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Recipe: Breathing Light Into Your Work with Color

Concrete Art Recipes Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 8 No. 3 - May 2008 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

When you have a dark grey slab, you have to take into consideration how that will affect color and its intensity. Most of the colorants on the market differ as much in transparency as concrete differs in color and porosity.

Washington Restaurant Gets Decorative Concrete Overhaul

Stamping & Texturing Concrete Vertical & Carved Concrete Concrete Countertops Concrete Overlays & Toppings Vol. 8 No. 2 - March/April 2008 by Mike Dawson Comments are Disabled

A job that began with a mere 80 square feet of overlay snowballed into a decorative concrete transformation — complete with faux hollow tree — for this restaurant and bar.

Will Better Understanding of Polishing Help Us Reach Our Full Potential?

Concrete Polishing Vol. 8 No. 1 - February 2008 by Peter Wagner, CSI Comments are Disabled

We’ve grown up, and now we have to act accordingly, and in unison, for our industry to reach its true potential. We all need to truly understand the process.

Tips on Coloring Polished Concrete

Tips & How-Tos Concrete Polishing Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 7 No. 7 - November 2007 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

Learn about the four ways to add color to slabs that are intended for polishing: Integral Color, Dry Shake Hardener, Acid Stain and Dyes

QC Debuts New QC Concrete Dye

Decorative Concrete Press Releases Press Releases by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

QC Concrete Dye is a translucent, micronized, chemically inert and nonreactive pigment. When applied to overlays, profiled or polished concrete. It will provide intense coloring effects without creating a film or coating that can be worn away. Uses and Benefits QC Concrete Dye is for use in interior applications only. […]

Keep Colored Concrete Fresh and Young

Tips & How-Tos Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 7 No. 2 - March/April 2007 by Stacey Enesey Klemenc Comments are Disabled

Here are a few products that can be used to breath new life into old concrete.

Concrete to Dye For

Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 6 No. 4 - August/September 2006 by Amy Johnson Comments are Disabled

Concrete dyes are tailor-made for color adjustment on staining jobs, and on their own, they offer an endless array of colors. So release your inner artist and give ’em a try!

A Translucent Dye for Non-porous Cement-based Surfaces

Concrete Sealers Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 6 No. 3 - June/July 2006 by Wendy Ardolino Comments are Disabled

Dye-N-Seal from Brickform is a translucent dye designed to penetrate and color any non-porous cement-based surface. It can be used with or without a stain.

Adding Color to Polished Concrete Floors

Concrete Polishing Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 6 No. 1 - February/March 2006 by Peter Wagner, CSI Comments are Disabled

Color and concrete have evolved. When considering adding color in conjunction with polishing, first it was integral colors or dry shake hardeners, then acid stains crept to the forefront as it became viable to combine densifying and acid stains.

How to Apply Color and Eye Catching Design to Polished Concrete Floors

Concrete Polishing Vol. 5 No. 3 - June/July 2005 by Peter Wagner, CSI Comments are Disabled

Graphic design can be produced before or after the full curing of the slab, utilizing saw cuts, specialty tape, stamping or stenciling. In this article we will focus on the methods used following a full cure, in conjunction with acid stains and acetone-based dyes.