COLORING AND STAINING FORUM

Novolac Epoxy

feeds@yuku.com (KennethArtioli) — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 09:37:18 PST

Has anyone used Novolac Epoxy, if so what can you tell me about it? I am currently waiting for information from my distributor.

Pleas Advise.. From Gorgeous to Milky!!??

feeds@yuku.com (VDR928) — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 19:46:46 PST

We had a contractor acid stain the floors in our new house. The floors were sealed with CSS Emulsion. Then the contractor finished with Carefree wax manufactured by Johnson. The finish shows scratches and footprints from our dog. The contractor came back several times and removed the wax and tried about 8 different types of wax, all with the same results. It looks great to begin with but footprints show up when it is walked on and is dull in about 4 days. Mopping doesn't restore the finish.

I am looking for a product with a glossy durable finish to use on their floors. My thought is removing the wax then adding some kind of sealer.

Can you provide...

pcc in ultrastone and rain

feeds@yuku.com (ECBahamas) — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 07:40:09 PST

can someone tell me if pcc in ultrastone washes out a bit if it rains heavily before the sealer is applied? Also are all the pcc colors water based?

HYDROSTONE

feeds@yuku.com (weldman) — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 20:36:12 PST

Can thin finish be applied over hydrostone??

coloring trouble

feeds@yuku.com (not so cal) — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 14:32:49 PST

did a sample board TF 1oz chocolate trowel on 1oz desert beige looked ok then sprayed light mist of charcoal and this is what I ended up with where did I go wrong? any help is greatly appreciated

Anyone have a great recipe for Aged Brick?

feeds@yuku.com (Custom Concrete Design) — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 11:54:42 PST

I need to get a few Idea's for doing a Aged Brick, does anyone have some good input on their Process for Aged Brick??

Thanks

Concrete color

feeds@yuku.com (Wilmer) — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 16:08:18 PST

I have a customer that has several cracks on three section of her new driveway that was pour only 3 weeks ago.
She's looking to repair/resurface does three section only, so I'll be using TF with integral pcc. Does anyone knows which pcc color should I use to match the existing new concrete color?.

Thanks for your help.

Acid Stain "Coffee Drop" Effect Question

feeds@yuku.com (esraustin) — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 12:37:06 PST

Hello!

We do a lot of micro finish installations that we acid stain. Every now and then we have a problem with the acid stain not taking well leaving a "coffee drop" type of effect in the color, best described as little dotted areas that seem to not take the acid stain.

Dilute the stain 1:1 with water
We use an SP Acid Sprayer making sure to keep the sprayer pumped up with air pressure while spraying
I have used a soft bristle brush to work in the stain as we spray it, but ended up with some brush marks in the color.
I have also mixed the stain with a small amount of muriatic acid and it seemed to help
I have also mixed the stain I was spraying with a few ounces of black acid stain, seemed to help but I dont do this when a customer wants a light color.
I cant say that every time we had this problem it was with a new bottle of stain from our dealer, but the last job we just finished was a new bottle from the dealer. But I make sure not to leave our stains...

coloring individual stones

feeds@yuku.com (jr) — Sun, 29 May 2011 10:30:09 PST

I put down a skim coat of desert beige, a splatter texture of desert beige and then cut in my flagstone. I would like to highlight a few stones with some darker tones. I know spraying down the ultra stone and color would have been the easiest before cutting in the flagstone, but this driveway has a brick border that I need to install and I didn't want any color bleeding onto the brick border. The customer also wanted just a few highlighted stones randomly here and there so spraying the whole driveway wasn't going to work. What would be the best way to color these stones so I don't get any streaking or brush strokes, but still get the variegated look and not get bleed into my grout lines. Or is the variegated look out because spraying would be next to impossible? What type of dilutions would you recommend? Sorry about all of the questions. Thanks.

thin finish over colored ultra stone

feeds@yuku.com (jr) — Fri, 27 May 2011 18:51:31 PST

Will thin finish bond to an overlay that has been colored with ultra stone but has had no sealer put on it yet, or will the ultra stone act as a bond breaker? I didnt exactly screw up but it need to do some fixing. Thanks.

How can I add more color after sealing ultrastone?

feeds@yuku.com (artfauxistic) — Wed, 11 May 2011 17:18:02 PST

I did a fieldstone look patio--taped off design, trowel down finish, colored with Ultra stone and sealed with 2 coats WCS. I was trying to be creative and made different tones/colors, the customer apparently would prefer a more even look and just plain more color in some places. Yes, I am a newby with background in faux finishing. Now I need help in knowing what I can use on top of wcs to adjust the color or if I can color wcs with pcc? Thank you!

Help! Xylene took color off

feeds@yuku.com (dk17) — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 19:18:54 PST

I was sealing an overlay and I reached for a rag to wipe up a spot of whirly birds that blew into my overlay. The rag was covered in xylene and it took the color out of my overlay. It is about the size of a half dollar. When I try to recolor it with US 1:1 it acts like it still has CSS on it and won't take the color. I sanded it by hand with a little square of 80grit and then tried to color, but am not getting any penetration with the US and color, just a surface bond.

Should I just css over the top of the surface bond???? Any suggestions?????????

What would you charge?

feeds@yuku.com (acarlson) — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 01:13:02 PST

I'm just starting off in this business and have gone threw all the classes and they where great. I was wondering what different people would charge? This is what I plan to do, grind down to the concrete (there is paint there now) then apply two layers of thin finish with Ultra-Stone, then two layers of CSS as a sealer. This is a 5600 sq ft outdoor garage unit that is off the bay and does get sunlight and element from the outdoors. It is also broken up into 34 different parking spot and not all one solid area.

I would love to here what everyone has to say about this.

Thanks,
Anthony

removing sealer on a stained surface

feeds@yuku.com (Nick 77) — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 17:16:41 PST

In a salon, concrete is already stained but the sealer is flaking and a bit dull for her. My background is epoxy we shot blast or diamond grind prior to coatings. Someone please tell me that I do not need chemical strippers to remove the sealer. Is it possible for a floor buffer with a 80 or 60 grit screen to remove the sealer? How about diamond grinding quickly over the floor? Will this damage the stain? Theoretically the stain is in the concrete so if I were to grind the surface wouldn't the stain still be visible once sealed? Anybody take this approach and if so what was the outcome. If I used or had to use a chemical, I have a supply shop in town that carries bare bones. Is this to harsh, will it remove the stain or fade it?

red floor

feeds@yuku.com (westtexfireman) — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 18:55:58 PST

Hey guys I have a question on a flooring project. I am doing an approx 140 sq ft kitchen and dinning area with an overlay of 50/50 micro/TF. The homeowner would like to have it colored red (when i say red i mean red). She would like an acid stain look, the red with blackish highlights for the mottled appearance, she saw it in a picture somewhere. My question is this- how could i go about to get this, i have talked with my dist and have some ideas but would like some other input.............i was thinking of doing two applications of 50/50 first dark gray then red on top of that (colored with red sypp) then sand down different areas to bring out the gray from under the red.............does this make sense? Someone had told me about this application and said they achieved a cool look..............any input would be greatly appreciated..................thanks.

uninflammable covering needed

feeds@yuku.com (ardiat) — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 02:04:26 PST

hello every one
I am working now in a petrol depot ,and they want a high durable covering for the floor ,but they told me that I am not allowed to use any inflammable material in this zone ,so.... ,any help....

acid stain logo

feeds@yuku.com (ardiat) — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 06:41:31 PST

hello every one
I have a company logo ,an they want me to do it on their floor (over new troweled concrete slab) so ,I am asking what is the best material to do it ? they want it to be exactly the same colors as the logo ,if I used the acid stain I am afraid that the colors doesn't match ,what do do to guarantee the color matching? any one could help please...?

acid stain design

feeds@yuku.com (ardiat) — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 04:25:30 PST

Hi every one ,
does any one knows: :Is the acid stain designed to work directly over concrete (fresh or old) or it is designed to work over overlays only ?.
because the color obtained from working direct over concrete is so dark and not shiny at all.....!!!,
so any one could help in this,I'll be appreciated.