Concrete Stain Concentrate Just Add Water, User & Eco-Friendly Semi-Transparent Professional Grade Cement Stain, Concrete Resurrection Brand (32 Ounce, Custard)

I had a new pool installed and the concrete contractor really really messed up. I can’t even explain how bad it was or what happened, but you can see the before photos I’ve attached(ones that look terrible) and yup that was a brand new slab 1100sq ft on a brand new house. So after negotiating some money back, <- I know I’m crazy I should have had him rip it out, but to save you the details I didn’t. I first had to strip the existing sealer(I did this with bed sheets and xylene). It’s important to make sure the concrete doesn’t have any sealer remaining. You can also etch the concrete to open the poors too but I do not. After this I wanted a specific gray so I experimented with all kinds of antique’s and stains. It was really hard to find a stain that didn’t include a sealer in it so after about a month of experimenting with different Behr gray stain from Home Depot( was alway too blue) I came across this company on amazon. I read some reviews and decided to buy a small bottle of white and charcoal. As soon as it came in I began experimenting. First try was too light, second try too dark, then after sleeping on it, i tried again and came up with a good color that I liked. ( start with a white base and add small amounts of charcoal until you get it. Then test it on a small piece of concrete. A little charcoal goes a long way. It is important to use small amounts or you will rip through your bottles quickly during your tests. So I ended up using the caps of the bottles for my measuring(micro level). Ultimately I ended up with 1 part white, 3/4 parts charcoal and 4 parts distilled water. This created an almost solid stain in a decent medium gray. I then sprayed it on with a cone tip sprayer, then applied a second coat. Unfortunately it rained right after but the stain was dry so It stuck. The next day, I applied liberally Brickform Antique-it in dark gray over top with a soft bristle brush. <- this gives it a natural aged realistic stone highlight look. I waited 2 hours then applied two light coats of diamond clear sealer by Euclid( commercial grade sealer) I ended up contacting the company directly instead of buying my bottles from amazon because they sell a 32oz bottle and if you buy 8 or more there is a discount. I needed about 8 32oz bottles for my project. It’s kind of expensive but the alternative to have a company come in and do it would have been way more. Oh yeah here’s a tip. Use a paint brush for your testing instead of sprayer. I’d recommend this product as it turned out great. It was easy to use, shipping was quick and they have some really awesome colors. The only thing is you really have to seal it in or it will probably wipe off on traffic areas. Even though it says penetrating, in my experience it did penetrate the concrete but I could still wipe some of it(top layer) off with a really hard scrub. <- I should have etched it and probably wouldn't have had this. Oh yeah another tip. Have some xylene and scrub brush handy while you are testing. It will pull it off. Anyway. Hope this helps someone.Update::So I originally stained and sealed this in October. It went through a harsh buffalo winter and pretty much still looks great. However I did notice some small areas scattered around where the stain had come off a little. Almost looks like the concrete didn’t absorb it quite right or maybe it is that it was a new slab of concrete and hadn’t settled yet. I also did a very light coat of sealer so maybe that’s why too. The spots look like small scratches or blotches no bigger than a dime(some smaller) the rest of it still looks amazing and is very durable with the sealer I used. I’m going to touch it up with a paint brush and re-reseal. Still 5 stars.

Very easy to use. With two colors I was able to get a nice look on my concrete walkway. I wish I had one more color in a neutral gray, but overall very happy with the range I could get mixing two.I applied a base coat of Chestnut with a pump sprayer and then hand painted using Cedar and Chestnut and mixing them to create 5 shades.

I used this on our concrete patio that was about 2 1/2 years old. It was starting to look a bit grungy, so I etched it, using a power washer and etching acid. That really cleaned it and removed the weather stains. Wanting to get a mottled look, I selected 2 colors, Tobacco Leaf and Charcoal. The Tobacco leaf color on the chart didn't really look like the stain that I applied on the patio, it turned out to be a bit more of a vibrant green. Anyway, using pump sprayer to apply it was simple. It took a lot longer to mask off the surrounding areas, (house, adjacent stone and pavers on all but one side of the patio), than it did to spray the stain on the patio. The patio is about 335 square feet, and diluting the bottle about 50/50 used all the Tobacco leaf to cover it adequately. After letting that dry for about an hour, I mixed the charcoal 50/50 and sprayed it over the Tobacco Leaf, leaving some of the green show through. There is about a bottle full of mixed stain left, so the charcoal didn't soak in quite the same as the first coat, which is ok. After leaving it for 36 hours, I then applied 2 coats of concrete sealer A bit disappointing is that between the time the stain and sealer was applied, some minor scratches appeared. This may have been due to the grandkids playing on it for a few hours, but really I would not have thought a 5 year old and a 1 1/2 year old would be able to scratch a durable stain that should have soaked into the concrete at least a small amount. This leads me to believe that the sealer is a strong MUST APPLY for any amount of durability, and I should expect to reapply that as needed. It has been on for several weeks, and we have gotten complements on the appearance. As happy as we are with how easy it is to apply, and the look it has given our patio, time will tell how happy we will be with the durability of the product.

My driveway was reasonably well prepared in advance, though there wasI used it at it the highest dilution rate, washing out the bottle to get every last drop of product, and filling to the 2 gallon level on my garden sprayer. I found that using a low pressure (fewer pumps) yielded a better, "wetter" spray pattern. The surface will initially darken because of the water, and you'll need to wait to see how much of the coating you've actually applied.After the preliminary coat I found it was pretty easy to go back and feather in areas that hadn't covered as well.A shout out to Engrave-a-crete who initially sent the wrong color by mistake, but rushed out a replacement as soon as I notified them of the error - really good supplier support after the sale.

I redid approximately 2000 ft.² of concrete hard scape with this stain and the results were great. Easy to mix and apply with a handheld sprayer. Multiple coats required to obtain darker color however, this depends on how much you dilute the initial concentrate. Saved thousands of dollars doing it myself. Make sure the concrete is clean and without sealer or contaminants.

Used grey and white to create 3 different shades.