home-dzine.co.za

http://www.home-dzine.co.za/diy/diy-tint-cement.htm

How to colour or tint cement and concrete

Concrete doesn't have to be grey. Cement colour products dye the
concrete while you're mixing or finishing it, offering shades of red, brown,
buff, charcoal, and terra-cotta. Powdered tints are applied to the surface
after the concrete has been poured, screeded, and floated. Sprinkle on
about two-thirds of what's required, work it into the concrete by floating,
then sprinkle on the rest of the colour and refloat.

.

Here's how:

The night before you pour the
concrete, thoroughly soak the area.
Dry ground will pull water out of the
concrete at uneven rates and cause
streaking in the pigmented finish you
are applying.

Step 1

Pour the concrete into its forms,
screed it flat, and float it until
moisture forms on the surface. Shake
on about two-thirds of the pigment
required for the area you’ll be
coloring. Cover the surface evenly so
the color will be uniform.

Step 2

Let the powder absorb the water on the surface of the concrete.
When it has, float the surface thoroughly.

Step 3

As soon as you are done floating, shake the rest of the pigment
evenly over the surface. Float the surface again, mixing in the rest of
the pigment. The resulting surface can be the final one, or you can
broom the finish for more of a nonskid surface.

[ home depot ]

back to top

CLICK HERE FOR MORE FEATURES