the many faces of Concrete dyes.....

DESO CONCRETE DYE concentrates

These concrete dyes come in a 160ml bottle all you need to do is add 2 gallons of either water or acetone thinners then apply with a airless sprayer.


Remember Acetone is water soluble  ....

 Applied with garden airless pump-up sprayer.....
back wiped till dry with a micro fibre applicator or lint free mop.
The Sgraffino micro topping here shows two dye colors with subtle color shifts.


Deso concrete dyes come in a concentrated form... in this case they were diluted 1: 50 parts water.
Installer must allow surface to dry before sealing

Very little air contamination...just about nil.

The entertaining Mike Miller applying concrete dye with a garden sprayer... the dye was blended with a solution of 1 part acetone and 2 parts water, this allows better color penetration with out wetting the surface as much.
No back wiping, as the material dries too fast and leaves applicator marks.

This  allows the installer to seal earlier as less water is used.

Acetone as the complete diluting solution would not be used... the store is stocked with food and this would contaminate the air system, thus affecting the produce.

Mikes finished install :
the old concrete base was resurfaced with Sgraffino cement  micro topping then the graphics and field areas were colored with Deso dyes. 

 Concrete dyes wet on wet....a favourite of mine. Layers of dyes are sprayed one after another .. before they dry .

The interaction between colors create a beauty of its own.

Dilute concrete dyes with water ...No acetone

 A Sgraffino micro topping base then  Concrete Dyed.

The dye diluted with solvent to give a richer vibrant result.
In this application one bottle of concrete Deso dye with 1 gallon of acetone.