How to Stamp Concrete with Color Hardener!

[@joeshaffer2506]

Looking forward to seeing everyone at the show in march 👍 glad it at Wooster fair grounds much closer for us but all ways worth the trip

[@GrumpyAndCricket]

Great job guys!

[@charlesviner1565]

Thanks for the video 👍

[@fernandodelrio4839]

Great job!!!

[@DecoCreteTV]

Thank you!!!

[@nangahsamuel7170]

What do you think of using a roller tamper just before throwing on colour hardner

[@DecoCreteTV]

We've never used a roller tamper/jitterbug roller, so I can't speak from experience on this one. That being said, I know some people love them for stamped concrete. I don't think it would make much of a difference for the color hardener itself, but it does make sense for the stamping. Either way, you would need to run the roller before throwing the hardener if you decide to try it. I don't see any downside to one of those for the color hardener. Thanks for watching Deco-Crete TV!!!

[@WALTEROKEKE]

Please how can I PRODUCE COLOR HARDNER??

[@BSTConcrete]

Does a vibrating type bull float attachment help?

[@DecoCreteTV]

yes it can be beneficial when floating in the hardener. we've never used them much but a lot of people like them

[@elsaint7657]

awesome ❤

[@DecoCreteTV]

Thanks!!!

[@tammyinwv1]

We are doing a sidewalk. The store is recommending just the color release but i have seen color harrdener recommended. We plan to use the slate stamp. I have also read to use color hardener then color release to stamp. Do you need a release with color hardener alone?

[@DecoCreteTV]

Color hardener is not a release, only a colorant. You still need a release agent for your stamps. If you are doing this sidewalk yourself, or your contractor is not familiar with color hardener, we would recommend integral color if you are going to color your concrete. Using color hardener is an advanced technique and requires some experience. You can use antique release with uncolored concrete, but we would recommend dark grays or black color as others will not look natural with gray concrete.

[@tonyperez9962]

Can color harden can use as powder release?

[@DecoCreteTV]

Color hardener is for coloring the concrete only. It would not work as a release agent. Thanks for watching!!!

[@henryfehr6202]

I have done many interior floors with colo hardener but my local ready mix plant always said never use color hardener on air entrained concrete. I like the color consistency if doing more then i pour.

[@DecoCreteTV]

Thanks for the comment! We've heard that from ready-mix suppliers as well. However, around 95% of the color hardener we sell gets used on air-entrained concrete and we've never seen any issues when it comes to the air content! It's always a good idea to listen to your ready-mix supplier, but in this case, we've just seen it cause any problems. Thanks for watching Deco-Ceret TV!!!

[@j.g.wentworth3399]

Why use a wood or resin bull float vs. magnesium for larger areas?

[@DecoCreteTV]

Great question!! The resin or wooden floats just leave the surface a little more open than magnesium, and it'll except the color hardener better. They also create more friction when floating the hardener in, rather then the mag floats just gliding over it. This doesn't matter as much on small areas that you can get to by hand. It's not that mag floats won't work on larger slabs, the resin floats just make things easier. Thanks for watching & leaving the comment 👍

[@georgestoumbos975]

Hi Jim, do you at any point use bu float?

[@DecoCreteTV]

yes we prefer a resin bull float for this -Jeff

[@LuckyJohn-oo7kr]

Am interested

[@DecoCreteTV]

Thanks for your interest!! Please let us know if you have any questions!

[@tonyperez9962]

Is neaesarythe powder release

[@DecoCreteTV]

Yes, it would still be necessary to use a release agent to stamp the concrete. You could use powder or liquid release. Thanks for watching!!!

[@seantaylor7521]

Great cause

[@DecoCreteTV]

Thank you!!!

[@chapinsinfronteras]

we did good job

[@Miami36]

This was very informative. Convinced me never to do this DIY. I'll hire someone who knows what they're doing. 😂

[@DecoCreteTV]

That's usually the best idea when it comes to color hardener! Thanks for watching Deco-Crete TV!!!!

[@jackcrawford1219]

Don’t you normally wait 3!days to wash it though? I mean that’s what we typically do, but ya wits been times we’ve washed, dried and sealed the next day, but not often

[@roccoray227]

most guys will cut/wash the next day depending on the temperature. definitely cut the next day

[@DecoCreteTV]

Depends on the situation, usually next day is good though. check out this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJqQlYOoo5qefNE

[@roccoray227]

i think color hardner stays more vibrant than integral

[@woozy607]

Yea certainly is

[@BSTConcrete]

Noice!

[@shaunnit]

12 months on a driveway and it will look shit on home patios and low traffic walkways it's fine.

[@ashfrancis8092]

your video is unwatchable due to the ridiculous amount of adverts so closed it

[@MM-ld6fj]

Is there dealers in bc Canada?

[@DecoCreteTV]

Unicon Concrete Specialties is our only distributer in Canada right now. Let us know if there are other stores in Canada you like to deal with. Thanks for watching!!!! unicon.ca/

[@didyoudirtyjim6363]

just saying thats a ernst truck