Thread for Things That Made You Smile Today

[JackWhisper]

I need a RESPECT FIST gif for Anticor to + him for being a rescuer. I can't green him for a while. Heh. And I have a dachshund. His name is Jaxon. He's in LA right now, being a seeing-eye dog for a blind pit bull who's got cancer and is near death. So this is sad for me! Ah well. Life sucks sometimes.

[Luntz]

[AnticorRifling]

I need a RESPECT FIST gif for Anticor to + him for being a rescuer. I can't green him for a while. Heh. And I have a dachshund. His name is Jaxon. He's in LA right now, being a seeing-eye dog for a blind pit bull who's got cancer and is near death. So this is sad for me! Ah well. Life sucks sometimes.

Currently have 4 rescues and we're keeping a 5th (he's a rat terrier though not a dach) while a family moves.

[Tgo01]

So for a few years now I've been neglecting a little sidewalk on my property; never cleaned it, let grass grow in the joints, sprinklers were hitting it for over a year before I realized just how hard the water is here. I thought all hope for this sidewalk looking good again was lost.

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But then I bought some joint sealer, some cleaner, some acid etcher, some bonding stuff and some stain and went to work. I am quite pleased with the result.

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I can hardly believe it's the same sidewalk.

Only thing I'm not sure of is if I should seal it as well. Everywhere I've been reading says if I used a semi-transparent stain I should seal it afterward but no one seems to recommend this if you use a solid stain...which is what I used. I'd hate for this to start fading and failing prematurely.

[Taernath]

Currently have 4 rescues and we're keeping a 5th (he's a rat terrier though not a dach) while a family moves.

Rat terriers are pretty cool.

[Sorcasaurus]

So for a few years now I've been neglecting a little sidewalk on my property; never cleaned it, let grass grow in the joints, sprinklers were hitting it for over a year before I realized just how hard the water is here. I thought all hope for this sidewalk looking good again was lost.

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But then I bought some joint sealer, some cleaner, some acid etcher, some bonding stuff and some stain and went to work. I am quite pleased with the result.

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I can hardly believe it's the same sidewalk.

Only thing I'm not sure of is if I should seal it as well. Everywhere I've been reading says if I used a semi-transparent stain I should seal it afterward but no one seems to recommend this if you use a solid stain...which is what I used. I'd hate for this to start fading and failing prematurely.

What sort of stain did you use? Depending on the type, there are a few do/don'ts to sealing it.

Looks great though, well done!

[Tgo01]

What sort of stain did you use? Depending on the type, there are a few do/don'ts to sealing it.

Looks great though, well done!

Behr solid concrete stain.

Some people are saying this product sucks and starts peeling after a few days/weeks but I'm hoping they just didn't follow the instructions well enough. People always seem to think they know more than the people making the product.

[Wrathbringer]

Did you try pressure washing it first?

[Tgo01]

Did you try pressure washing it first?

Yup! Pressure washing got rid of almost all of the black/brown stains that were probably caused by mold or dirt. It made the rust stains slightly better...but not by a whole lot.

Honestly the sidewalk looked pretty gosh darn good just by cleaning it with a cleaning product but there were still some visible rust stains so I figured I'd stain the whole thing to have a more uniform look.

[Wrathbringer]

Yup! Pressure washing got rid of almost all of the black/brown stains that were probably caused by mold or dirt. It made the rust stains slightly better...but not by a whole lot.

Honestly the sidewalk looked pretty gosh darn good just by cleaning it with a cleaning product but there were still some visible rust stains so I figured I'd stain the whole thing to have a more uniform look.

Looks new. Nice work.