Coloring & Staining Topics

Final Step

feeds@yuku.com (CJD) — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:56:26 GMT

I am staining a new pour which is a month old and has a coat of Ashford denisfier placed on in 3 days after the pour. It was hard troweled. It is a flat slab. We started with 80 grit and worked up to 400. Applied Chemstone stain which appeared to react well. Now the plan is to take it to 3000 grit, however what would be the best top coat to maintain the gloss? Since it had Ashford should we just go with a stain guard or use something like spartic?

BTW this is a commerical lab so it...

Blues & greens on outdoor overlay. US or Acid?

feeds@yuku.com (briandeas) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:44:38 GMT

It's my first request for blues & greens outdoors. HS is a no no, US not sure and acid, well I heard if you spray blues and green acids outdoors, they can turn black on you over time.. Not sure if that's true but what do you guys think? This is going to be an overlay over agg outdoors. Thx

PAINTING YOUR OWN DESIGNS

feeds@yuku.com (lakalimon) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:45:56 GMT

I was wondering.... had anyone had any luck with actually just painting on a design using either portion control or reactive..
Particularity curious if there are any issues with bleeding. also good supplier of paint brushes for the job.
I would like to stay away from stenciling, and keep a sharp image.
Also anyone know if using pencil for outlining would be a bond breaker?

need help with mix color/acid stain

feeds@yuku.com (tim3939) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:14:18 GMT

would like to have jet black counter top with blue/green mix acid stained. (quikrete counter top mix/sand no large agg maybe grind to 400 because this is pour in place. #1would stianed colors show up or would I need lighter top to start with #2 is solvent based stain good choice #3 I see lots of cool pic's but not sure how it was done we really like marbling effect ,will do lots of test .sqs but would like to know were to start,ordering samples of dye/stain could kill me $$$$$ thanks...

First job, acid stained basement

feeds@yuku.com (joemcbride) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:35:47 GMT

Hi all,

I just finished a training and have a job lined up for an acid stained basement floor. The area is not too large at 500sq ft. The class had a lot packed into two days, so I'm still unsure of what exactly to do. I looked online and found people who suggested washing floors with water and detergent instead of first cleaning with acid. So, I was wondering if someone could check my order list and tell me if everything is right, if something is missing, or if I should...

Ultra Stone Question

feeds@yuku.com (Marko) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:32:25 GMT

I'm working on a porch. Trowel down is 1 oz Desert Beige. Sprayed choc. stain at 15 to 1. After spraying, the stain turned kind of an orangeish colour in the areas the stain puddled. On the sides of the porch I brushed the stain on and did not turn the orangeish colour. It happened at my last job on top of the front step but not on the sidewalk part of the job.

I am wondering if it is from spraying too much stain on the surface at one time?? Just my guess. What can I...

HydraStone Reflector Ultra Stone Coloring, CRACKLE REFELCTOR FINISH

feeds@yuku.com (ecHouston) — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:06:59 GMT

Dan Ryan has been after me to send the methodology for this cool coloring technique. The finished look is much like the floor shown in the recent Concrete Decor issue where a epoxy metallic floor was done for a car dealership. Let me first say that this process is fast easy and very affordable and follows all Elite Crete manufacturer's instructions printed in the manual and taught in training class! No witches brew:) Color choices are up to you, but, as follows you do your overlay skip...

dye for outside steps

feeds@yuku.com (appliedconcrete) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:53:41 GMT

A contractor wants existing steps that are outside dyed to match the surrounding area. My notes say dont use hydrastone outside. I was thinking about skimcoating color with a broom finish and css as a sealer. The best i could understand the print called for a dye. Any suggestions.

Hydra Stone Polishd Concrete?

feeds@yuku.com (ecHouston) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:20:51 GMT

Has anyone seen or used Hydra Stone for polished concrete? Wonder is there is appearnce difference versus the standard Acetone Dye systems used? I know the better penetration HS gets with our reducer is an advantage not to mention no residue clean up, however I am curious about the coloring effects of metalic pigment versus printers ink pigments in polished floors.

stain or dyed concrete

feeds@yuku.com (amug) — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:43:30 GMT

Which surface will hold up better to periodic 1500 or 3000 grit diamond impregnated pad repolishing to bring the shine up. Any suggestions for reshining stained or dyed concrete floors without having to use urethane or epoxy coating? Thanks for your help

sealer question

feeds@yuku.com (appliedconcrete) — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:22:52 GMT

I understand when you pour water on concrete you should wait and see if it absorbs in the concrete to see if it has a sealer. I have noticed when I pour water on a very smooth concrete like in a garage or on a commercial site it still sits there. When you pour water on something like a side walk it goes away immediately (aah no sealer). Maybe all the concrete that I have checked that is smooth has been sealed. If I wanted to quote an acid stain floor without doing an overlay is there a...

REFLECTOR with CSS

feeds@yuku.com (eliteng) — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:07:26 GMT

Hi Everyone
How do I mix the Reflector with CSS. Do I have to mix the required portion with Xylene before adding to CSS or just pour direct on the CSS and mix?

Acid Stain

feeds@yuku.com (kerrypope) — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 05:23:48 GMT

I want to get away from using other mfr acid stains and use EC's. On this project I will be doing a micro and looking for recipe or color of Chem-Stone to compare to look of Kemiko Cola color?

Reflector in a garage

feeds@yuku.com (aulli17) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:30:33 GMT

I want to practice using PT1 and reflector in my garage. Anyone got any color schemes they think will work good. I dont wanna do brown cause I think it would darken up the feel of the garage. Anyone use the grays? Looking for a few ideas and/or pictures.

Want to use reflector and not flakes cause I may get a commerical interior job using reflector and want to have a little practice

Thanks
Ryan

What 2 colors should we use to get a natural slate look?

feeds@yuku.com (marcik) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:22:18 GMT

Can anyone suggest 2 colors that go well together to achieve a natural slate color??? Error-ing on the gray side??? We need a concrete color and a release color. We are using the asher slate stamp pattern. Please help! I'm afraid the patio is just going to look plain gray!!!

Salon floor challenges and reflector??

feeds@yuku.com (aulli17) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:12:12 GMT

I have a salon that has vinyl flooring and carpeting that is glued down, being ripped out and maybe putting down something cheap and easy.

I have not used reflector yet. Can I clean the floor and use citrus or soy gel to get the glue off and then go over it with spartic all and reflector and be done with it??????
One coat or two coats?
Option #2 using Aus-50 with reflector (can you do that)
Option #3 using CSS with reflector.

Last question can you use css or...

Basketball Court

feeds@yuku.com (DCPlus) — Fri, 29 May 2009 17:42:05 GMT

OK guys. Here's the situation. I'm doing a stamp on the outside entry of a church. I'll be doing it sometime in late June or early July. They are building a large youth center behind the church. It's going to have a full basketball court. They've already gotten a bid for a hardwood floor with the striping at $45K. They asked me if I could do it with stain and a clear coat sealer.

What I want to know is: If any of you were asked to do this, how would you...

RE: Dance floor

feeds@yuku.com (eliteng) — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:56:15 GMT

Hi
I have a customer that wants a dance floor for his club. He picked a forest green US from the sample board presented. I used CSS 2:1 on the sample board. He wants an extra gloss.. What is the best sealer to use that will it hold out considering the shuffling of feet.. Alternatively, is there a different EC flooring system I can offer. Thanks

PCC and Ultrastone

feeds@yuku.com (BrightCrete) — Tue, 12 May 2009 19:45:42 GMT

I have a customer wanting Desert Beige-Light Tan 3 oz mix. I will be doing 2 colored base coats(Light Tan) then Skip Trowel(light tan). They want a uniform colored look. When I did my sample board for them when I apllied my skip trowel, it dried in a few areas a little white(ghosting). I think it was where extra water may have been present from the misting and it ran a little.

Is there a way to antique it with light tan to make it more uniform? If so, what is the proper mix ratio...

HS or CS over css

feeds@yuku.com (Silverado) — Sat, 02 May 2009 09:41:50 GMT

New guy here with a question. I know that my question is similar to the last one, but here I do not have a issue with the fade. It is with the color. So question is: Can you put HS or US over a acid stinted overlay after it has been sealed with css?...