown so it worked out for my patio but this would have been a MUCH worse review if I had gone straight to staining my bedroom without testing it on my patio first! Be aware that the colors are not what the label states.

UPDATE: my previous initial thoughts are below. I was not overly hopeful after the application, but after cleaning/neutralizing and scrubbing the color leveled out a LOT. It’s much, much more even. It darkened significantly after sealing (lighter photo is after neutralizing, darker is after 2 coats of sealer) and the only issues I have are likely from my inexperience. I have had some fisheyes come through and brand bold called me and walked me through how to fix it step by step. Looks like despite multiple etchings and mechanical scrubbing to prep I’m still going to need the wax to overcome my crappy decades-old repair shop floor. That’s my issue though, and their customer service has been amazing. I will update once I’m totally done but with their help it’s looking very good.—————I will say the product does etch/stain areas it sticks to. Unfortunately, unless your floor is super flat, it pools like crazy. We did all the prep work as instructed, and our floor is not outrageously uneven, but still ended up with areas of ponding and some areas of almost no treatment.I guess I assumed since concrete isn’t exactly a perfect medium it would be more viscous like other coatings I’ve used but that’s not the case. Not particularly the products fault but just a fair warning to others, if your floor isn’t brand new and perfectly flat it’s near impossible to get this stuff to stay where you want it.

The stain was easy to use. It turned out darker than we expected. We tried to contact the seller four times to ask if there was any way we could lighten the concrete and only got one reply that the tech would call. No one called.

I used this in my basement after removing the carpet. After all the hard work of removing glue and preparing the floor, this stuff delivered. It looks amazing, was easy to use, and delivered on all the promises. I recommend to everyone! The key is preparing the floor to take the stain. If the stain doesn't work, you didn't get the floor ready. Get all glue and finish off first or it can't penetrate the concrete.

My Rural Rustic, Medium Brown turned out awesome on my concrete stairs! I highly recommend this company.I did add 5 grams of fools gold flake to my sealer to make it pop even more along with anti-slip additive.You won’t be disappointed if you follow all 4 steps. Neutralizer degreaser is an absolutely must! If you skip this process your stain won’t go to the proper colour.5 STARS ALL THE WAY!

I scewed up with an epic fail.Product turned out blotchy and gross and I had to paint over because it looked so bad, However its not the products fault it was my experiment gone bad .My patio had too many previous repairs with different products. In some spots it looked good. Even if I grinded smooth before applying the repair spots would have turned out blotchy. I would use again over fresher poured though