What does Lowes and Home Depot put on their concrete floors to make them shine?

Question

I would like to do this in my shop, but I have no idea what they put on the bare concrete to make it look shiny and nice.

Answer 1

Lowe's floors are made of polished concrete... That is, when they put it down they use a special machine that buffs it to a mirror finish. For maintenance they put down a material made for the purpose which is basically ground up nut shells. The shells attract dust for sweeping and leave a light oil finish. For your shop it will be more practical to use a commerically available garage floor finish... sold at, you guessed it, Lowe's!

Answer 2

Garage Door Floor Seal Lowes

Answer 3

Normally on concrete floors when new, so that dust and spills do not penetrate the surface and to make them to clean up easy they use a mineral base sealer called krilliseal and then a coat or two of a krilliclear finish coat that brings out the sheen.

Answer 4

Are you sure you want a shop floor like that? Pretty dangerous when there is water or oil on it.

Answer 5

hey i work at LOWES in lumber/building materials.what we do for spot shining is use dustmop and WD40.if were doing whole store we have a zambonie which we fill with 5 parts water and 1 part detergant of any sort

Answer 6

There is sealant and polish specially designed for concrete

Answer 7

Epoxy

Answer 8

It is a sealer the same as the navy use,s. I know it as deck varnish ask at the store and they will fix you up.

Answer 9

The sweat and tears of the family businesses that their corporate oligopolies destroyed.

Answer 10

it an apoxy that is made for concrete floors.