Stamped Concrete
Concrete
Finishing
Concrete
Stenciling
Acid Staining
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Mixing Formula
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Calculations
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- We recommend a 3500 PSI mix with clean 3/4" aggregate
- With our color hardener you can use 5%-6% air entrainment
- Use a water reducer to cut down on water/cement ratio
- Set forms square with proper drainage over well compacted
subgrade.
- Pour your concrete, flat and edge. Don't use jitterbugs!
- Place stencil in fresh concrete and work with stencil
roller.
- Color hardener can be applied when bleed water is gone.
Apply approximately 2/3 of a 60 lb pail per 100 sf.
- Work into surface. If steel tools are used, avoid any
burning and take care as to not trap any bleed water.
- Apply the last 1/3 from a different angle and again work in.
When the concrete is finished a colored release powder is
broadcast at the rate of 2-3 lbs per 100 sf.
- You may then texture with a roller or a seamless pattern
stamp. When the concrete has lost its ability to adhere to the
back of the stencil, it is ready to remove. As you walk on the
slab the concrete will chip slightly as you remove the stencil.
- Be sure saw cuts are done within 24 hours and 1/4 of the
slab thickness.
- The next day, rinse the slab to get rid of most of the chips
and release powder.
- Mix a solution of 1 cup or 8 oz. cup to 2 gallons of water
in a plastic sprinkler can, using a stiff bristle brush to clean
off release powder. You need to remove at least 90% of the
powder. A floor buffer will work well also, just be sure your
concrete has properly cured.
- When concrete has sufficiently cured it may then be sealed.
We recommend a 10-14 day wait for the concrete to achieve
maximum hydration.
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