Acetone Dyes are are translucent and formed using extremely fine molecules of color designed to penetrate and color any cementious surface between a 1/32"-1/8" (All bond barriers must be removed prior to application of dye). Acetone dyes were created for use with polished concrete, but can be used as a base color or touch up for concrete that has received integral color, dry shake hardeners, acid stains or even as an overlay to itself. Acetone dyes provide more color option than stains, are easier to clean up, and save time. Color results will vary.
Acid Stain is not a paint or coating agent, rather, it's a coloring process involving a chemical reaction on a cement material. A solution made with water, acid, and inorganic salts reacts with minerals already present in the concrete, the result of this reaction is color. Acid stain gives concrete floors a mottled, variegated, marble like look. It creates beautiful colors on concrete, mostly earth tone browns, reddish browns and greens. Each concrete floor will yield its own unique finish. Color results will vary. Acid stain can be applied to a garage floor, walkways, entrances, driveways, living rooms, bathrooms, patios, fireplace surrounds, pool decks, high traffic areas and even vertically to any cement surface.
On some applications where the surface is textured, as in a stamped concrete floor, or stamped overlays, acid stain provides even more depth of color, larger selection, and a realistic look to the surface. After the Acid Stain is applied, the floor should densified to protect the stain, harden the concrete, and add shine.
You can go from a simple design to a very sophisticated concrete engraving project. The more complicated your concrete floor design, the more labor intensive it will become, but the end results are simply stunning.
The decorative concrete business is growing rapidly. The Acid Stain market is miles away from being well known and fully developed, but it has a very bright and shiny future, and our goal is to help you learn more about this incredible product.
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Remi's Stained Concrete & Design- Austin / College Station, TX
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Dyes are the latest buzz in the decorative concrete community. Their ease of use, extensive palette, and vibrancy of color (which can be more intense than chemical stains) are creating a wave of popularity that is gaining momentum.
Unlike stains, which react chemically with the calcium hydroxide in concrete, dyes are nonreactive and impart color by penetrating concrete or other porous cementitious surfaces. Dyes are much smaller in particle size than chemical stains or acrylic stains, thus allowing for easier penetration and color saturation while leaving less residue on the surface. The small dye particles fill the pores of the concrete and are very hard to remove, making dyes nearly as permanent as stains. Because there is virtually no residue, minimal cleanup is required, greatly speeding the application process.
Dyes are available in water- or solvent-based formulations and produce looks ranging from monotone to translucent, depending on how they are applied. Water-based dyes typically produce more marbling and variegation (similar to the look of a chemical stain), while solvent-based dyes tend to be more monotone and uniform in color. The downside to dyes is that they penetrate very fast, leaving little room for error during application.
