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Staining & Coloring Concrete

Concrete’s natural color can be altered with powder or liquid stains, dyes and colored hardeners, as well as aggregates such as ground glass and stone.

Art Professor Devises Original Arkansas Razorback Design on Concrete

Steven Ochs, who holds a master’s of fine art degree and is a professor of art and chair of the department of art and design at Southern Arkansas University, shared these photos of his latest project.

Decorative Concrete Tips: Fixing a Crack With Artistry

Concrete Art Vol. 3 No. 4 - August/September 2003 Staining & Coloring Concrete by Dave White Comments are Disabled

I was playing around with some ways to fix cracks in my stamped sidewalk at home. Any kind of patch repair will stick out like a red flag on the textured concrete. I liked the idea of using the crack so it would fit into the look of my sidewalk […]

Adding Integral Color to Concrete on the Job Site

Vol. 3 No. 6 - December/January 2004 Staining & Coloring Concrete by Gail Elber Comments are Disabled

Achieving color consistency requires careful planning and attention. Here are some tips.

Black Concrete is Black… Or is it?

Building with Concrete Vol. 3 No. 6 - December/January 2004 Staining & Coloring Concrete by David Thompson Comments are Disabled

True or false? When using a black pigment to integrally color concrete, black is black and that’s that. Answer: Absolutely false. Black is widely used in the concrete industry. It can be mixed to darken other pigments, and it can be used alone to make light grays, dark grays or […]

Adding Color and Texture to Concrete Skateparks

Stamping & Texturing Concrete Vol. 3 No. 6 - December/January 2004 Staining & Coloring Concrete by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

Airspeed Skateparks’ work was featured on the cover of last year’s World of Concrete issue. Since that time they have started incorporating both color and texture into their work, and decorative concrete has become a valuable extension of their skate park design services.

Decorative Concrete Tips: Pigmenting Liquid Release for Concrete

Tips & How-Tos Vol. 3 No. 1 - February/March 2003 Staining & Coloring Concrete by Clark Branum Comments are Disabled

Liquid release agent is quickly becoming the choice of many decorative concrete contractors. With the increased demand for quicker turnarounds, cleaner job sites and environmental concerns, using liquid release agent for stamped concrete becomes an obvious choice.

Buckets of Integral Colors for Concrete to Go

Vol. 3 No. 1 - February/March 2003 Staining & Coloring Concrete by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

Okay, so now you’re sold on this new color technology but don’t know of any ready mix plants in your area that have the proper equipment to produce integral colors. What’s a contractor to do?

Integral Color Dosing Machines for Concrete Ready Mix Providers

Vol. 3 No. 1 - February/March 2003 Concrete Placing Staining & Coloring Concrete by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

Ready mix executives from coast to coast agree that the color dispensing machines on the market today are a godsend.

Bayferrox C Pigment Granules Cut Down on Dust and Sticking

Vol. 4 No. 1 - February/March 2004 Concrete Placing Staining & Coloring Concrete by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

In its standard form, Bayferrox iron oxide pigment is a very fine, particle-sized powder. With Bayferrox C, the standard powder is compacted into an irregularly shaped granule. This is a cost-effective, low-dusting and free-flowing pigment that can be metered easily and accurately.

A-H Stained Glass Floor System: High-Gloss Film for Concrete Floors

Vol. 4 No. 2 - April/May 2004 Staining & Coloring Concrete by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

The A-H Stained Glass Floor System, from Anti-Hydro International, is a solventbased system that creates a vibrant-colored, transparent, high-gloss film for concrete and masonry floors.

The coating, which goes on in four layers, contains no pigments and creates beautiful colors by changing the refractive index of light, like a precious stone.