Wednesday, September 10, 2014

All About The Concrete Color Pigment

By Kerri Stout


Today there are numerous gettable materials in natural forms metals or woods for instance. However, today there are many gettable and ready made concrete mixtures that you can purchase anytime. This sort of materials are requiring some staining and coating. You can apply specific methods so that you can provide color as well as life to a mixture.

Ways of mixing do have numerous options. There is a concrete color pigment in many form granule, powder and liquid for instance. The that is in powdered form is packed in a bag known as the disintegrating bag, it is a bag that will be dissolved easily along with the mixture. It will reduce the possibilities of inhaling the powder that can be harmful to the people working at the site.

The most popularly used color is the black. It can be used to create any shade of gray, either light or dark. It is widely used in many driveways, runways, roadways and parking lots, for it covers the stains from the oil produced by the vehicles that are passing through. It will absorb heat and reduce ice occurrence.

There are two sorts of a pigment, the iron oxide and the carbon. The carbon pigment gives a darker shade while the other gives a gray hue. But, the carbon sort will easily wear out over time compared to the other.

There are also pigments that are in liquid forms. It comes in a synthetic or natural form that will be measured by volume, just like the way paints are measured. It is added during the process of mixing the material. However, natural forms are only limited to earth tones. Synthetic forms on the other hand can create many shades or hue.

There are times that it results in hue differences, for example, having a different finishing and a curing method. It is recommended if you will minimize using a liquid one, due to the fact that it will cause uneven hue. It is highly recommended to use a water that contains salts and an aggregate. It will produce a white powdery outcome called the efflorescence.

Largely, you can have a granulated sort to be mixed with a dry to wet system metering. This one will be a cheaper strategy in making a liquid. Many businesses of concrete will buy a granule pigments and they will mix it up with water. It will be put into a tank and later it will be transferred to a mixing truck. This is a cheaper sort for it is much lighter than a liquid.

There are also a few methods of coloring. Part of the several methods is the staining. There is also what you call a rubbed stain method. A resist method can also be applied using a brush and a sealant together. These methods will require a use of a sealant over time.

A technique called color wash is a strategy similar to painting. You will mix a coloring paint in a water based. If you have achieved your desired shade. Brush it with a sealant. And put a final coat of sealant after the first coat had dried to attain the one you desired.




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