Faded Lime Color Concrete Floor

Matcrete integral concrete color is a pre measured admixture for integrally coloring ready mixed concrete during batching.

Faded lime color concrete floor. Most homeowners and even some contractors don t understand that iron oxide pigments in concrete don t break down or fade roman says. Shake antiquing stain before applying to stamped concrete. Some of the colors might be fading some areas might be worn through the sealer but the customer loves it and wants you to match it on the walkways. The stain took fine and after rinsing we tested a small area for final color approval.

We applied an acid stain in a dark walnut color to a lanai. Allow the final coat of antiquing stain to dry for a minimum 5 6 hours. Stain color dealing with faded color question. Whether you are installing new concrete applying an overlay or doing a simple re stain and seal one of the most challenging tasks is replicating an existing look or application.

Color your world. Dilute the acid according to packaged instructions and apply it to the stamped concrete patio using a wet mop. Acrylic sealers are the best concrete sealers to use to darken the surface and bring out dull and faded coloring but not all acrylic sealers will darken the surface. Our pigments are lime proof pure synthetic mineral oxides and suitable for all concrete flat work installations interior floors and exterior hardscapes as well as precast tilt up and cast in place applications.

Water based acrylic sealers like the armor wb15 and armor wb25 will enhance with a gloss but they won t darken the surface and they won t enhance the color. Let the first coat of stain dry completely before applying the second coats. With its strength versatility and lifecycle cost advantages concrete is the obvious solution to many building applications. After only a week the walnut color has faded dramatically.

Use a chemically formulated acid based concrete cleaner for this. The appearance of fading in integrally colored concrete may be the result of weather traffic moisture and efflorescence individually or in any combination sullivan says. Apply the stain evenly onto the concrete the fluid will flow into the crevices and indentations of the surface. Adding a clear coat to faded colored concrete to bring back color and sheen.

You need to prepare the surface for re coloring by removing the existing layer of paint or stain. While both are good methods of coloring concrete color hardener provides greater color selection and enhances the strength and durability of the concrete surface. Davis colors has the widest standard and custom colors in the concrete industry. The armor ar350 and armor ar500 and even the armor ax25 contain resins designed to darken the surface of the concrete.

Most stamped concrete is colored with pigments that are either added to the mix integral color or surface applied shake on color hardener. Finally we sealed the job using two coats of a 30 solvent based sealer.