Getting Acrylic on Concrete to Stick and Look Great
I've spent way too many weekends trying to get acrylic on concrete to actually stay put without flaking off after the first rainstorm. It's a bit of a tricky combination because concrete is basically a giant, heavy sponge that loves to soak up moisture, while acrylic paint needs a perfectly clean, stable surface to grab onto. If you don't play by the rules of the material, you're basically just painting a temporary layer that'll peel up like a bad sunburn in a few weeks. ...