Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Get To Know A Concrete Color Pigment

By Kerri Stout


Although there are a lot of available natural materials like woods and metals, ready made concrete mixture is also readily available. However, this material still needs to be stained or coated. There are many methods to give life and color to this mixture.

The process of mixing comes in many possible ways. A concrete color pigment comes in many forms such as the granule, liquid and the powder. The powdered one will be placed in a bag called disintegrating bag so that it will be easily dissolved together with the mixture. It is a great many people working in this field, because it minimizes the chances of inhaling the powder, which is not good for the health.

Black is the most common among all the colors used in making the material dark. It is used to make a shade of gray to a bold black. This is usually used for roadways, driveways, parking lots and runways, for it can easily cover the stains that created by the oil. It can easily adsorb heat and lessen the occurrence of ice.

Black pigment comes in two types, the carbon and the iron oxide. The carbon will give a darker black, while the iron oxide will give a gray color. Meanwhile, carbon will easily wear out over time than an iron oxide.

It is also available in liquid sort. It has a synthetic or a natural sort, these two are both measured in mass same as the paint. It is usually mixed with the texture. However, the natural sort can only offer you a very limited earth tones. And the synthetic can offer you many varieties of hues that you can choose from.

Sometimes it can cause some hue variations, like curing methods and different finishing. It is suggested that you should not use a liquid pigment because it can result to an uneven coloring finish. It is also suggested that you should use aggregates and water with salts. For they can cause a white powdery effect that is known as the efflorescence.

In general, a granulated form is used together with a dry to wet system of metering that will provide a cost effective strategy to create a liquid form. Concrete businesses usually can purchase granulated one and they will mix it with water. It will be placed in a tank and eventually it will be dispensed straight into the mixing truck. You can save a lot of its shipping costs one, for it weighs less than the 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 method known as the color wash is a method same as the painting. It will be mixed with a water based solution. And when you obtain the appropriate hue, you will be brushing it with sealant. It will give you a great finish.




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