Water based stains are available in a.
2 tone water based stain concrete floor.
One is to mask off a pattern and use two different colors to fill in the section.
This means it will not peel or chip and help produce a natural looking finish.
Many contractors use nothing but water to dilute stain but manufacturers discourage the practice and offer stain extenders essentially acid stain without the color for dilution purposes.
Place your paint pan on the tarp and pour the stain into the pan.
There are two types of concrete stain to choose from.
Multi coat applications are used to build visual textures faux effects veining etc.
After the concrete has dried you can begin applying the stain.
There are two ways to stain concrete with different colors.
I would be very wary about diluting with water say chris sullivan technical director for concrete product manufacturer qc construction.
Using your paintbrush apply the stain along the perimeter edge and at all seams images 1 and 2.
The other way is to stain the floor with a light color.