CONCRETESURFACES WITH WALL MIX

COLORANTS

Stone Image, Inc.

Introduction to Designing and

Manufacturing Colorants
Rushing things will only create costly mistakes. Safety is always the most
important factor when manufacturing a product.

Its time to mix.

Why the blender? The blender breaks down the powders into a finer powder and grain.
The mixer only puts themtogether. This is one reason concrete in a truck is never consistent. Its
mixed and not blended. One lb at a time is all we want to blend. The following formulas will
create the color pigments to be mixed with water base acrylic sealer to create the colorants. In an
(10) ounce bottle place (4) ounces of pigment and 4 ounces of sealer. This is your colorant. When
ready to use, pour a small amount in a small pail and add very little water. This is a good mix for
using a brush or sponge. If spraying, addadditional water.

Note: Make sure not to blend more than 16 ounces at a time, unless you have a larger blender.
Food processors do not work very well. Ive tried them and always come up with left over
pigment.
Pigment Description: The pigments in this manual are coded 001-009 when used with these
basic colors. Additional charts are available. The Color Charts for concrete are all based on the
gray scale whether it is for releases, hardeners or integral colors.
One companys color number will not match another company. The oxide pigments used for
Colorants are not already brown, blue, buff, etcThey are pigments that when matched with
certain gray scales produce the desired colors. One pigment may be used to produce several
colors by only increasing the quantity of the pigment. Pigment prices range from $3 a lb to 5 per
pound. Pigments are shipped in 5 gallon pails.

Making Sandstone Color

.25 ounces 002, 4 ounces 001, 3 ounces 003
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Making Buff Tan Color

3 ounces 002, 9 ounces 001, 9 ounces 004

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Making Desert Tan Color

3 ounces 002, 9 ounces 001, 9 ounces 003
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Making Desert Clay Color

3 ounces 002, 9 ounces 001, 5 ounces 004, 5 ounces 003

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Making Light Gray Color

3 ounces 002, 9 ounces 001
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Making French Gray Color

3 ounces 002, 7 ounces 001
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Making Medium Gray Color

3 ounces 002, 8 ounces 001, .5 ounces 005
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Making Dark Gray Color

3 ounces 002, 8 ounces 001, 1 ounce 005
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Making Sunny Clay Color
3 ounces 002, 6 ounces 001, 15 ounces 006
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Making Terra Cotta Color

Making Tile Red Color

3 ounces 002, 9 ounces 001, 18 ounces 007
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Making Brick Red Color

3 ounces 002, 9 ounces 001, 18 ounces 008
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Making Gold Rush Color

8 ounces 003, 2 ounces 001
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Making Buff Color

1.5 ounces 002, 8 ounces 001, 3 ounces 004
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Making Taupe Color

2 ounces 002, 6 ounces 001, 3 ounces 009
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Making Rustic Brown Color

3 ounces 002, 8 ounces 001, 10 ounces 009