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Protecting Concrete Floors: Wine

This is the fourth in a series of articles about substances that can damage concrete. Wine is the oldest alcoholic beverage. Fermented grape juice has a long history and its manufacture is very important to the Northern California economy and our enjoyment of the many “farm to fork” products available in Sacramento. Yet those involved […]

Protecting Concrete Floors: Alcoholic Beverages

This is the third in a series on substances that can damage concrete floors. With the boom in craft brewing, the idea of visiting a neighborhood brewery is now a reality in Sacramento and Northern California. Many of these friendly and welcoming establishments are working out of warehouses or buildings not specifically designed for brewing, […]

Protecting Concrete Floors: Sour Milk

The second in a series of articles on substances that damage concrete floors. The typical homeowner does not see a lot of sour milk. For other locations, however, there may be spilled sour milk to cry over. Where sour milk is common, damage to concrete is possible. How can such an innocuous liquid as milk […]

Protecting Concrete Floors: Oil

This is the first article in a series about common substances that attack and destabilize concrete. Concrete is an alkaline substance, chiefly due to its primary component, cement. Therefore, if concrete is exposed to acids, it starts to break down. There are many potential sources of acidic substances and California Custom Coatings wants our clients […]

Epoxy or Acrylic Sealers?

California Custom Coatings provides a variety of services to restore, protect and beautify concrete in the Sacramento and Northern California area. While doing so, we use both acrylic and epoxy sealers. What are the differences between these two products and where are they typically applied? Acrylic Sealers are Lightweight Acrylic sealers are typically used when […]

Why Do I Need to Waterproof My Concrete?

Concrete may be manufactured with water, but once that concrete dries and hardens, that’s the end of its functional relationship with liquids. To lengthen the lifespan and durability of concrete, it is extremely helpful to limit its exposure to water. Surface sealers like those provided by California Custom Coatings do just that. Here are some […]

Are All Epoxy Coatings Alike?

California Custom Coatings only uses superior concrete epoxies on every job we complete. Our current epoxy primer is made by Versatile Building Products (VBP),  a thoroughly tested product known for its strength and adhesion capabilities. For example, here is a summary of a test performed using the same epoxy primer applied by California Custom Coatings […]

Patterns for Concrete Floors

California Custom Coatings uses both concrete stains and epoxy coatings to create durable patterns on concrete floors. These patterns can be decorative or they can be functional. Either way, both stains and epoxy colors are far more durable than paints or surface treatments (like decals) applied to concrete floors. Concrete Patterns as Design If you […]

Epoxy Flooring — Beyond the Garage

California Custom Coatings creates epoxy floors in just about any room with a concrete foundation. Commonly this means the garage, a washroom, or perhaps around the pool. Warehouses, professional kitchens, hospitals — these are all additional places where you often see epoxy flooring, both for its durability and easy cleaning. So it may come as […]

What is Epoxy Paint?

The Do-It-Yourself movement is powerful in America and there are plenty of videos on YouTube to prove it. Millions of hits are registered on videos explaining how to do this or that for restoring, improving or coating your concrete. One product you see in stores and on videos is “epoxy paint.” What is it and […]