Colors & Stains

7 Questions on Colors & Stains
7 Questions on Colors & Stains
Insight from John Reynolds, director of technical services at Solomon Colors on acid- and water-based stains, common problems, and applying stains to a slab.
February 8, 2021
As a memorial to the frontline workers of COVID-19. The Ocoee Health-Center includes a plaque that reads as follows: 'This courtyard is dedicated to the frontline healthcare workers who went above and beyond during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. 'In appreciation for you extraordinary service, loyalty, and commitment to your profession and community.'' It then lists the companies and suppliers involved in the project and then a 'thank you.'
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November 16, 2020
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Make sure you have a marketing plan in place to help focus your marketing efforts, suggests L.M. Scofield's Cam Villar. Whether in depth or simple, make sure to at least include the market you want to serve and who your target audience will be.
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July 1, 2010
CTS Rapid Set TRU Self-Leveling Overlay is a hydraulic cement-based, self-leveling topping, re-surfacer and underlayment for both indoor and outdoor jobsites. The product cures to a light off-white color. It is ideal for floors that are stained, integrally colored, and those with decorative embedded aggregate flooring.
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April 13, 2016
Prosoco dyed, polished concrete.
Colored Concrete Trends: Should I Use Dyes, Stains or Pigments?
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Working off the Harley-Davidson color palette, Prep Concrete used Endurable's Pronghorn and Milk Chocolate colors with a matte finish Endurable sealer to highlight the merchandise.
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Sundeck of San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas won the WOW! Award, best overall project, for Mission Concepcion Park, also in San Antonio. The surface needed to be durable enough to hold up under significant bike and foot traffic. The acid stain was applied first, followed by months of using a needle scaler to remove the surface of the concrete. The beautiful transformation to stained and exposed concrete pavement presents a wonderful contrast between liquid nature and solid infrastructure.
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The new 149,472 square foot plaza for the Las Vegas Arena consists of random integral pastel color shapes meant to compliment the desert surrounding area that Las Vegas is built on. There are no right angles in panel shapes so the decorative concrete contractor, T.B. Penick, decided to hire a surveying company to set points for panel corners to facilitate forming operations.
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