How to Clean, Etch and Seal a Stained Concrete Pad

[@TheFixerHomeRepair]

Subscribe to my channel: bit.ly/SubscribeToTheFixer Thanks for watching! 😃

[@TheOne610]

Your videos are so good that I find myself going back to your older videos and watching them over again.

[@jessicad83]

Having three children under 3 is a pretty good reason for not sealing it a year ago Matt, I'm pretty sure you can be forgiven 😅

[@jazjen007]

Wow you had a Blockbuster membership card on you?!?! Nice!

[@SteveOnTheEastCoast]

Show-off! 😅

[@Chrisw678]

I keep mine in my wallet for good luck. :)

[@sonarun]

Came for the blockbuster comment. Was not disappointed.

[@marthaturner4946]

Exactly

[@nekowolf583]

I’ve still got mine!

[@toriegrenier3985]

The Blockbuster card killed me, lol! Nice job

[@TheMbockino]

LOL! The last 20 seconds had me rolling. Gotta love the outtakes! Thanks for adding those. Great video as usual.

[@TheFixerHomeRepair]

😂 Well you can expect them in every video from here on out. They are a fan favorite haha

[@kwat1979]

Love the Blockbuster card. The good ol’ days!!

[@TheFixerHomeRepair]

Yes!!

[@wendykiesman4795]

This is the best channel to learn home improvements!!

[@TheFixerHomeRepair]

Thanks!! 😃

[@WisconsinWanderer]

This is great info Matt and this project turned out much better than thought it would. Thanks 😊

[@TheFixerHomeRepair]

For the first time doing it, I was glad it came out as good as it did too. Thanks for watching!

[@lindacsmith13]

the Blockbuster card was a nice touch, cracked me up.

[@TheFixerHomeRepair]

Always good to have on hand! 😂

[@Budsport_TV]

My dude pulls out a Blockbuster card in 2023. I love it, not the mention the transparency you provided at the beginning of the video. You got yourself a like and a new sub. 👍 👍

[@TheFixerHomeRepair]

😂 You never know when you need your Blockbuster card! Thanks for watching and subscribing!

[@jessicad83]

I think you should put on your merch "This isn't a how-to video, it's a how I-do video" - love it ❤

[@mmmemgggg617]

Love the Whalom Park cup! Going retro with that and the Blockbuster card!

[@TheFixerHomeRepair]

Happy to see that you know Whalom Park! 😃

[@darink300zx]

I was buying some beer one day and got carded. While fumbling with my wallet for my ID, my blockbuster card fell out. The cashier saw it and said, never mind.

[@nolongeramused8135]

Here in Seattle any concrete/cement that doesn't get sun exposure all day during the rainy season gets a layer of mildew. Annual spring job is pressure washing the entire east-facing driveway and blasting up a couple pounds of black gunk. Looks great until Thanksgiving.

[@TheFixerHomeRepair]

Yuck!

[@davidwostrel]

It does get a little old around March when the daily driver start to grow mold and moss also! But at least we don't have a lot of snow!

[@chrisdoe6890]

Same in Ireland. Similar climate .

[@lsudaddy]

Your work is good buddy. Because of you, i am a bondo for life user.

[@dominion1999]

Leaves stains (tannine stains) are removed with SH (sodium hypochlorite). Just make sure you do not mix the acid with the SH. You can bleach the concrete the day after etching.

[@Thee-AmateurAn94]

He needs to bleach the concrete, then he may get a uniform look

[@andrewc6385]

Awesome job my man

[@davidwostrel]

Matt flexing on us with his Blockbuster membership card!

[@DanaConquersBoutique]

Great job, Matt! I did this in the spring and had some stains that just would not lift. Also, I hadn’t laughed at all today until you blasted that pincher into a new zip code 😂 Thank you!

[@TheFixerHomeRepair]

Haha REALLY not a fan of those things... guess they are called earwigs but as a child (when I first discovered my dislike of them) we always called them pinchers. Thanks for watching!!

[@leeannoneal4847]

Looks fantastic! I loved the Blockbuster card! I wonder how long you’ve used that as a scraper…

[@sybilresh1905]

That looks great. I like how the water did not penetrate.

[@Esiddik]

( thought I have the pro tools) I appreciate you doing this the most realistic to a home owner, (because you can always upgrade your work tools to be the best of the best but you can’t always downgrade )

[@shoyrushoyru]

Matt I have that same exact watering can. I also did a double take when you pulled out the Blockbuster membership card.

[@TheFixerHomeRepair]

😁🤣

[@PinkTulips07777]

That looks great! Good job!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Your bloopers are hysterical! 😂

[@ca6177]

I like this! Your porch, steps look great! I had forgotten you made that!

[@sharonnorvell3397]

Looks great...should last along time ❤

[@iamwhoiamd7056]

Totally awesome video.

[@neijames]

You have inspired me to take this project on. I can't wait to get started. One question...why didn't you consider building on top of stairs?

[@jennifermartinus4929]

Nice job, Matt. 👍

[@deborahsimmons2414]

Thank you! Great work!

[@jimaronson2323]

Nuclear bird s**t. Must of had Chipotle. Cracked me up. 😂

[@BILLYOMALLEY]

Whalom Pahk, kehd!

[@AnnaYV]

Fab video Thankyou :) good to see you!

[@deannaoverstreet4146]

Thank you for sharing!

[@jsaysyay]

wow looks so nice and clean, and nice that it will stay that way. i'd be too worried about messing up a blockbuster card lol, can't exactly get a replacement

[@TheFixerHomeRepair]

😂

[@rwcah]

Nice job looks great. Thanks for sharing.

[@endall6783]

Great post I was wanting to know if it got slick in the rain?

[@pansepot1490]

Excellent question.

[@coppertopjohnson9782]

🤣🤣🤣 Nuclear birdshit?!?!?!? 🐦I am so glad you did this video. I just pressure-washed my patio a month ago and did not know you could/should seal it. Now I am going to go over it again, and seal it like you said. Hopefully, no nuclear birdshit issues. 🤣🐦 Thanks for sharing. 👍👍

[@ccgsales]

WHY didn't you remove the first step riser to fully expose the concrete and prevent the acid from getting on the painted wood?

[@TheFixerHomeRepair]

Because the miters are glued and probably would have ruined it. It is vinyl so I wasn’t worried about the acid.

[@Star_._]

The etching leaves it actually etched or it's only a cleaner?

[@lcook0825]

Great job Matt. Good to hear from you. Would love to join your patron but at 75 and on a fixed income just can’t sway it.

[@TheFixerHomeRepair]

I totally understand. Just you watching is all the support I need. Thank you!

[@lcook0825]

@@TheFixerHomeRepair thanks Matt.

[@billnipp2309]

why no walkway leading up to front door?

[@rossl2544]

Good video buddy. I have to admit at the start i was thinking whats the point but i do have to be fair it does look good. Do you know how long it lasts before you need to redo it again? If not would you be able to give us a heads up later down the line as to have its going please as i am very interested in doing this. thanks for sharing buddy top job

[@TheFixerHomeRepair]

It should last 1- 3 years for an acrylic sealant and 5-10 for epoxy and urethane. Hope this helps!

[@laurencehebert4880]

Whalom Park! 🎉

[@TheFixerHomeRepair]

For a whale of a time!

[@elbrianromo1585]

DOPE💯TiPS.💪💥👍💥👊💥

[@annwilliams9214]

Looks great! Does the etch/seal help with winter snow and ice? Thankful you kept the Blockbusters card handy. Just never know when you might need it. 😂

[@bobert6754]

A couple years ago you were going to do Vaulted (maybe you said cathedral) ceilings, thats something im going to do on a project of my own. Wondering if you were still planning on doing that project?

[@gregmize01]

🤣KEEP THOSE OUTAKES COMIN' FIXER!🤣

[@TheFixerHomeRepair]

Absolutely! It is basically required now haha

[@mrbilldo4]

Your “Nuclear bird 💩” made me laugh out loud, seriously!

[@teresamoore4141]

Good job

[@MrsJAZack]

The Three N's. Nice, Normal and Nowledgable! (I spelled it wrong on purpose so it would fit!)

[@TheFixerHomeRepair]

Haha thanks!

[@sjr7822]

When I first got my pressure washer, I was cleaning the cement I didn't notice it was 'pitting' the cement.

[@mileenah33]

You need a cement path 😊

[@videogamewire]

A Blockbuster card was on you? I thought they were all gone?

[@tinyt6330]

How if at all does sealing help with ice?

[@TheOne610]

If I were to put this video on loop and then just have it play all night, would that increase your viewership for each time it played?

[@januzi2]

How about the water that's coming from the ground? Wouldn't it make the stains under the sealant anyway, just like the water from the leaking pipe would make the stains on the wall?

[@TheFixerHomeRepair]

Can’t do much about that I guess. 🤷‍♂️

[@ajworden]

Whalom Park!

[@TheFixerHomeRepair]

Yes! 😃

[@10tenman10]

Great job. I suspect most concrete walkways and pards are not sealed.

[@lynseyw1061]

All you need now is a path leading up to it so you dont tread mud over that and your steps 😊

[@otsmalls1580]

yoo shout out to that old BLOCKBUSTER card LOL

[@TheFixerHomeRepair]

😁🤣

[@jakeschisler7525]

I watch Concrete with the Hausas and after they are done working the concrete and maybe they broom it too, they seal it the same day.

[@witchmouth]

Quite informative, and makes sealing concrete semms less intimidating. Love the out-takes! Def have that Masshole sense of humor! (nuclear birdshit)

[@capone_rd_809]

I knew it was one when you brought out the Block Buster card 99.99% of your viewers won't know what that is 🤣🤣

[@TheFixerHomeRepair]

😁🤣

[@ahn155]

잘 보고 갑니다

[@robertschmidt6383]

Couldn't it be stained for consistent appearance? Then sealed.

[@Dinomitsios]

Tannin stains from the leaves would have come out completely if you had used sodium hypochlorite aka bleach. Then moved forward with the etch process.

[@robingillespie4467]

I did this to my side walk don't water down the sidewalk befor you etch, this is why it did not clean everything.

[@TheFixerHomeRepair]

Wish I knew that. Hopefully others will read this! Thank you!

[@elizete2776]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@tamora.monique]

Lol not Chipotle 😂😂😂😂

[@TheFixerHomeRepair]

🤣

[@lindaroyal8161]

ha ha ha, old Block Buster Video Card, most won't even know what that is! How are the babies doing?

[@TheFixerHomeRepair]

Haha. They are all doing great. Thank you for asking. And of course thank you for watching!

[@djnevous3us]

Lol I still have my BB card too

[@balamont1150]

I’d buy a more powerful pressure washer, that one seemed inadequate.

[@vincentnofx]

Look into a cure and seal, you don't have to wait the full 30 days.

[@TheFixerHomeRepair]

Interesting... 🤔 had no idea. Thanks!

[@ricozorro]

fuck ya i'm interested

[@daydreambeliever6603]

Stains just look like a bird pooped mulberry poop on your concrete. That stuff just won’t shift.

[@lawsonlawson9806]

Leafs didn't create those stains ...

[@TheFixerHomeRepair]

What do you think did?

[@marley8318]

what is that? a pad for ants?

[@Thee-AmateurAn94]

If you’re gonna use a watering can for this at least get a good one that showers out uniformity not just slop it on inconsistent af. Damn bro you make me wanna go help the idf terminate Hamas operatives 😤

[@kkulikov]

Or you can just paint that.

[@matthewatkinson7558]

Wow. When is the last time you cleaned out your wallet haha. That’s a 20 year old card! And Whalen Park. What decade is this?