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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.

Three-step System to Re-color Concrete

Stamping & Texturing Concrete Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 11 No. 6 - August/September 2011 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

Across the country stamped concrete jobs are beginning to show wear. To help restore the worn surfaces, Concrete Earth LLC has developed a three-step system to re-color, accent and seal previously installed jobs.

Use Underpainting Principles to Make Colors Shine on a Concrete Canvas

Concrete Art Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 11 No. 6 - August/September 2011 by Stacey Enesey Klemenc Comments are Disabled

How is a puddle of water like a colored concrete slab?

How this Concrete Contractor Moved From Flatwork to Decorative Concrete

Outdoor Spaces Featured Contractor Vertical & Carved Concrete Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 11 No. 6 - August/September 2011 by Kelly O'Brien Comments are Disabled

Troy Lemon, founder and president of Cornerstone Decorative Concrete in Holland, Mich., starts his story with a familiar admission. “I was a concrete guy way before I was a decorative concrete guy,” he says.

Pigment Peculiarities

Concrete Placing Concrete Overlays & Toppings Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 11 No. 2 - February/March 2011 by Kelly O'Brien Comments are Disabled

Any time you’re dealing with integral color, the key to success is getting a nice, even distribution of pigment. The key to that, in turn, is managing the water-to-cement ratio in your mix.

Mix Messages: How Performance Admixtures Affect Integral Color

Concrete Placing Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 6 No. 2 - April/May 2006 by John Strieder Comments are Disabled

Does the use of admixtures change the intensity of integral color?

An Overview of Rare Earth Labs, Inc.

Vol. 1 No. 1 - February 2001 Special Features Staining & Coloring Concrete by Bob Graham Comments are Disabled

Making concentrated concrete stains in Arkansas, with these stains water makes them better.

When to Use or Not Use Dry-Shake Color Hardener

Concrete Polishing Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 8 No. 6 - September/October 2008 by Christina Camara Comments are Disabled

Some say avoid this combination altogether. But others say it can be done well — as long as contractors are aware of potential pitfalls.

Things to Remember When Designing Decorative Concrete

Tips & How-Tos Business & Technology Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 8 No. 5 - August 2008 by Shellie Rigsby Cordell Comments are Disabled

Designing decorative concrete is no different from any other process that has endless options. The first step is to ask the questions that define the project and guide the design.

Synthetic Rock Features using GFRC

Building with Concrete Vertical & Carved Concrete Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 7 No. 8 - December 2006/January 2007 by Amy Johnson Comments are Disabled

Glass-fiber reinforced concrete and other materials can be molded to make rock structures so natural-looking, even Mother Nature will be fooled.

Turning Tragedy Into Triumph: Art and Design Concrete

Stamping & Texturing Concrete Featured Contractor Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 7 No. 7 - November 2007 by David Searls Comments are Disabled

It took a serious automobile accident to steer these contractors in the right direction for their business. But once they found the way, they were off.