Surface colorations excluding acid stain are applied to concrete or cement based surfaces to add color or shift an existing color.
They can be used as a highlights, dramatic full tones or layered to recreate a natural reactive acid stain color.
Concrete dyes are highly dependant on the application method as they are literal in their application. Meaning they look similar dry as they do wet and what you see is often what you get. The easiest way to describe them is to compare them to wood stain.
Experienced professionals can mix, match, dilute, layer, use original techniques and create totally new and inspiring finishes with dyes and tints.
Dyes come in either water based or solvenated systems, each with it own limitations and advantages. The easiest ways of explaining these systems is individually. Lets start with Concrete Dyes and Tints.
