What did you use? Where did you get it? How did you like the
results?

mike wrote:
> What did you use? Where did you get it? How did you like the
> results?

i made some colored concrete countertops last summer. i got my tinting
supplies here:

http://store.concreteexchange.com/CH...s/Base-Pigment

worked ok. not as dark as i wanted, but the right color. a bit on the high
side for cost i think, but i couldn't find any local places that had it in
stock.

On Mar 9, 6:21*pm, "chaniarts" <charlie.spit...@nospam.stratus.com>
wrote:
> mike wrote:
> > What did you use? *Where did you get it? *How did you like the
> > results?
>
> i made some colored concrete countertops last summer. i got my tinting
> supplies here:
>
> http://store.concreteexchange.com/CH...-Store_5/CHENG...
>
> worked ok. not as dark as i wanted, but the right color. a bit on the high
> side for cost i think, but i couldn't find any local places that had it in
> stock.

Above is right. To reduce cost, put down a base layer of uncoloured
concrete and a top layer of about an inch of coloured concrete. Put
2nd layer on straight away, don't leave bottom layer to set.

harry wrote:
> On Mar 9, 6:21 pm, "chaniarts" <charlie.spit...@nospam.stratus.com>
> wrote:
>> mike wrote:
>>> What did you use? Where did you get it? How did you like the
>>> results?
>>
>> i made some colored concrete countertops last summer. i got my
>> tinting supplies here:
>>
>> http://store.concreteexchange.com/CH...-Store_5/CHENG...
>>
>> worked ok. not as dark as i wanted, but the right color. a bit on
>> the high side for cost i think, but i couldn't find any local places
>> that had it in stock.
>
> Above is right. To reduce cost, put down a base layer of uncoloured
> concrete and a top layer of about an inch of coloured concrete. Put
> 2nd layer on straight away, don't leave bottom layer to set.

that's really hard to do with countertops. they're formed face down.

On Mar 9, 11:46*am, mike <yellowbird...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> What did you use? *Where did you get it? *How did you like the
> results?

What are you trying to make, powderd colors are usualy sold at the
ready mix company, ive used it alot to match different mortars. I
depends on what you are doing , if you are matching or making something

On Mar 9, 7:47*pm, "chaniarts" <charlie.spit...@nospam.stratus.com>
wrote:
> harry wrote:
> > On Mar 9, 6:21 pm, "chaniarts" <charlie.spit...@nospam.stratus.com>
> > wrote:
> >> mike wrote:
> >>> What did you use? Where did you get it? How did you like the
> >>> results?
>
> >> i made some colored concrete countertops last summer. i got my
> >> tinting supplies here:
>
> >>http://store.concreteexchange.com/CH...-Store_5/CHENG....
>
> >> worked ok. not as dark as i wanted, but the right color. a bit on
> >> the high side for cost i think, but i couldn't find any local places
> >> that had it in stock.
>
> > Above is right. To reduce cost, put down a base layer of uncoloured
> > concrete and a top layer of about an inch of coloured concrete. *Put
> > 2nd layer on straight away, don't leave bottom layer to set.
>
> that's really hard to do with countertops. they're formed face down.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

OK put the coloured layer down first in that case.