Get To Know A Concrete Color Pigment

By Kerri Stout


Although there are a lot of available natural materials like woods and metals, ready made concrete mixture is also readily available. However, this material still needs to be stained or coated. There are many methods to give life and color to this mixture.

Ways of mixing do have numerous options. There is a concrete color pigment in many form granule, powder and liquid for instance. The that is in powdered form is packed in a bag known as the disintegrating bag, it is a bag that will be dissolved easily along with the mixture. It will reduce the possibilities of inhaling the powder that can be harmful to the people working at the site.

Black is the most common among all the colors used in making the material dark. It is used to make a shade of gray to a bold black. This is usually used for roadways, driveways, parking lots and runways, for it can easily cover the stains that created by the oil. It can easily adsorb heat and lessen the occurrence of ice.

Black pigment comes in two types, the carbon and the iron oxide. The carbon will give a darker black, while the iron oxide will give a gray color. Meanwhile, carbon will easily wear out over time than an iron oxide.

There are also pigments that are in liquid forms. It comes in a synthetic or natural form that will be measured by volume, just like the way paints are measured. It is added during the process of mixing the material. However, natural forms are only limited to earth tones. Synthetic forms on the other hand can create many shades or hue.

Using a liquid on can sometimes give you an undesirable uneven shade. That is why it better to avoid using a liquid form, for it can give you an unpleasant result sometimes. It you wish to use it, you can mix it with aggregates and a water containing salts for best results. It will give a efflorescence result which may look white and powdery.

In general, a granulated form is used together with a dry to wet system of metering that will provide a cost effective strategy to create a liquid form. Concrete businesses usually can purchase granulated one and they will mix it with water. It will be placed in a tank and eventually it will be dispensed straight into the mixing truck. You can save a lot of its shipping costs one, for it weighs less than the liquid.

You have to know that there are a few techniques in coloring. One of the many techniques is the staining. It will be made right after the curing has set. There is also a technique called the rubbed stain, you will rub a fine powder form of color. After achieving the desired shade, a topical sealer will be applied to bind the coloring there. A resist technique is a process where you will be mixing and brushing hue and a sealant together. Both techniques require to be applied with a topical solution over time.

A color wash is the same as the paint, but it is much longer. It refers to mixing concrete coloring with a paint in water based. After the mixture had achieved the right shade, you need to brush it over with a sealant. When it is already dry, put another coat of sealant to achieve a better looking coat.




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