Acid Stain the Kitchen Floor

The more I do acid stain the more I love it, plus the freer I feel to try different techniques. When we finished the small studio kitchen, after cleaning the stain, there were a couple of small dots which had remained white like concrete. These appeared to be shellac which had accidentally not been cleaned before we stained. (Remember what I said before, clean meticulously)

To remedy the problem, I took the small hand sander figuring I would have to remove the spots and stain again. But as I was sanding with the fine paper I realized with a little sweep of the hand you could get an interesting look and additional veining. Although this has not been sealed yet, I like the effect and will not re stain. Sometimes our accidents are an opportunity to learn.