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I want to try hiding a drilled hole as much as possible on a concrete floor. I will fill the holes, but it's obviously visible. I don't want it to look fresh. Is there anything I should do before hand that’ll help blend it in afterwards? Then afterwards when I’m done is there anything anyone recommends for making it blend in and not look like freshly poured concrete in the holes?
Someone would help me out on this but he doesn’t have any ideas for hiding it.
You can drill through concrete even without a hammer drill, really it's just a function of time and energy. How many holes do you have to drill? How big and how deep? For two small holes, I wouldn't really worry about it (so what if they take 5min each?), but if I had to drill 20 large holes, I'd want something like a rotary drill.
Good bits will make quick work of the job too, and low end bits in the best drill will be slow and tedious.
For small holes (say 1/2" or less diameter, regardless of depth), I'd say use a standard hammer drill. Anything larger, rent or buy a rotary drill. For really big holes (several inches in diameter), you need a core drill.
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If you're using epoxy or a urethane based putty to fill the holes, scrape some of the nearby cement with sandpaper or a wire brush and brush that over the filler while it's still "tacky". It should help to hide it a little.